Amid supply chain issues, India's strategic mining in critical state
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India's reliance on imports for minerals makes its underdeveloped mining sector a risk to economic stability, and bottlenecks are slowing new projects that could reduce that dependence.
India's mining sector remains underdeveloped due to high import dependence and severe execution bottlenecks. Challenges include land acquisition difficulties, uncoordinated state-level regulations, and environmental concerns related to mining activities. The Centre has urged states to improve the operationalisation of mines, with only a fraction currently active. Various stages of clearances have delayed the progress of numerous mining projects in different regions.
The mining sector supplies raw materials for industry and infrastructure; in India, mining is regulated by both central and state authorities, and delays in land acquisition, clearances, and environmental approvals often impede project development.
- •State governments' steps to speed up mine operationalisation
- •Progress on pending environmental and land‑acquisition clearances for stalled projects
- •Any central government directives or policy changes aimed at streamlining mining approvals