Minerals
Objectives
- Double the area explored from 10 per cent of obvious geological potential (OGP) area to 20 per cent.
- Accelerate the growth of the mining sector from 3 per cent in 2017-18 to 14 per cent, with an average growth of 8.5 per cent during 2018-23. Increase the job contribution (direct, associated and indirect) from the current 10 million (2 million in coal and major metals and 8 million in minor minerals) to 15 million in 2022-23.
Current Situation
- India has identified 5.71 lakh sq. km as the obvious geological potential (OGP) area, but only 10 per cent of it has been explored and ....
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- 3 Modernizing City Governance For Urban Transformation
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