Lignite : Despatches of Lignite
('000 tonnes)
Year Neyveli Lignite Corpn. Ltd. Gujarat Mineral Devp. Corpn. Ltd. Total % change in Neyveli Lignite % change in Gujarat Min. % change in total
1970–71
3370
 
3370
     
1971–72
3740
 
3740
11   11
1972–73
2890
 
2890
-22.7   -22.7
1973–74
3310
 
3310
14.5   14.5
1974–75
2950
 
2950
-10.9   -10.9
1975–76
3000
 
3000
1.7   1.7
1976–77
4010
 
4010
33.7   33.7
1977–78
3060
 
3060
-23.7   -23.7
1978–79
3270
 
3270
6.9   6.9
1979–80
2810
250
3060
-14.1   -6.4
1980–81
4570
300
4870
62.6 20 59.2
1981–82
5849
429
6278
28 43 28.9
1982–83
6449
531
6980
10.3 23.8 11.2
1983–84
6623
618
7241
2.7 16.4 3.7
1984–85
7082
591
7673
6.9 -4.4 6
1985–86
6869
806
7675
-3 36.4  
1986–87
7118
909
8027
3.6 12.8 4.6
1987–88
7094
1009
8103
-0.3 11 0.9
1988–89
7667
875
8542
8.1 -13.3 5.4
1989–90
9311
848
10159
21.4 -3.1 18.9
1990–91
11886
2314
14200
27.7 172.9 39.8
1991–92
12612
3269
15881
6.1 41.3 11.8
1992–93
12416
3310
15726
-1.6 1.3 -1
1993–94
14029
3860
17889
13 16.6 13.8
1994–95
16244
3846
20090
15.8 -0.4 12.3
1995–96
17355
4941
22296
6.8 28.5 11
1996–97
17218
5184
22402
-0.8 4.9 0.5
1997–98
17858
4943
22801
3.7 -4.6 1.8
1998–99
18116
5002
23367
1.4 1.2 2.5
1999–00
16931
4351
21504
-6.5 -13 -8
Source : CMIE, April 2001