{"id":69524,"date":"2025-10-18T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69524"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:33:00","slug":"state-mining-readiness-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/state-mining-readiness-index\/","title":{"rendered":"State Mining Readiness Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>State Mining Readiness Index Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About State Mining Readiness Index<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as a <\/span><b>tool for benchmarking State performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and encouraging healthy competition, accelerating the pace of <\/span><b>mining reforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sustainable resource management across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Published by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of Mines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The index <\/span><b>evaluates States on parameters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like: auction performance, early mine operationalisation, focus on exploration, and sustainable mining practices related to non-<\/span><b>coal minerals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These indicators aim to capture the <\/span><b>overall readiness and efficiency of States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in facilitating <\/span><b>mining activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and implementing reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the SMRI framework, States have been divided into three categories based on their <\/span><b>mineral endowment:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Category A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; States rich in mineral resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Category B<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; States with moderate mineral resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Category C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; States with limited mineral resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>State Rankings of SMRI 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Category A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat secured the top three positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Category B:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Goa, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam ranked in the top three.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Category C: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Tripura achieved the top three ranks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/industry\/news\/centre-unveils-first-state-mining-index-to-boost-reforms-in-mineral-sector-125101601076_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Mining Readiness Index serves as a tool for benchmarking State performance and encouraging healthy competition, accelerating the pace of mining reforms and sustainable resource management across India. 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