Coal Production in the country grew by 12.85 percent to 67.65 Million Tonnes in the month of August this year as compared to 59.95 Million Tonnes in the same month of last year. Ministry of Coal in a statement said that it has achieved a substantial surge in overall coal production during the month of August 2023. It also said that the production of Coal India Limited (CIL) has risen to 52.27 Million Tonnes in August 2023 as compared to 46.17 Million Tonnes in August 2022 with a growth of 13.21 percent. The cumulative coal production till August 2023  has also seen a quantum jump to around 349 Million Tonnes during the current fiscal as compared to over 316 Million Tonnes during the same period of the previous year.