By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in presence of Union Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Mos Rao Saheb Danve
Hon’ble Home Minister awarded Odisha for 1st prize of 3 Crore in category I for best performing state who took initiative in exploration, auction, operationlization of mines.
The Ministry also awarded Odisha for 2nd prize of 2 Crore in category II for best performing state who took initiative in exploration, auction, operationlization of mines.
Amit Shah addressed the 6th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals organized as part of AKAM Iconic week celebrations by the Mines ministry in New Delhi on Tuesday,
Conferring the first ever national level award Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar to the best performing States in mining, giving away of incentives to mineral rich states for auctioning of mineral blocks were some of the highlights of the one- day conclave. Rashtriya Khanij Vikas Puraskar was given away in three different categories. The States of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujrat and Rajasthan bagged the coveted award for excellence in mining sector.
Awards for 5-Star Rated mines for the year 2020-21 to promote sustainable mining, National Geo Science Awards-2019 for contributions in the field of fundamental/applied geosciences, mining and allied areas were also given away in the conclave.
59 fresh blocks were presented to the State Governments and 29 fresh coal blocks to the Ministry of Coal today.
