A Parliamentary committee on Tuesday pitched for exploration of reserves of manganese ore and other minerals in states like Jharkhand, Odisha and Karnataka, an official statement said. The Consultative Committee of Parliament for Ministry of Steel also said a research and development (R&D) team should be constituted to work out the possibility of usage of manganese in e-vehicle batteries.
During the meeting of the committee, Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, who is the chairman of the body, along with Minister of State (MoS) for Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste directed CPSEs under his ministry to take up the issue of manganese ore exploration with state governments and explore possibilities of new manganese bearing areas in the country.
"Members of the committee suggested for exploration and survey of minerals in Jharkhand, Odisha and Karnataka and that a Research & Development team to be constituted to work out the possibility of usage of manganese in E-vehicles batteries," the statement issued by the Ministry of Steel said.
The committee also discussed a "wide gamut of issues", including usage of manganese ore, its production in India and contribution of state-owned MOIL in country's manganese production.
MOIL contributes around 45 per cent of domestic production and has drawn up a plan to increase production to up to 1.8 million tonnes (MT) by 2024-25 and 3.5 MT by 2030.
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