New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- The Central government intends to make Jammu and Kashmir a mineral-rich state, the Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Monday, as the Centre targets to boost employment and revenue through transparent limestone block auctions in the Union Territory.

The Union minister launched the auction of the first-ever limestone mineral blocks in the Union Territory in collaboration with the state administration, a move aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

Speaking to ANI, Union Minister Reddy said, "In the coming days, it is the wish of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah that Jammu and Kashmir should become a mineral-rich state. With mineral prosperity, the people of Jammu and Kashmir should get employme...