Focus should be to improve self-reliance in mineral production: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said special focus should be laid on improving country’s self-reliance in production of minerals and their in-country processing. In a meeting to discuss ways to boost the coal and mining sector, Modi also said that the mineral sector should benchmark its operations to international standards.

“He also directed to aim for reducing delays in obtaining clearances and partnering with states to facilitate increase in private investment to boost the economy. He gave directions to target thermal coal import substitution particularly when a huge coal stock inventory is available in the country this year,” an official statement said.