Through the expansion of mineral based industries in the State MOUs had been signed by the State Government with the investors. The proposals to establish Cement, Steel, Power, Fertilizer, Manganese and Copper based industries, have been submitted by the investors in the State, and application for mining permission have been submitted in different districts for the same. 100 application have been disposed of out of 419 application received in total 107 MOUs from different Companies for establishment of mineral based industries in the State, and in remaining 319 cases, proceedings for disposal is in progress