The coal sector has demonstrated the highest growth of 14.8% (provisional) among the eight core industries for the month of June 2024, as per the Index of Eight Core Industries, the Ministry of Coal highlighted on Friday.
The production of Electricity, Coal, Steel, Natural Gas and Refinery Products recorded positive growth in May 2024.
he production of Electricity, Natural Gas, Coal, Steel, Refinery Products, Crude Oil and Cement recorded positive growth in April 2024.
The Coal Ministry said the index of the coal industry reached 212.1 points during February 2024 as compared to 190.1 points during the same period of last year.
Cement production, which has a weightage of 5.37, rose by 548.8 per cent in the month under review.
Electricity generation, which has the second highest weightage of 19.85, however, rose by 21.6 per cent, whereas the steel production was down 23 per cent over last month.
During April-May 2020-21, the sector's output dipped by 30 per cent as compared to 4.5 per cent in the same period previous year.
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