Government on Saturday said coal output by state-owned Coal India limited (CIl) crossed 9 per cent over last year’s production adding that there is ‘still a very long way to go’ amid the PSU eyeing one billion tonnes production target. “Coal production by Coal India crosses 9 per cent over last year's record production. Well done. Keep it going. Still a very long way to go,” Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said in a tweet.
The CIl’s production had jumped 8.8 per cent to 321.38 million tonnes (MT) during April-November of the current fiscal. CIl got 295.40 MT during the same period last year, a company official said. The Government has set one billion tonnes goal for the company by 2020.