Ministry of Coal reviews Coal Production from Commercial & Captive Mines

M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal, chaired the review meeting of producing and expected to produce captive and commercial coal mines during the financial year 2023-24.

During the review meeting, the Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority emphasized that the coal block allottees must take the necessary steps to achieve their production target for the financial year 2023-24 and should also take all the necessary steps to operationalize the coal blocks that are in advanced stages of operationalization.

The total coal production from captive/commercial coal mines during the period April 1, 2023, to November 20, 2023, was around 80 MT indicating a year-on-year growth of 23 per cent from the same period of FY 2022-23.

During the year 2023-24, 145 MT is expected to be produced from these mines which will reduce the import of coal into the country.