Tamil Nadu was the largest producer of lignite and produced 22.480 Million Tonnes (MT) in 2022-23, as per the provisional statistics released by Union Ministry of Coal.
Lignite deposits in India are primarily located in the tertiary sediments in the Southern & Western parts of the peninsular shield, particularly in Tamil Nadu, Pudhucherry, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir. Lignite is also available in minor quantities in Odisha, Kerala & West Bengal, it said.
The overall production of lignite declined 5.27% to 44.990 MT in 2022-23 from 47.492 MT in 2021-22, as per the provisional figures. Tamil Nadu accounted for 49.97% of the production, followed by Gujarat at 27.37% ,and Rajasthan at 22.67%, as per the data released by Office of Coal Controller, under the Union Ministry of Coal.
