{"id":174723,"date":"2025-10-18T16:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174723"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:56:33","slug":"mining-readiness-index-ministry-of-mines-releases-state-rankings-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/mining-readiness-index-ministry-of-mines-releases-state-rankings-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Readiness Index: Ministry of Mines Releases State Rankings for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ministry of Mines unveiled the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) in 2025<\/strong>, a significant development that ranks Indian states based on their capacity to foster mining reforms and sustainable practices. It is a key step to improve the mining sector and was announced in the Union Budget 2025\u201326. The State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI)<\/strong> is a performance benchmarking framework that evaluates and ranks Indian States based on their efficiency, reform readiness, and sustainability in the mining sector, particularly for non-coal minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

States are assessed on four main criteria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Auction Performance:<\/strong>\u00a0Effectiveness and transparency in mineral block auctions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Early Mine Operationalisation:<\/strong>\u00a0Speed of converting auctioned blocks into functional mines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Exploration Thrust:<\/strong>\u00a0Investment and initiatives for\u00a0geological exploration\u00a0and discovery of new resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Sustainable Mining Practices:<\/strong>\u00a0Adoption of environmentally sound and socially responsible mining models.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    States are classified into three categories according to their mineral wealth. Category A includes mineral-rich states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, which lead the rankings. Category B consists of states with moderate mineral resources, with Goa, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam taking the lead here. Finally, Category C encompasses states with limited mineral endowment, where Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Tripura shine as top performers. This classification allows for a fair comparison among states with similar characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    State Rankings 2025 List:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Category<\/u><\/strong><\/td>Top 3 States (2025)<\/u><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    A (Mineral-Rich)<\/strong><\/td>1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Gujarat<\/td>    		 <\/td><\/tr>
    B (Moderate Resources)<\/strong><\/td>1. Goa
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Assam<\/td>    		 <\/td><\/tr>
    C (Low Endowment)<\/strong><\/td>1. Punjab
    2. Uttarakhand
    3. Tripura<\/td>    		<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Ministry of Mines unveiled the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) in 2025, a significant development that ranks Indian states based on their capacity to foster mining reforms and sustainable practices. It is a key step to improve the mining sector and was announced in the Union Budget 2025\u201326. The State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":174724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5379],"tags":[4939],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-174723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-october-2025","tag-ranks-report-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174723"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174725,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174723\/revisions\/174725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174723"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=174723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}