           As per the latest National Inventory on Indian Coal Resources published by Geological Survey of India, the total coal resources assessed in the country stand at 301.56 Billion Tonnes as on 01.04.2014. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, (Minister of state (I/C) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
State-wise raw coal production during the last five years is given below :
(Quantity in Million Tonnes)
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No foreign company has been given permission to mine coal in India so far. The quantity of coal exported to various countries during 2013-14 (provisional) is given below:
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The Minister further stated that exploration and proving of coal reserves is an on-going process. The period by which coal will be exhausted also depends on the annual domestic production. With the present condition it is expected that coal reserves will be available for more than 100 years.
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