Overview
- An office memorandum dated November 18 reports Uttarakhand fulfilled six of seven assessed criteria and scored highest among Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir.
- The allocation comes under the Special Assistance Scheme for 2025–26 and pertains to reforms in the minor minerals segment.
- Disbursement will occur through the Ministry of Finance after procedural approvals are completed.
- With this approval, recent reform-linked incentives for Uttarakhand total ₹200 crore, including ₹100 crore released in October for securing second place in the State Mining Readiness Index.
- State leaders credit e-auctions, satellite monitoring and stricter oversight with boosting revenue and curbing illegal mining, aligning with the Centre’s drive to standardise and digitise mining governance.