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Govt reclassifies limestone as major mineral
Business Standard
|October 15, 2025
The Mines Ministry on Tuesday announced it had reclassified limestone as a major mineral, effective October 10, 2025, following recommendations from an inter-ministerial committee constituted by the NITI Aayog last year.
Limestone was so far listed as a minor mineral in the Minor Mineral Concession Rules, which are state-level regulations that govern how such minerals are extracted. The mineral will now fall under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, bringing it under central oversight.
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