(a) whether the Government has received some proposals from the various State Governments to
consider Chalk as minor mineral instead of major mineral;
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof, State-wise and
(c) the action taken by the Government thereon, till date?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T. SUBBARAMMI REDDY)
(a) to (c): State Government of Gujarat had sent a proposal for declaring Chalk as a minor
mineral. After examining the proposal, the Central Government has decided that in the interest
of scientific and systematic development of mineral chalk, it should continue to be
classified as a major mineral.