India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sl. No

States

No. of Blocks Operationalized

Minerals

1

Gujarat

8

Bauxite-1, Bauxite Limestone and Marl-1, Limestone-4, Limestone & Marl-2

2

Madhya Pradesh

5

Limestone-3, Iron Ore-2

3

Odisha

5

Iron Ore & Manganese-3, Iron Ore-2

4

Goa

4

Iron Ore

5

Karnataka

2

Iron Ore

6

Rajasthan

2

Limestone

7

Andhra Pradesh

1

Limestone

8

Maharashtra

1

Limestone

9

Chhattisgarh

1

Limestone

10

Assam

1

Limestone

Total

30

In a historic milestone for India's mining sector, 30 mineral blocks have been successfully operationalised in the financial year 2025-26, marking the first time ever that such a high number of blocks have been made operational within ...