Coal deposits are mainly confined to eastern and south-central parts of the country.
The states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra account for 98.58% of the total coal reserves in the country.
The State of Jharkhand had the maximum share (26.29%) in the overall ‑reserves of coal in the country as on 31st March 2016 followed by the State of Odisha (24.58%).
As on 31.03.16, the estimated reserves of coal were 308.80 billion tonnes, an addition of 2.20 billion tonnes over the last year.
There has been an increase of 0.7% in the estimated coal ....
