On October 16, 2025, the Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and State rankings to encourage mining sector reforms at the State level. This fulfills the announcement made under the Union Budget 2025-26. The index includes indicators such as auction performance, early mine operationalization, and sustainable mining pertaining to non-coal minerals. States were grouped into three categories based on their mineral endowment. The top three States in Category A are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The top three States in Category B are Goa, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam. The top three States in Category C are Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Tripura. The release ID is 2179742. The announcement was made by Shuhaib T / Durgesh Kumar.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Mines: Releasing authority of the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and State Rankings.
State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI): Index released to encourage mining sector reforms in States.
States: Applicable locations for mining reforms and rankings based on mineral endowment.
Union Budget 2025-26: Referenced budget under which the announcement of the index was made.
Ministry of Mines
Ministry of Mines releases State Mining Readiness
Index and State Rankings
A Significant Step to Encourage Mining Sector
Reforms at State Level
Posted On: 16 OCT 2025 11:16AM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Mines has released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and State rankings, which is a
significant step to encourage mining sector reforms in States. This also fulfills the announcement made under
the Union Budget 2025-26.
The structure of the index comprises indicators like auction performance, early mine operationalization, thrust
on exploration and sustainable mining pertaining to non-coal minerals, which are relevant to underlining State
performance in the mining sector.
Under the SMRI, States were grouped into three categories on the basis of their mineral endowment. The top
three ranked States in Category A are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, while States Goa, Uttar
Pradesh and Assam have been ranked in top three in Category B. In Category C, the top three ranks have been
obtained by Punjab, Uttarakhand and Tripura.
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Shuhaib T / Durgesh Kumar
(Release ID: 2179742)