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Coal India Limited (CIL)

Coal India Limited has completed 50 Years of its establishment.

Sakshi Gupta Published On November 4th, 2024 Leave a comment

About Coal India Limited (CIL)

It is an Indian public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned coal producer in the world. (Established – 1975)
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Coal. (HQ-Kolkata)
It accounts for around 82% of the total Coal production in India.
Nationalisation of Coal was done in two phases:
- First with the coking coal mines in 1971-72
- Non-coking coal mines in 1973.
- Coking coal can be heated without air to produce coke, while non-coking coal cannot.

Facts

India holds the 5th biggest coal reserves in the World.
Top 5 States in terms of total coal reserves in India are: Jharkhand > Odisha > Chhattisgarh > West Bengal > Madhya Pradesh.
Reserve Highest: USA, Russia, Australia, China, India
ighest Production: China, India, Indonesia, USA, Australia.
4 types of Coal are found in India: Anthracite (Highest grade), Bituminous, lignite, Peat (Lowest grade).

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