He assured full support of the government, including assistance with land acquisition, environmental and forest clearances in driving these efforts forward, the coal ministry said in a statement.
Coal India accounts for over 80 % of domestic coal output.
Reddy visited the headquarters of Coal India Ltd (CIL) arm Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) in Nagpur to review the company's performance.
The minister "reviewed WCL's coal production, productivity, dispatch efficiency, and addressed issues concerning project affected people," the statement said.
A detailed presentation was made, covering key metrics of coal production, dispatch, and overburden removal for the first and second quarters of ongoing fiscal.
Further, it was assured that WCL will meet its annual production targets by the end of the financial year.
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