Coal production rose to 183.45 million tonnes from 176.37 million tonnes a year earlier.
Public sector mining giant Coal India Ltd had supplied 488 MT of fuel to the power sector in 2018-19.
Coal India Ltd posted a 52 per cent plunge in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by higher expenses.
Profit was 12.95 billion rupees ($190.55 million) in the three months ended March 31, compared with 27.19 billion rupees a year earlier, the coal miner said. The government has 79 per cent sake in the company.
Coal production rose to 183.45 million tonnes from 176.37 million tonnes a year earlier.
Total expenses jumped 24 per cent to 277.57 billion rupees.
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