The state government has proposed to start the mining of minor minerals on its own (through a state government agency) and retail these at the mining site itself.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-take-over-mining-ops-check-sand-prices
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ruchika-m-khanna
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec