Proposals for Second Five Year Plan Mines and Geology Sector Government of Rajasthan

Abstract

Minerals play a vital role in the development of industries. the policy enunciated for the Second Five Year Plan aims at development of more industries. This, however, cannot be adequate without the proper assessment of the mineral resources and their development. Rajasthan fortunately possesses a large variety of minerals, many of them have been worked in a small manner in the past and many await detailed prospecting beneficiation and utilization. Some of these minerals have assumed nationally important status for example