Tamil NaduWednesday, 26 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu to set up ₹2 crore mineral control centre and new PSU for mineral marketing
Tamil Nadu announced a ₹2 crore state mineral control and monitoring centre, a new PSU for mineral marketing, and drone-satellite based surveillance.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Tamil Nadu Natural Resources Minister T.K. Prabhu announced in the Assembly that a ₹2 crore State-level Mineral Control and Monitoring Centre, a new PSU named Tamil Nadu Mineral Development Corporation Limited, and drone-satellite based mining surveillance would be created.
Key specifics
- ₹2 crore allocation for a State-level Mining Control and Monitoring Centre in the Geology and Mining Department.
- A new public sector undertaking, “Tamil Nadu Mineral Development Corporation Limited,” will market minerals.
- An integrated electronic mineral management platform will be created for mineral administration.
- Drone and satellite-based “mining surveillance unit” will be formed to curb illegal activities.
- Plant fossil park sites were announced at Kanchipuram, Sriperumbudur, Gunduperumbedu and Vellarai village lake.
Exam lens
TNPSC polity-governance and state schemes angle: match the department, the new PSU name, the ₹2 crore centre, and the surveillance mechanism; a likely one-liner is “Which Tamil Nadu department announced a new mineral marketing PSU in 2026?”