The country's coal output rose a 12% to 57.93 million tonnes in September.
India's coal output stood at 51.72 MT in the year-ago period.
"During September 2022, CIL (Coal India Ltd), Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) and captive mines/others registered a growth of 12.35%, 8.43% and 12.37% by producing 45.67 MT, 4.93 MT and 7.33 MT, respectively," as per the provisional statistics of the Coal Ministry.