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State Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday said West Bengal was ready to utilise its coal and mineral reserves to fullest. Addressing the 13th Global Mining Summit, a four-day event inaugurated in the city, he said, “If properly harnessed, the mining sector in India can not only produce millions of jobs by 2025, but can also be a significant contributor to the nation’s GDP. Please give us the deliverables from this summit, we would work on them with CII.” The state has identified six granite prospective blocks and exploration has begun in three through competitive bidding, he added.

SOurce: Indian Express