Lok Sabha Question No. 5485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Illegal Mining of Iron Ore
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5485 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  APRIL, 2017

## 'Illegal Mining of Iron Ore'

## 5485.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether illegal mining of iron ore in the country is causing loss to the Government worth several thousand crores of rupees;
- (b) if  so,  the quantum of loss suffered due to the illegal mining of iron ore during the last three years; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government against the persons who are found to be involved in illegal  mining  during  the  said  period  along  with  the  number  of  persons  found  guilty including the outcome of the said action?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): As  per  section  23C  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957, state governments have been empowered to make rules for preventing illegal  mining,  transportation  and  storage  of  minerals.  Prevention  and  control  of  illegal mining  comes  under  the  administrative  and  legislative  jurisdiction  of  State  Governments. Therefore, details related to quantum of loss suffered due to illegal mining of iron ore and action taken against the persons involved in illegal mining are not maintained centrally.

However based on the quarterly returns on illegal mining submitted by various state governments to Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) (a subordinate office of the Ministry), details of instances of illegal mining (both major minerals and minor minerals) reported in various parts  of  the  country  and  the  action  taken  by  State  Governments,  for  the  last  three  years i.e.2013-14 to 2015-16 are at Annexure-I to Annexure-III.

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Annexure-I

| Year    | Mineral       | State            | No of Cases   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transported (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/Ore (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodged (Nos.)   | Court Cases Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakhs)   |
|---------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 486           | 0.064                                                                | 36.380                           | 2                   | 0                          | 165.70                     |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | GOA              | 1             | 0.000                                                                | 0.000                            | 0                   | 0                          | 0.00                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | GUJARAT          | 270           | 0.934                                                                | 257.560                          | 8                   | 0                          | 189.55                     |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | RAJASTHAN        | 607           | 0.778                                                                | 42.852                           | 372                 | 1                          | 154.11                     |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | TAMILNADU        | 6             | 1.376                                                                | 216.900                          | 0                   | 0                          | 38.69                      |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | MAHARASHTRA      | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | 1                   | 1                          | _                          |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | MADHYA PRADESH   | 112           | 0.000                                                                | 180.395                          | 0                   | 112                        | 27.43                      |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | KARNATAKA        | 342           | 0.1270                                                               | 16.260                           | 5                   | 5                          | 82.31                      |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | KERALA           | 18            | 0.0084                                                               | 4.830                            | 0                   | 0                          | 5.36                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | ODISHA           | 75            | 2.7780                                                               | 31.75                            | 0                   | 4                          | 54.4                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | Sub Total        | 1917          | 6.0654                                                               | 786.927                          | 388                 | 123                        | 717.55                     |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | CHHATTISGARH     | 208           | 0.0200                                                               | 45.84                            | 2                   | 135                        | 80.61                      |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | JHARKHAND        | 161           | 0.1370                                                               | 228.240                          | 129                 | 1                          | 1.04                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | MIZORAM          | 0             | 0.0000                                                               | 0.000                            | 0                   | 0                          | 0.00                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | SIKKIM           | 0             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | Sub Total        | 369           | 0.157                                                                | 274.08                           | 131                 | 136                        | 81.65                      |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | HARYANA          | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | UTTAR PRADESH    | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |

| Year    | Mineral       | State            | No of Cases   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transported (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/Ore (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodged (Nos.)   | Court Cases Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakhs)   |
|---------|---------------|------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2013-14 | MINOR MINERAL | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 7206          | 3.426                                                                | 499.05                           | 0                   | 1                          | 1026.03                    |
|         |               | GOA              | 0             | 0.000                                                                | 0.00                             | 0                   | 0                          | 0.00                       |
|         |               | GUJARAT          | 5177          | 31.631                                                               | 4092.01                          | 93                  | 19                         | 3036.35                    |
|         |               | RAJASTHAN        | 2346          | 19.893                                                               | 404.98                           | 487                 | 16                         | 972.65                     |
|         |               | TAMILNADU        | 1072          | 36.670                                                               | 1053.77                          | 2155                | 0                          | 3305.30                    |
|         |               | MAHARASHTRA      | 36476         | 0.000                                                                | 0.00                             | 1                   | 0                          | 5083.93                    |
|         |               | MADHYA PRADESH   | 6613          | 0.000                                                                | 4044.16                          | 0                   | 6610                       | 2347.78                    |
|         |               | KARNATAKA        | 8167          | 2.189                                                                | 664.07                           | 93                  | 229                        | 2259.22                    |
|         |               | KERALA           | 4430          | 35.441                                                               | 14629.00                         | 0                   | 0                          | 668.36                     |
|         |               | ODISHA           | 1             | 0.000                                                                | 0.00                             | 0                   | 0                          | 1.12                       |
|         |               | Sub Total        | 71488         | 129.25                                                               | 25387.04                         | 2829                | 6875                       | 18700.7                    |
|         |               | CHHATTISGARH     | 3788          | 2.418                                                                | 584.55                           | 0                   | 3788                       | 415.12                     |
|         |               | JHARKHAND        | 740           | 0.895                                                                | 196.100                          | 415                 | 3                          | 61.99                      |
|         |               | MIZORAM          | 21            | 0.003                                                                | _                                | _                   | _                          | 0.464                      |
|         |               | SIKKIM           | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
|         |               | Sub Total        | 4549          | 3.3158                                                               | 780.65                           | 415                 | 3791                       | 477.574                    |
|         |               | HARYANA          | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
|         |               | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
|         |               | UTTARPRADESH     | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |

(-) Details with respect to minerals not reported by State Govt.

## RETURN ON ILLEGAL MINING FOR THE YEAR 2014-15

| Yea r   | Miner al   | State             | No of Case s   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transpo rted (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/O re (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodge d (Nos.)   | Cour t Case s Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakh s)   |
|---------|------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15 | MAJOR      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 295            | 0.049                                                                 | 5998.770                          | 0                    | 0                            | 84.36                       |
|         |            | GOA               | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.000                             | 0                    | 0                            | 0.00                        |
|         |            | GUJARAT           | 346            | 6.536                                                                 | 904.010                           | 1                    | 0                            | 161.25                      |
|         |            | RAJASTHAN         | 467            | 1.406                                                                 | 45.305                            | 181                  | 0                            | 200.23                      |
|         |            | TAMILNADU         | 5              | 0.683                                                                 | 11.740                            | 0                    | 0                            | 25.13                       |
|         |            | TELENGANA         | 29             | 0.159                                                                 | 40.630                            | 0                    | 0                            | 49.22                       |
|         |            | MAHARASHTRA       | -              | -                                                                     | -                                 | -                    | -                            | -                           |
|         |            | KARNATAKA         | 211            | 0.011                                                                 | 29.200                            | 27                   | 18                           | 50.21                       |
|         |            | KERALA            | 4              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.800                             | 0                    | 0                            | 1.00                        |
|         |            | ODISHA            | 104            | 3.117                                                                 | 1327.36                           | 0                    | 0                            | 830.71                      |
|         |            | Sub Total         | 1461           | 11.961                                                                | 8357.815                          | 209                  | 18                           | 1402.11                     |
|         |            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.000                             | 0                    | 0                            | 0.00                        |
|         |            | ASSAM             | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.00                              | 0                    | 0                            | 0.00                        |
|         |            | CHHATTISGARH      | 246            | 0.038                                                                 | 32.90                             | 0                    | 101                          | 81.39                       |
|         |            | JHARKHAND         | 220            | 0.096                                                                 | 37.100                            | 186                  | 3                            | 3.96                        |
|         |            | MADHYA PRADESH    | 106            | 0.000                                                                 | 16.450                            | 9                    | 105                          | 76.16                       |
|         |            | MIZORAM           | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.000                             | 0                    | 0                            | 0.00                        |
|         |            | SIKKIM            | 0              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
|         |            | Sub Total         | 572            | 0.134                                                                 | 86.45                             | 195                  | 209                          | 161.51                      |
|         |            | HARYANA           | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
|         |            | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
|         |            | UTTARPRADESH      | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |

| Yea r   | Miner al   | State            | No of Case s   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transpor ted (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/Or e (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodge d (Nos.)   | Cour t Case s Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakh s)   |
|---------|------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 9084           | 53.785                                                                | 9827.15                           | 0                    | 0                            | 3793.33                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | GOA              | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.00                              | 0                    | 0                            | 0.00                        |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | GUJARAT          | 5370           | 12.480                                                                | 3130.52                           | 31                   | 6                            | 2174.96                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | RAJASTHAN        | 2478           | 17.320                                                                | 624.36                            | 316                  | 3                            | 1301.98                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | TAMILNADU        | 200            | 51.610                                                                | 517.36                            | 2324                 | 0                            | 3446.77                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | TELENGANA        | 3282           | 4.543                                                                 | 598.49                            | 0                    | 0                            | 750.45                      |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | MAHARASHTRA      | 3271 7         | 0.000                                                                 | 0.00                              | 0                    | 0                            | 4206.19                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | KARNATAKA        | 8253           | 3.147                                                                 | 921.26                            | 273                  | 142                          | 2210.90                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | KERALA           | 4168           | 61.706                                                                | 17343.00                          | 0                    | 0                            | 640.38                      |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | ODISHA           | 0              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.00                              | 0                    | 0                            | 0                           |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | Sub Total        | 6555 2         | 204.591                                                               | 32962.14                          | 2944                 | 151                          | 18525                       |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | CHHATTISGARH     | 4794           | 8.982                                                                 | 469.50                            | 0                    | 795                          | 542.12                      |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | JHARKHAND        | 942            | 0.950                                                                 | 126.640                           | 584                  | 88                           | 50.06                       |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | MADHYA PRADESH   | 8067           | 0.000                                                                 | 5241.83                           | 51                   | 8023                         | 3211.71                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | MIZORAM          | 26             | 0.016                                                                 | _                                 | 1                    | _                            | 1.051                       |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | SIKKIM           | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | Sub Total        | 1382 9         | 9.948                                                                 | 5837.97                           | 636                  | 8906                         | 3804.94                     |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | HARYANA          | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |
| 2014-15 | MINOR      | UTTAR PRADESH    | _              | _                                                                     | _                                 | _                    | _                            | _                           |

(-) Details with respect to minerals not reported by State Govt.

| Year    | Mineral   | State            | No of Cases   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transported (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/Ore (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodged (Nos.)   | Court Cases Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------|------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 270           | 0.052                                                                | 57.390                           | 0                   | 0                          | 96.24                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | GOA              | 2             | 0.000                                                                | 0.000                            | 1                   | 0                          | 0.00                       |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | GUJARAT          | 277           | 2.337                                                                | 782.960                          | 3                   | 0                          | 232.90                     |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | RAJASTHAN        | 126           | 0.143                                                                | 8.790                            | 50                  | 0                          | 51.05                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | TAMILNADU        | 2             | 0.643                                                                | 78.170                           | 1                   | 0                          | 142.52                     |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | TELENGANA        | 12            | 0.002                                                                | 2.270                            | 0                   | 0                          | 4.87                       |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | MAHARASHTRA      | -             | -                                                                    | -                                | -                   | -                          | -                          |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | MADHYA PRADESH   | 86            | 0.000                                                                | 45.030                           | 0                   | 86                         | 108.17                     |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | KARNATAKA        | 221           | 0.009                                                                | 8.580                            | 6                   | 4                          | 36.00                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | KERALA           | 7             | 0.005                                                                | 37.970                           | 0                   | 0                          | 1.61                       |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | ODISHA           | 44            | 2.009                                                                | 88.17                            | 0                   | 0                          | 43.68                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | Sub Total        | 1047          | 5.2                                                                  | 1109.33                          | 61                  | 90                         | 717.04                     |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | CHHATTISGARH     | 108           | 0.015                                                                | 23.09                            | 0                   | 104                        | 69.94                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | JHARKHAND        | 167           | 0.010                                                                | 34.260                           | 79                  | 131                        | 5.00                       |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | SIKKIM           | 0             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | WEST BENGAL      | 575           | 0.008                                                                | 3.770                            | 575                 | 0                          | 0.00                       |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | Sub Total        | 850           | 0.033                                                                | 61.12                            | 654                 | 235                        | 74.94                      |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | HARYANA          | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MAJOR     | UTTARPRADESH     | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |

| Year    | Mineral   | State            | No of Cases   | Quantum of mineral/ore excavated/stacked/transported (in lakh ton)   | Value of mineral/Ore (Rs.lakh)   | FIR Lodged (Nos.)   | Court Cases Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realised (Rs.lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------|------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 9683          | 12.946                                                               | 2607.83                          | 0                   | 0                          | 2809.73                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | GOA              | 0             | 0.000                                                                | 0.00                             | 0                   | 0                          | 0.00                       |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | GUJARAT          | 6222          | 20.458                                                               | 3007.88                          | 81                  | 2                          | 3065.73                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | RAJASTHAN        | 3535          | 31.014                                                               | 653.51                           | 374                 | 11                         | 1407.42                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | TAMILNADU        | 56            | 6.520                                                                | 190.03                           | 4015                | 0                          | 3041.52                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | TELENGANA        | 6526          | 20.870                                                               | 1225.85                          | 0                   | 0                          | 1636.60                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | MAHARASHTRA      | 33621         | 0.000                                                                | 0.00                             | 56                  | 0                          | 7076.63                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | MADHYA PRADESH   | 13541         | 0.000                                                                | 88533.07                         | 0                   | 13420                      | 10897.88                   |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | KARNATAKA        | 8964          | 5.846                                                                | 1359.13                          | 218                 | 47                         | 2789.59                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | KERALA           | 3694          | 51.265                                                               | 32137.00                         | 0                   | 0                          | 1364.57                    |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | ODISHA           | 18            | 0.105                                                                | 113.51                           | 0                   | 0                          | 82.62                      |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | Sub Total        | 85860         | 149.024                                                              | 129827.81                        | 4744                | 13480                      | 34172.29                   |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | CHHATTISGARH     | 5754          | 2.388                                                                | 202.09                           | 0                   | 5722                       | 875.49                     |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | JHARKHAND        | 1478          | 0.471                                                                | 85.540                           | 517                 | 98                         | 108.07                     |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | SIKKIM           | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | WEST BENGAL      | 0             | 0                                                                    | 0                                | 0                   | 0                          | 0                          |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | Sub Total        | 7232          | 2.859                                                                | 287.63                           | 517                 | 5820                       | 983.56                     |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | HARYANA          | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |
| 2015-16 | MINOR     | UTTAR PRADESH    | _             | _                                                                    | _                                | _                   | _                          | _                          |

(-) Details with respect to minerals not reported by State Govt.