Govt making efforts to attract more private entrepreneurs into mineral exploration: Pralhad Joshi

24 Aug 2022 Evaluate

Highlighting the government’s sustained efforts to attract more private entrepreneurs into mineral exploration, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said that mineral exploration will be carried out without adverse environmental impact through enhanced use of drones and other latest technologies.

Union Minister further highlighted that National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) has been made an autonomous body, in order to give further fillip to mineral exploration. He also said that as result of recent innovative initiatives and amendments in Acts and rules, 190 major mineral blocks have been auctioned during the last seven years.

Pointing out that commercial coal mine auction is a big success, the minister urged the PSUs to start production from allotted coal blocks at the earliest or else the same may be a surrendered to the ministry for re-auctioning. Further, the Minister called upon Geological Survey of India (GSI) to focus on new age minerals’ exploration.

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