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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Hindustan Zinc Limited and which state government signed pact to set up zinc smelter plant?

A	Haryana
B	Punjab
C	Gujarat
D	Goa

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Gujarat. Gujarat government has announced the setting up of the world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project in Dosawada in Tapi district. An MoU for this project was signed with Vedanta Group.

Detailed explanation-2: -Zinc Smelter Debari was commissioned in the year 1968 with an initial production capacity of 18, 000 tonnes per annum of zinc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hindustan Zinc was a central public service enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of the mines ministry and was privatised in 2002. Vedanta Ltd holds 64.92 percent in the company, while the government holds 29.53 percent. Only a 5.5 percent stake is with the public now.

Detailed explanation-4: -The company is headquartered in Udaipur Rajasthan and has zinc-lead mines at Rampura Agucha Sindesar Khurd Rajpura Dariba Zawar and Kayad; primary smelter operations at Chanderiya Dariba and Debari all in the state of Rajasthan; and finished product facilities in the state of Uttarakhand.

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