CoalMin asks CIL to keep output target at 710 MT in FY21

The Coal Ministry has directed state-owned Coal India Ltd to keep the output target for 2020-21 at 710 million tonnes (MT) in line with its goal to achieve 1 billion tonnes of fuel production by FY2024 as the government expects the fuel demand to pick up after the lockdown to contain coronavirus infection is lifted.

"The demand of coal will pick up again after coronavirus lockdown, so I have directed CIL to keep the production and offtake targets at 710 MT for