India recorded highest ever coal production in 2023-24 year
- India recorded highest ever coal production in 2023-24 year.
- The coal production in India in the year 2023-24 was 997.826 Million Tonne (MT) as compared to 893.191 Million Tonne in the year 2022-23.
- India registered a growth of about 11.71 percent in the coal production.
- The domestic raw Coking Coal production will reach to 140 MT in next five years.
- The total domestic raw coking coal production during the financial year 2023-24 is 66.821 million tonnes.
- In the 2023-24, India supplied about 963.11 MT of coal as compared to about 904.61 MT of coal.
- This comprised a coal supply to the Power Sector of 792.958 MT as compared to 755.029 MT.
- Ministry of Coal has launched ‘Mission Coking Coal’ to enhance domestic coking coal production.
