Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2016 • Q.62
Welfare and Social Justice
What is/are the purpose/purposes of 'District Mineral Foundations' in India?
1
Promoting mineral exploration activities in mineral-rich districts
2
Protecting the interests of the persons affected by mining operations
3
Authorizing State Governments to issue licences for mineral exploration
Syllabus Connection
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. (GS-II)
NCERT Connection
Ch.7: Mineral and Energy Resources
Geography • Class 12 • Class 12 Indian Human Geography