New Delhi, April 2.. India’s coal sector achieved a record production of 777.23 Million ton in the financial year 2021-22, compared to 716 MT the previous year, said an official press release. This is an increase of 8.55 per cent compared to the previous year. At the same time, coal despatch has gone up by 18.43 per cent to 818.04 MT during the fiscal 2021-22 against the figure of 690.71 MT in 2020-21.
A series of reforms and innovative measures initiated in recent years by the Ministry of Coal has paved the way for this record achievement, said an official communiqe. Hurdles caused by Covid pandemic, reduced import due to very high international coal price and fast increasing domestic demand for coal make the present achievement all the more remarkable.
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi expressed happiness in attaining record coal production and despatch during the financial year 2021-22. In a tweet, the Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opening up the coal sector of the country that resulted in the present achievement. Complimenting all the coal companies of the country, Shri Pralhad Joshi called upon them to keep fulfilling India’s energy aspirations.
