Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Share of Mining Sector in GDP
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2016

## SHARE OF MINING SECTOR IN GDP

## 2560. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the share of mining sector in GDP of the country;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any targets for increasing the share of this sector in GDP of the country, if so, the details thereof along with the action-plan chalked out for this purpose;
- (c) the  total  mining  area  in  the  country  along  with  the  area  where  mining  is  going  on  at  present including production of each mineral during the last three years, state wise;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any new policy to strengthen and develop the mining sector along with increasing revenue from this sector, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  provisions  made  in  the  new  policy  to  wipe  out  corruption  and  fraud  in  the mining sector?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b):  As per the Advance Estimates released by Central Statistical Office, the contribution of Mining & Quarrying Sector in the Gross Value Added (GVA) of all sectors in 2015-16 is 2.60%.

Increase  in  mineral  production  as  per  mining  plan  and  /  or  Mine Development  and  Production Agreement (MDPA) is a commercial decision of the mining concession holders and is largely based on domestic and international demand for minerals at prevailing price.

(c):  As per the information available with Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), as on 31.03.2015, there were 3868 mining leases with an area of about 3.40 lakh hectares for minerals (excluding atomic, fuel and minor minerals). The details in this regards are at Annexure I.

The details of production of minerals (coming under the purview of the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988) during the last three years is at Annexure II .

(d): and (e):  To strengthen and develop the mining sector, the Government has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 through the MMDR Amendment Act  2015,  which,  inter-alia,  provides  for  (i)  grant  of  mineral  concessions  through  auction  by competitive bidding; (ii) extension of validity of lease period of existing leases; (iii) establishment of District Mineral Foundation for the benefit of persons and areas affected by mining operations; (iv) establishment  of  National  Mineral  Exploration  Trust  for  the  purposes  of  regional  and  detailed exploration; (v) simplification and removal of delays in the method of grant of mineral concessions; and (vi) stronger provisions for checking illegal mining.

For  controlling  illegal  mining  in  the  country,  the  Amendment  Act  has  made  stringent  punitive provisions for combating illegal mining. Illegal mining has been made punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees per hectare of the area. Provisions have been made for setting up of Special Courts for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences relating to illegal mining.

## Annexure  I  &  II  as  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  number  2560  for  01.12.2016  regarding 'Share of Mining Sector in GDP' asked by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel

State Wise Summary of Lease Distribution as on 31.03.2015 (All India)

| Sl. No.   | State            |   No. of Leases |   Lease area (Hect.) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |             419 |             25238.4  |
| 2         | Assam            |               7 |               889.5  |
| 3         | Bihar            |              12 |               387.47 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     |             188 |             22997    |
| 5         | Goa              |              90 |              7402.98 |
| 6         | Gujarat          |             456 |             22174.4  |
| 7         | Haryana          |               4 |                46.85 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh |              41 |              2532.63 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir  |              35 |              2012.48 |
| 10        | Jharkhand        |             166 |             23671.7  |
| 11        | Karnataka        |             398 |             44753.8  |
| 12        | Kerala           |              15 |              2246.49 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   |             613 |             32112.9  |
| 14        | Maharashtra      |             172 |             12534.4  |
| 15        | Manipur          |               1 |               132.78 |
| 16        | Meghalaya        |              17 |               601.29 |
| 17        | Odisha           |             397 |             68930.3  |
| 18        | Rajasthan        |             167 |             47268.3  |
| 19        | Sikkim           |               3 |                96.32 |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu       |             543 |              9373.58 |
| 21        | Telangana        |             110 |             10966.1  |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh    |               5 |              3397.8  |
| 23        | Uttarakhand      |               5 |               183.04 |
| 24        | West Bengal      |               4 |                20.88 |
| Total     | Total            |            3868 |            339972    |

Excludes the mining leases of the minerals declared as 'Minor' vide Gazette Notification Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) dated 10th February, 2015.

Annexure II

| Mineral           | Unit           |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (P) |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| Bauxite           | Tonne          |  22319148 |  22493671 |      28133516 |
| Chromite          | Tonne          |   2878320 |   2164163 |       2893997 |
| Copper Ore        | Tonne          |   3777772 |   3505348 |       3907823 |
| Gold Ore          | Tonne          |    420429 |    447278 |        534907 |
| Iron Ore          | Thousand Tonne |    152183 |    129321 |        155910 |
| Lead &Zinc Ore    | Tonne          |   9281807 |   9362659 |      10453037 |
| Manganese Ore     | Tonne          |   2626291 |   2369481 |       2147629 |
| Tin Conc.         | Kg             |     34862 |     24685 |         13541 |
| Apatite           | Tonne          |      1300 |       930 |           150 |
| Phosphorite       | Tonne          |   1453580 |   1607215 |       1473722 |
| Asbestos          | Tonne          |       172 |         0 |             0 |
| Diamond           | Crt            |     37517 |     36107 |         36070 |
| Fluorite(graded)  | Tonne          |      2487 |      2946 |          2333 |
| Flint Stone       | Tonne          |       459 |       244 |           253 |
| Garnet (abrasive) | Tonne          |    483559 |     91394 |         81794 |
| Graphite (r.o.m.) | Tonne          |    146390 |    116712 |        134568 |
| Kyanite           | Tonne          |      3679 |      6255 |          2901 |
| Sillimanite       | Tonne          |     67265 |     66273 |         70447 |
| Limestone         | Thousand Tonne |    280863 |    293273 |        303815 |
| Limeshell         | Tonne          |     18750 |     16353 |         10029 |
| Magnesite         | Tonne          |    196940 |    285009 |        265022 |
| Marl              | Tonne          |   3254486 |   2179488 |       2389706 |
| Moulding Sand     | Tonne          |     29963 |      6383 |         25852 |
| Selenite          | Tonne          |       531 |       207 |          3103 |
| Vermiculite       | Tonne          |     11851 |     19336 |         23267 |
| Wollastonite      | Tonne          |    192712 |    186524 |        175348 |

## Mineral wise production from 2013-14 to 2015-16 (P)

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                                                                                                       (P): Provisional