The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of November, 2023 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 131.1, is 6.8 % higher as compared to the level in the month of November, 2022. As per the provisional statistics of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period April- November, 2023-24 over the corresponding period of previous year is 9.1 % per cent.