Govt forms panel to recast National Mineral Policy 2008

The policy will ensure transparency and economic growth of mining industry

In response to the recent Supreme Court order in a case of rampant illegal mining in Odisha, the central mines ministry has formed a committee to examine the existing National Mineral Policy 2008. The panel has the mandate to look at the shortcomings in the prevailing policy and prepare the roadmap for a new policy.
 

In a verdict dated August 2, the apex court, disposing off a Writ Petition filed by the NGO Common Cause, directed the Union government to have a fresh look at the almost decade old National Mineral Policy 2008 especially areas of conservation and development.

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