India to auction Jammu and Kashmir lithium blocks again: Report

The auction will take place again as the government received only two bids in the first round, the source said.

Indian government plans to auction its lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir again (File Image)

The Indian government will auction its lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir again as part of a third-tranche, a government source with direct knowledge said on Friday.

The auction will take place again as the government received only two bids in the first round, the source said.

“A total of seven critical mineral blocks are being put up for auction as a composite license in this third Tranche,” the government had said earlier this month in a statement.

The last day of submission of bids is May 14, the statement said.

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