The government has collected Rs 2.14 billion in revenue from mineral-based industries over the last fiscal year and the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
According to the Department of Mines and Geology, the revenue was generated through mining permits and renewal fees for extracting minerals such as limestone, red soil, metals, and stones.
In the last fiscal year, the department issued permits for the extraction of a wide range of minerals, including limestone, tourmaline, talc, quartz, kyanite, marble, iron, zinc, quartzite, magnesite, dolomite, and copper.
