M. Nagaraju, the additional secretary of the coal ministry, presided over an important conference to assess the state of the captive and commercial coal mines in New Delhi that are “producing and expected to produce” as well as “non-operational.” The goal of the thorough analysis was to emphasize the government’s dedication to increasing domestic coal output.
In the course of the discussion, Mr. Nagaraju expressed his appreciation for the enhanced coal production efforts made by each allottee and gave them advice on how to continue working toward the committed coal production targets for the Financial Year 2024–2025. The more Secretary also put more pressure on the allottees to operationalize the coal blocks that are in advanced stages of operationalization by taking the required actions.
According to the Ministry of Coal, as of last month’s 30th, there were 54 productive captive and commercial mines, of which 32 were assigned to the power sector, 12 to the non-regulated sector, and 10 to the coal selling industry. By the Financial Year 2025, eleven mines should be producing coal.