India, Nov. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Coal India Limited (CIL), a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Coal, is marking a momentous milestone - completing 50 years of its establishment. CIL stepped into its 51st year of foundation on 1st November 2025. Established on 1st November 1975, CIL was formed as the apex holding company of the nationalized coking coal mines (1971) and non-coking coal mines (1973). With a dedicated workforce of over 2.2 lakh employees, CIL remains one of the largest corporate employers in the country.
The Maharatna coal behemoth's production increased nearly tenfold in five decades by 702 million tonnes (MTs) from 79 MTs in its year of founding in 1975 to 781 MTs at the...