India, March 9 -- The NCMM was approved over a year ago. It is time that the country took a broad approach to address vulnerability in critical minerals supplies, wherever it exists. This could be in the form of a mineral neutral processing scheme or additional schemes or other innovative policy measures.

This article is authored by Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, former secretary, ministry of new & renewable energy, New Delhi.

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