Monthly Production and Dispatch from Captive and Commercial Mines in February 2026

• Monthly performance bulletin released by the Ministry of Coal tracking output from non-Coal-India sources, i.e., captive coal mines (for own end-use) and commercial coal mines (auctioned post-2020 reforms for sale in open market).
• Acts as a barometer of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in coal — i.e., progress in reducing thermal coal imports by scaling up private/commercial production.
• Examinable for Prelims (factual figures, scheme nomenclature) and Mains GS-III (energy security, mineral resources, public-sector reforms).