The talks come at a time when the government has banned export of sand, boulders and crushed stones to India. Crusher owners have termed the government move “illogical” which could lead investment worth billions go down the drain.
The sub-committee has asked the crusher owners to furnish explanations to 11 questions, including discrepancies in the number of crusher plants, their annual income and taxes paid to the government. Only 10 crusher plants have acquired license from the Ministry of Industry, while the FNCCI has claimed the number to be 200.
Among others, the subcommittee has also asked the crusher owners to furnish explanation on whether the volume and the area -- where sand, boulder and crushed stones are extracted -- were determined while acquiring licenses. It has also questioned the role of crusher plants in conserving environment, ecology and bio-diversity.
The subcommittee will decide whether to allow crusher plants to operate after studying explanations furnished by them.
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