Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The India Industrial Land Bank offers land details through a GIS-based platform.
Reason (R): The portal is operated by the Ministry of Mines.
Which of the following is correct?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. A is true, but R is false
Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.
Assertion (A): The India Industrial Land Bank offers land details through a GIS-based platform.
The India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) is a GIS-enabled database of industrial clusters, parks, and zones across India.
The platform provides information on connectivity, natural resources, infrastructure, and vacant plots to help investors find suitable land.
Reason (R): The portal is operated by the Ministry of Mines.
The IILB portal was developed and is operated by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is not operated by the Ministry of Mines, which handles information related to mineral resources, not industrial land banks.