Ministry of Coal

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a leading subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has made significant strides in environmental sustainability through the successful implementation of the Accredited Compensatory Afforestation (ACA)…

Under the dynamic leadership of Union Minister of Coal & Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Ministry of Coal, through its CPSEs, continues to champion social responsibility, integrating it as a core element of their operational strategy. This…

The National Coal Index (Provisional) has shown a significant decline of 3.48 % in June 2024 at 142.13 points compared to June 2023, where it was at 147.25 points. This notable decrease indicates sufficient availability of coal in market to…

The Ministry of Coal has embarked on a transformative initiative to revolutionize coal mining by engaging Mining Developers cum Operators (MDOs) for major coal mine projects under Coal India Limited (CIL) to significantly enhance coal…

In a significant move to enhance India's coal evacuation infrastructure, the Ministry of Coal has announced a comprehensive strategies aimed at fast-tracking the development of critical logistics projects. This initiative is in alignment…

In a significant move to enhance India's coal evacuation infrastructure, the Ministry of Coal has announced a comprehensive strategies aimed at fast-tracking the development of critical logistics projects. This initiative is in alignment…

Various meetings of Inter-Ministerial Committee (constituted for the purpose of import substitution) are held to project demand for all grades of coal. There is substantial demand of high-grade coal in the consuming industries like Cement,…

The State-wise and year-wise production of coal since 2019 is given below- State / Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24* Assam 0.517 0.036 0.028 0.200 0.200 Chhattisgarh 157.745 158.41 154.120…

The thrust is on increasing domestic production. During 2023-24, in India domestic coal production increased to 997.26 Million Tonnes (MT) registering thereby a growth of 11.65% over last financial year (2022-23). In the current financial…

Government has launched a Scheme with financial outlay of ₹8500 crore to provide viability gap funding (VGF) to promote Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects for both PSUs and the private sector. The approved scheme covers projects under…