Which two of the following states are the leading producers of Bauxite in India as per the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines 2022 – 23 ?
- 1. Odisha
- 2. Chhattisgarh
- 3. Jharkhand
- 4. Gujarat
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2024
Odisha is consistently the largest producer of Bauxite in India, contributing more than half of the country’s total production. According to the Indian Minerals Yearbook 2022 (data for 2021-22) and figures cited in the Ministry of Mines reports, Gujarat ranks as the second largest producer of bauxite, followed by Jharkhand and then Chhattisgarh.