This, the government said, is a 31.6% growth on a year-on-year basis during the period.
Coal production target of other mines, not operated by Coal India or Singareni Colliery, were fixed at 15 million tonnes for 2018-19. Production by these mines during April-February 2018-19 was 8.40 million tonnes against 7.94 million tonnes during corresponding period of previous year registering a 5.8% growth on an year-on-year basis.
Nevertheless, Indian coal producers have collectively registered a 8% growth during April-February 2018-19 to 638.46 million tonnes.
Coal India’s production target for the year is 610.00 million tonnes and its managed to produce 527.70 million tonnes during the same period registering a 6.6% growth.
Singareni Collieries Company’s coal production target for the year was fixed at 65 million tonnes for 2018-19. The company managed to produce 57.94 million tonne during April-February 2018-19 registering a 6.0% growth against its previous corresponding period.