Mining

Coal Production: In FY 2021-22, coal production in India stood at 777.31 MT (provisional) with a growth of 8.55%.

  • Coal production in India stood at 210.40 MT in FY 2022-23 (April-July 2022).
  • India is the world's second-largest coal producer as of 2021.

Mineral Production: In FY22, mineral production is estimated at Rs.190,392 crore (US$ 24.95 billion).

Iron Ore: India ranks fourth globally in terms of iron ore production.

  • Production of iron ore in FY21 stood at 204.48 million tonnes.

Steel Plants: In FY20, India had a total number of 878 steel plants producing crude steel.

  • India’s crude steel production stood at 120 MT in FY22. ....
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