Progress and Success in the Coal Sector: MCL’s Transformative Journey Since 2014

The Press Information Bureau release outlines the transformation of India's coal sector since 2014, highlighting the performance of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). MCL has grown into India's largest coal-producing company, sustaining over 200 million tonnes of production and dispatch for three consecutive years with a production growth rate of around 9% CAGR during FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. The source details MCL's contributions to profitability, contractual worker welfare via the High Power Committee and CLAMP portal, corporate social responsibility in healthcare and infrastructure including a medical college in Talcher, and adoption of eco-friendly Surface Miner technology and First Mile Connectivity projects to improve logistics.