Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has informed that the coal mining capacity of India has increased in the last three and a half years. Speaking in New Delhi , the Minister said, it has increased from a mere 11 million tonnes to 31 million tonnes. He pointed out that there has been an increase of nearly 20 million tonnes in mining capacity.
Shri Goyal expressed his confidence that lignite mining capacity will double by 2025. The Minister also lauded NLC India Ltd for its outstanding performance in the last three and a half years.