{"id":348329,"date":"2025-10-17T17:28:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348329"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:58:43","slug":"state-mining-readiness-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/state-mining-readiness-index\/","title":{"rendered":"State Mining Readiness Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index and State rankings, fulfilling a Union Budget 2025\u201326 announcement to promote State-level mining reforms.<\/p>\n<h2>About State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348330\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Ministry-of-Mines.jpg?resize=214%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Ministry-of-Mines.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Ministry-of-Mines.jpg?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-Ministry-of-Mines.jpg?w=793&amp;ssl=1 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Ministry of Mines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) is a <strong>benchmarking tool<\/strong> that evaluates <strong>States\u2019 readiness and efficiency<\/strong> in facilitating <strong>non-coal mineral mining reforms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Released by: <\/strong>It is published by the <strong>Ministry of Mines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>P<\/strong><strong>erformance indicators<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The index comprises indicators that <strong>reflect State performance in the mining sector<\/strong>, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Auction performance<\/li>\n<li>Early mine operationalization<\/li>\n<li>Thrust on exploration.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable mining practices pertaining to non-coal minerals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: The SMRI <strong>aims<\/strong> to benchmark State performance and encourage healthy competition to accelerate mining reforms and sustainable resource management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key feature<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It serves as a <strong>tool for benchmarking readiness and efficiency <\/strong>at the State level.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>encourages healthy competition<\/strong> among States to improve mining governance and outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>States were grouped into three categories on the basis of their mineral endowment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>State Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 70px;width: 78.221%;border-style: solid\" width=\"99.395%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 31.0719%\" width=\"288\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 46.6757%\" width=\"443\"><strong>Top three States<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"height: 40px;width: 31.0719%\" width=\"288\"><strong>Category A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;width: 46.6757%\" width=\"443\">Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 31.0719%\" width=\"288\"><strong>Category B<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 46.6757%\" width=\"443\">Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Assam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 31.0719%\" width=\"288\"><strong>Category C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px;width: 46.6757%\" width=\"443\">Punjab, Uttarakhand, Tripura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index and State rankings, fulfilling a Union Budget 2025\u201326 announcement to promote State-level mining reforms. About State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) The State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) is a benchmarking tool that evaluates States\u2019 readiness and efficiency in facilitating non-coal mineral mining reforms. 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