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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) is to deliberate on model bid documents for the development and operation of underground mines.How much percent of India’s domestic coal production comes from CIL?
A
80%
B
20%
C
25%
D
65%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Produces around 83% of India’s overall coal production in India where approximately 57% of primary commercial energy is coal dependent, CIL alone meets to the tune of 40% of primary commercial energy requirement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Currently, there are 36 captive and commercial coal mines operating in India that produced 27.7Mt of coal in Q2 2022 - reporting a 79% y-o-y growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -In September, 1975 CIL was formed as a Holding Company with five subsidiaries namely Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL ), Eastern Coalfields Limited ( ECL ), Western Coalfields Limited ( WCL ) and Central Mine Planning and Design Institute ( CMPDI ).

Detailed explanation-4: -Coal India (CIL), which accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal production, is eyeing an output of 700 million tonnes (MT) for FY’23.

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