Coal production increasing; imports at 137.56 mt in FY12: MoS Coal

NEW DELHI: The country imported 137.56 million tonnes of coal in the last financial year while there was an increase in coal production and supply, minister of state for coal Pratik Prakash Bapu Patil said on Monday.

In 2012-13, the domestic production was 557.707 million tonnes and the total domestic supply of coal was 569.767 million tonnes. In addition to the domestic supply of coal, the country imported 137.56 million tonnes of coal in order to meet the demand, he said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

Coal production and supply in last two financial years:- (in million tonnes)

Year	Production Target	Production	Ach. in %	Supply Target	Supply	Ach. in %
2011-12	554.00	539.950	97.5	559.00	535.299	95.8
2012-13	574.40	557.707	97.1	580.30	569.767	98.2