Special Chief Secretary (Mines) Gopal Krishna Dwivedi has said the share of the mining sector in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was 2.70%, and called for a concerted effort to increase it further by exploring all possible opportunities. At the national-level, the share of mining in GDP was 1.50%.
Participating as the chief guest in the 53rd meeting of the State Geological Programming Board held here on Wednesday, Mr. Dwivedi said the prospecting of major mineral deposits was being done in 56 blocks in the State while agencies like the Geological Survey of India (GSI) were duly helping the government in identifying diverse mineral sources including critical minerals. Notice-inviting-tenders were issued for auctioning 44 blocks and of them, 24 blocks were allotted for production.
