Question : MINERAL BASED PLANTS



(a) the details of the mineral based plants in the country as on date, States/ UTs and location-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to set up more mineral based plants during the 12th Five Year Plan; and

(c) if so, the details and locations thereof?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF MINES (SHRI DINSHA PATEL)

(a) : Mineral based plants registered with Indian Bureau of Mines under Rule 45 of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules (MCDR) 1988 as on 06.03.2013 is given below:


Sl. No. States / No. of companies/ Union Territories firm/ individual Registered
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 169
2 ASSAM 8
3 BIHAR 13
4 CHANDIGARH 1
5 CHHATTISGARH 83
6 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 4
7 DAMAN & DIU 1
8 DELHI 51
9 GOA 22
10 GUJARAT 306
11 HARYANA 27
12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 10
13 JAMMU & KASHMIR 11
14 JHARKHAND 78
15 KARNATAKA 133
16 KERALA 27
17 MADHYA PRADESH 94
18 MAHARASHTRA 209
19 MEGHALAYA 4
20 NAGALAND 0
21 ODISHA 321
22 PONDICHERRY 3
23 PUNJAB 24
24 RAJASTHAN 181
25 TAMIL NADU 207
26 TRIPURA 1
27 UTTAR PRADESH 69
28 UTTARAKHAND 13
29 WEST BENGAL 235
Total 2305

(b) & (c): Information regarding setting up of mineral based plants is not maintained centrally.