India to cease coal imports by 2025 : Pralhad Joshi

NEW DELHI: The Union Minister for Coal, Mines, and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi, announced that starting from 2025, India would cease the importation of coal from foreign countries. He stated that the annual domestic coal production had now reached 1000 million metric tonnes, compared to the previous total of 562millionmetrictonneperyear.

During the inauguration of an eventorganizedbythelocalunitofthe BJP, here to commemorate the nine years of the Narendra Modi

Government at the Centre, Joshi mentioned that the Modi Government’spolicyofachievingselfsufficiency had resulted in the production of 1000 million metric tonne of coal per year. Consequently, the importation of coal from other countries would be completely halted by2025,asstatedbyhim.

Furthermore, due to the continuous supply of coal to thermal plants, uninterrupted electricity production has been achieved in the country. According to Joshi, this achievement could be one of the reasons why the Congress Government in Karnataka promised to provide 200 units of free electricity toconsumersinthestate.

Joshi also highlighted the successful implementation of various developmentalpolicies,suchasMake in India and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, alongwithotherschemesundertaken by the Modi Government over the pastnineyears.Heclaimedthatthese initiatives had propelled the nation forward in becoming the world’s third-largest economy by the end of 2028-2029.

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