The major coal producing States in the country are Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra & West Bengal.
The all India coal production in the Financial Year 2021-2022 & 2022-2023 stood at 778.21 Million Tonne (MT) & 893.19 MT (provisional) respectively.
The details of coal production target for the current Financial Year & projections for next five years are as given below:
(Figures in MT)
| Company
/ Year |
Production / Target | Projection | |||||
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | |
| Coal India Limited | 780.00 | 850.00 | 1000.00 | 1030.00 | 1055.00 | 1090.00 | 1120.00 |
| Singareni Collieries Company Limited | 70.00 | 72.50 | 75.00 | 79.00 | 80.00 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| Captive & Others | 162.14 | 181.60 | 203.39 | 227.80 | 255.14 | 285.75 | 320.04 |
| Total | 1012.14 | 1104.10 | 1278.39 | 1336.80 | 1390.14 | 1457.75 | 1522.04 |
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha
