By Our Correspondent
HYDERABAD/ BHUBANESWAR: Union Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday inaugurated the 2-days long National Mining Ministers’ Conclave in Hyderabad. This Conclave has been organised in the spirit of cooperative federalism, as per the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Mod with participation from State Departments, autonomous bodies & Government companies.
The Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines organized a two-day National Mines Ministers’ conference in Hyderabad to formulate new and effective strategies to further encourage mineral exploration in the country and also to assess the effectiveness of recent policy reforms brought about by the Centre in the mining sector.
The highlights of the conference include discussions on the efforts made in the mining sector and effective utilization of National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) funds by state governments, presentations by state governments of Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujrat, presentation of the status of auction by state governments and interaction with Notified Private Exploration Agencies (NPEAs).
On the second day of the conference, Ministry of Coal will be showcasing the reforms in the coal sector and their impact, approaches to land acquisition for coal mining projects and coal logistics through different presentations. Operationalization of already allotted coal mines and their status will be another focus of attention.
