Ajmer : There is a need for the government to make a policy for the development of the state’s industry. This is being tested at the level of the Mines Department, in which mineral entrepreneurs have demanded a six-fold increase in the royalty on raw feldspar going out of the state and a discount on electricity. If we accept the proposal of mineral traders, then doing so will pave the way for opening three thousand new industries in the state, which will determine the new direction of industrial development of the state.
Beawar’s mineral powder is dominant in the tiles industry of Morvi, Gujarat. About 33,000 tonnes of powder goes to Morvi every day from Beawar. About 1100 mineral units are operating in Beawar area. This has provided employment to about 40 thousand families. The mineral trade here has been affected due to the construction of a big plant of grinding mineral unit in Morvi. In the last few years, big mineral grinding units were set up in Morvi. This reduced the demand coming from Morvi. Many units here are closed due to low demand. The entrepreneurs here want that the state government should make a policy of charging up to six times more royalty on the raw minerals being produced outside the state, so that the raw material can be available cheaper in the state. Provision should be made for rebate on electricity expenditure also.
If tiles industry starts then dependence on Gujarat will reduce.
Mineral entrepreneurs want 20 medium and large ceramic tile industries to be established in Beawar region, so that the feldspar produced in large quantities can be consumed locally. Since the year 2015, the state government is engaged in making the ceramic policy of Rajasthan. An independent mineral products and ceramic policy has not been made till date. Tile companies can remain profitable by distributing the manufactured tiles in Central, North, Eastern India and by contracting with the foreign market through export.
