National Critical Mineral Mission
Rs 34,300 cr 7-year whole-of-value-chain mission: exploration, foreign assets, processing, recycling, stockpiling.
Relationships
- Operated byMinistry of Mines
- Beneficiary ofMinistry of Mines
- Invests inGeological Survey of India
- BenefitsGeological Survey of India
- Competes withPeople's Republic of China
- BenefitsLohum Cleantech Private Limited
- BenefitsAttero Recycling Private Limited
- BenefitsReasi Lithium Deposit (Salal-Haimana, J&K)
- Invests inKhanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
- supportsCritical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme— Recycling is a named component of NCMM; the Rs.1,500 cr scheme operationalises it.
- supportsRare-earth separation and refining (Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb)— NCMM covers full value chain: exploration → mining → beneficiation → processing → recovery.
- FundsMinistry of Mines— Total outlay Rs.34,300 crore over 7 years (FY24-25 to FY30-31): Rs.16,300 cr government + Rs.18,000 cr expected PSU/indu