The Jharkhand Cabinet has reaffirmed its decision to allow
the sale of iron ore fines from captive mines allocated to companies
nearly four weeks after a ban was imposed on the sale of fines following protests
in the State Assembly.
The Cabinet, which met last evening under the chairmanship of Chief Minister
Arjun Munda, reviewed the decision and stuck to its earlier position of allowing
one-time, time-bound sale of fines, according to official sources here.
In the face of Opposition protests during the recent Monsoon Session, Munda had
on September 2 informed the Assembly that the sale of 'fines' would be stopped
till the Cabinet reviewed its decision, allowing the sale of iron ore fines up
to the size of 10 mm within the country.
Munda further said the decision to allow the sale of iron ore fines to other
states was taken to prevent pollution and was in line with the Indian Mines
Bureau rules.
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