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
Based on recent data from the Ministry of Mines/Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Odisha and Gujarat are the two leading producer states of Bauxite in India.
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.