Coal India’s capex increases 27 per cent in April to September

State-run miner Coal India on Tuesday said its capital expenditure rose 27 per cent to Rs 7,966 crore during the first half of the current financial year from Rs 6,283 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

The expenditure also surpassed the first half of the current financial year’s target of Rs 7,286 crore, as it achieved 109 per cent of the planned outlay for the period, it said in a regulatory filing.