Jharkhand to get Rs 18,889 cr revenues from coal mined by CIL in next 4 yrs

The state earned almost Rs 4,000 crore every year during the last four years, that is around Rs 16,000 crore, he added

Jharkhand is likely to get revenues of around Rs 18,889 crore from the 742 million tonnes of coal expected to be mined out by CIL in the state over the next four years, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.

"Coal companies -- CCL (Central Coalfields Ltd), BCCL (Bharat Coking Coal Ltd) and ECL (Eastern Coalfields Ltd) are expected to mine out 742 million tonne (MT) of coal in the next 4 years, paying revenue of almost Rs 18,889 crore," the minister said.

The state earned almost Rs 4,000 crore every year during the last four years, that is around