New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The government today said CoalIndia has achieved production growth of 13 per cent in thecurrent month so far.
"The Minister (Coal Minister Piyush Goyal) complimentedthe employees of CIL for their diligence and perseverance forachieving 10.1 per cent growth in coal production forSeptember 2017 and 13 per cent growth in October 2017 so far,"the Coal Ministry said in a statement.
Goyal also advised the employees of Coal India (CIL) tocontinue on the same path and break all the previous records.
The coal despatch to power sector registered a growth of21 per cent in the last month and around 22 per cent tillyesterday.
The minister also announced the one-time advance payableto each employee would now be Rs 51,000 instead ofRs 40,000, before Diwali.
"The one-time advance would be paid to the employeescurrently on the rolls of the company," the statement said.
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