Latest News | Coal Minister Urges CIL to Focus on Infra Development, Transportation to Ramp Up Output
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday called on state-owned CIL and its arm to focus on infrastructure development, transportation and new technologies in a bid to augment coal output.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday called on state-owned CIL and its arm to focus on infrastructure development, transportation and new technologies in a bid to augment coal output.
The government has been making efforts to ramp up domestic coal production to ensure adequate availability of dry-fuel to different sectors.
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Addressing a function to confer coal minister's awards for 2021-22 here today, Joshi said that coal sector has played a vital role in providing energy security to the nation.
Coal India Ltd (CIL) accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output.
Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), a Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, bagged safety and sustainability category award at the function.
Joshi handed the trophy to CCL chairman and managing director P M Prasad in presence of coal secretary Anil Kumar Jain, CIL chairman Pramod Agarwal and others.
In 2021-22, CCL recorded the highest-ever production and dispatch at 68.8 million tonnes (MT) and 71.8 MT.
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