Monthly Coal and Lignite Production and Dispatch from CIL and its subsidiaries ,SCCL, NLCIL, Captive and Others during 2021-22
This dataset records monthly coal production or dispatch volumes for major Indian coal companies along with annual targets and cumulative totals.
Dataset Metrics
Data Format
Dataset Schema (16 features)
| Name | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Company | categorical | No | Name or abbreviation of the coal company responsible for the reported production or dispatch. |
| Coal Production/Dispatch | categorical | No | Indicates whether the data row refers to coal production or coal dispatch figures. |
| Target | float | No | Annual coal production or dispatch target assigned to the company. |
| Apr | float | No | |
| May | float | No | |
| Jun | float | No | |
| Jul | float | No | |
| Aug | float | No | |
| Sep | float | No | |
| Oct | float | No | |
| Nov | float | No | |
| Dec | float | No | |
| Jan | float | No | |
| Feb | float | No | |
| Mar | float | No | |
| Cumulative | float | No | Total cumulative coal production or dispatch achieved during the reporting financial year. |
License & Compliance
About This Dataset
The dataset provides operational statistics for multiple coal companies operating in India. Each record corresponds to a company and indicates whether the data refers to coal production or dispatch. The dataset includes the annual production target, monthly production or dispatch volumes from April through March (following India's financial year), and the cumulative output achieved during the period. This structure enables analysis of production performance relative to targets and seasonal production trends across the fiscal year.
Data Quality
The dataset is small but well structured with consistent numeric formatting across monthly fields. No missing values are present in the sampled rows. Values appear to represent production quantities measured consistently across companies.
Use Cases
Coal industry performance monitoring, energy supply analysis, production target tracking, government reporting, industrial analytics, and energy policy research.
Limitations
The dataset does not specify the measurement unit explicitly (likely million tonnes) and lacks metadata such as the reporting year, geographic mine locations, or company ownership details.
Methodology
The dataset was likely compiled from operational reports of coal companies or government energy statistics, aggregating monthly production or dispatch data and calculating cumulative totals across the financial year.
Geographic Coverage
Source Information
Governance & Review
Usage & Restrictions
License: GODL-India — This dataset is licensed for use by the purchasing entity. Refer to the specific license terms for permitted use.
Access Control: Download links are time-limited and single-use. All access is logged for audit purposes.