Speaking at India Stonemart-2022, CM’s Principal Secretary Kuldeep Ranka said, “There are abundant deposits of marble, sandstone, granite, cotstone, slate, etc. in the state. By adopting their scientific exploitation and processing, the stone industry has made a special identity in the last decades.”
Rajasthan accounts for 70 per cent of the country’s stone production and more than 10.000 people are getting employment, Chairman of RIICO (State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation) and CM’s Principal Secretary Kuldeep Ranka claimed on Thursday.
Speaking at India Stonemart-2022, the largest international exposition on the stone industry and a showcase of the world of natural dimensional stones, Ranka said, “There are abundant deposits of marble, sandstone, granite, cotstone, slate, etc. By adopting their scientific exploitation and processing, the stone industry has made a special identity in the last decades.”
“There are 4,920 mining leases in the state. Rajasthan produces 90 percent of the marble and sandstone in the country. About 10.000 people of the state are getting employment directly from this sector”, he claimed.
Earlier in his inaugural speech, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the recently-held Investment Rajasthan summit had signed a major chunk of MoUs related to the stone industry.
Elaborating on the state’s investment friendly environment, Gehlot said, “Infrastructure with mineral reserves, efficient human resources and implementation of effective policies has increased the possibilities of investment on a large scale in the state”.
Source: www.thestatesman.com
