The Government today said that the country’s domestic coal production increased by 11.65 percent in 2023-24. Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, said the coal production in the country reached 997.26 million tonnes in 2023-24, compared to the previous year’s 893.19 million tonnes. The Minister also emphasized that the actual demand for coal in the country has increased to 1,233.86 million tonnes compared to the previous year. He added that most of the coal demand in the country is met through indigenous production and supply. Mr. Reddy highlighted that the estimated coal demand will increase up to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2029-30. He said that the Government has initiated several steps to ramp up domestic coal production and eliminate non-essential imports of coal in the country.