The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying
sector in March 2022 at 144.6 was 4 per cent higher as compared to the level in
March 2021.
The country's mineral production rose by 4 per cent in March
compared to the year-ago period, the mines ministry said on Tuesday.
The index of
mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector in March 2022 at 144.6
was 4 per cent higher as compared to the level in March 2021.
"As per the
provisional figures of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth
for the period April- March 2021-22 over the corresponding period of the
previous year has increased 12.2 per cent," the mines ministry said in a
statement.
The output
of important minerals in March includes coal 958 lakh tonnes, lignite 60 lakh
tonnes, petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonnes and iron ore 270 lakh tonnes.
The production
of important minerals showing positive growth during March, 2022 over March,
2021 include iron ore, phosphorite, lignite and gold and minerals showing
negative growth are coal, petroleum (crude), bauxite, chromite (-31.8%) and
manganese ore, among others.