National Mineral Policy, 2019

  • In March 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the National Mineral Policy (NMP), 2019 to replace the National Mineral Policy 2008.
  • The move to introduce new Mineral Policy is to comply with Supreme Court’s direction in Common Cause vs. Union of India and others case.
  • In August 2017, following the SC direction, a 29-member Committee chaired by K Rajeswara Rao, was set up by the Ministry to come up with a new NMP.

Objectives

  • The National Mineral Policy aims to have a more effective, meaningful and implementable policy that brings in further transparency, better regulation and enforcement, balanced social and economic growth as ....
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