YOUR OPPORTUNITIES IN RAJASTHAN - IN MINERAL & MINES SECTOR

A Treasure trove of stones

Rajasthan is the hub of stone activity in India accounting for approximately 65% of India's stone production.

The size of stone industry in Rajasthan can be illustrated by the following figures:

·        Over 3600 marble mining leases with a production of 4.28 million tons in 200-01

·        About 1,100 marble processing units and 50 automatic tiling plants with a marble slab processing capacity of 1,000 million sq.ft. Per annum and marble tiling capacity of 300 million sq. ft. per annum

·        About 530 granite-mining leases with a production of 50 Thousand tons in 1999-2000.

·        Granite slab processing capacity of 15 million sq.ft. Per annum and granite tiling capacity of 50 million-sq. ft. per annum.

·        Immense deposits of Sandstone account for a production of 8.37 million tons in 1999-2000 from over 1700 mining leases.

·        Enormous Flaggy Limestone (Kotahstone) deposits with an estimated production of 1.62 million tons in 1999-2000.

·        Vast potential Slate deposits account for a production of 12,000 tons in 1999-2000.

·        Rajasthan Stone Industry employs about 5,00,000 people

 It accounts for over 90 % of the marble, sandstone and slate production. Marble is the prime stone mineral of Rajasthan with 1,100 million tons of the total known Indian resources of 1200 million tons (91% of India's deposits) and 95% of India's marble production.

 INEXHAUSTIBLE DEPOSITS

 Rajasthan has enormous resources of Dimensional Stones that are widely spread all over the state. The estimated reserves are as follows: 

 Dimensional Stone deposits are widely spread all over the state of Rajasthan. The distribution is illustrated in the following map:

 HUGE PRODUCTION BASE

 The dimensional stone production in Rajasthan amounted for over 14 million tons in 1999-2000. Stone production in Rajasthan of various dimensional stones is as follows

 (IN THOUSAND TONS)

Share of Rajasthan in total Indian Stone Production

Rajasthan state produces the lions' share of stone production in the country. Over the years, Rajasthan contributes a significant 65 % of the country’s stone production and has maintained this share over the years.

EXPORTS

 Stone Exports from Rajasthan is estimated at 2324 million rupees in 2000-01.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STONE SECTOR in Rajasthan 

In view of the facts as presented above; following investment opportunities have been identified:

·        Job-work processing of imported marble & re-exports

·        Stone-craft items - Buy Back agreements and Technology transfer

·        Production facilities for consumable: Collaborations, joint ventures, 

·        Joint venture for mechanised quarrying

·        Production of machinery: Collaborations, joint ventures, technology transfers

·        International marketing tie-ups for purchase of stones from  Rajasthan

Guide to stone of Rajasthan

Dimensional Stones in Rajasthan

Policy Framework
Considering the potential for value addition in resource based stone sector in Rajasthan and with a view to create employment, the Government of Rajasthan took a series of policy measures during the year 1994-96. The Industrial Policy ,Mineral Policy, Granite Policy, Marble Policy and Rural Non -Farm Sector Policy have laid special emphasis on attaining large -scale employment and promoting value addition in resource based industries in Rajasthan.

Center for Development of Stone (CDOS)

For more details, contact :

Mr. A.K. Gupta

General Manager

Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corpn. Ltd. Udyog Bhawan, 

Tilak Marg, Jaipur 302 005 (Rajasthan, India)

Phone : 5113222

Fax (91)(141) 5104804 

Email : akgupta@riico.co.in