Govt to re-auction 37 mineral blocks by December
The governemnt is planning to re-acution 37 mineral blocks in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand by December this year. This is because the government received lukewarm response in the recently-held auction of non-coal mines. Accoring to Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar, a total of 16 mineral blocks have been auctioned so far, and as many as 37 mines, which were put up for sale, received inadequate response and would be tendered again by December.