Question : A report titled ‘Provisional coal statistics 2020-21’ released by Ministry of Coal on June 29, 2021. Accordingly which of the following statement is correct ?
Statements –
- India’s coal production drops marginally by 2% to 716 million tonnes in FY’21
- In FY 2020-21, Chhattisgarh registered highest coal production of 158.409 MT
- In FY’21, Jharkhand was the top producer of coking coal with an output of 44.387 MT
Options –
A.On ly 1.
B.Only 2.
C.Only 3.
D.All of the above
Ans. D.
Related facts —
- A report titled ‘Provisional coal statistics 2020-21’ was released by Ministry of Coal on the occasion of Statistics Day(June 29, 2021).
- It contains provisional information regarding the performance of the Coal and Lignite sector in the last fiscal year 2020-21.
Key Findings —
- India’s coal production drops marginally by 2% to 716 million tonnes in FY’21.
- Coal production stood at 730.874 million tones in FY’20.
- In FY 2020-21, Chhattisgarh registered highest coal production of 158.409 MT.
- Odisha,Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand are second,third and fourth largest state in coal production respectively.
- In FY’21, Jharkhand was the top producer of coking coal with an output of 44.387 MT. Whereas, Chhattisgarh was the top producer of non-coking coal with an output of 158.190 Mt.
- India’s lignite production drops by 13.0% to 36.614 million tonnes in FY’21.
- Lignite production stood at 42.096 million tones in FY’20.
- In the year 2020-21, four major producing companies with share in total production were NLC (52.61%), BLMCL (16.44%), GMDCL (16.40%),and GIPCL (9.58%).
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
http://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-06/Provisional-Coal-Statistics-2020-21.pdf