- Thu, 9 Sep, 2010, 11:01 am -

Ranchi: The two day National Industrial Conclave was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Coal, Sriprakash Jaiswal at the IICM in Ranchi on Monday. Addressing the audience after the inauguration the Minister said that Jharkhand was mineral rich and offered immense prospects for budding industrialists.
He told the Industrialists to treat the displaced persons offering their land for the setting up of industries with utmost care on priority basis and just not think only about their profits.
The Industrialists should take it up as a responsibility to ensure proper rehabilitation of the displaced families so that these families have a secured future. He said that the State had a rich supply of Iron ore, Mica, Coal, Lime-stone, Copper and other minerals. Industries based on these should be properly encouraged by the State with its infra-structural help for boosting the Industrial Development in the State. He added that of the 62 thousand million tonnes of coal in the country, Jharkhand alone had 36% share.
He urged the State government to accord proper security to the CCL operated mines as it would improve the production by a huge margin.
Those among the present included the Central Coal Secretary Alok Parti, CCL CMD R K Saha,CMPDI CMD A K Singh and many distinguished guests from the Industry, Business and Professionals. XISS students were present to witness the Conclave.