The group's dispatches rose 2.69 per cent at 79.49-lakh metric tonnes in the same period as against 77.41-lakh metric tonnes in the year-ago period, a press release issued here stated.
Production and dispatches of the group for June stood at 25.49-lakh and 25.81-lakh metric tonnes respectively.
This was a growth of 1.92 per cent and 5.18 per cent over the year-ago period, the release said.