Lok Sabha Question No. 4637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ore
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2017

## 'Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ore'

## †4637 SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether large scale illegal mining of iron ore and manganese ore has taken place during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to check the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):  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.

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.

The information on illegal mining of iron ore and manganese as received from IBM is at Annexure-IV.

To  check  the  illegal  mining  in  the  respective  states,  22  State  Governments  have constituted  task  force  and  20  State  Governments  have  framed  rules  under  section  23C  of MMDR Act, 1957 to curb illegal mining.

(c) For controlling  illegal  mining  in  the  country,  the  Central  Government  has  inter-alia taken the following measures:

- (i) The  MMDR Act,  1957  was  amended  through  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015 which came into effect from 12th January, 2015. The Amendment Act has, inter alia, 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.
- (ii) The  Central  Government  has  amended  Rule  45  of  the  Mineral  Conservation  and Development Rules,  (MCDR) 1988,  MCDR, 1988 provides  for  measures  to  ensure scientific management of the mining process. Rule 45 of the MCDR provides for the mining companies to provide periodic reports on the extraction and disposal of the mined  material. Rule 45 of MCDR  also  facilitates end-to-end national-scale accounting of all minerals produced in the country from the pit head to its end-use, reducing the scope for illegal mining, royalty evasion, etc. The amended Rule 45 now makes  it  mandatory  for  all  miners,  traders,  stockists,  exporters  and  end-users  of minerals to register and report on the production, trade and utilisation of minerals to the State Government(s) and Indian Bureau of Mines. As on 15.11.2016, total 6277

mining leases have been registered online with IBM (excluding 31 minerals declared as minor mineral on 10.02.2015). Similarly, as regards to the status of registration of end users, traders, stockists  and exporters, as on 15.11.2016 total 3210 units of end users, 5180 number of traders, 1637 number of stockiest and 857 number of exporters have been registered. Indian Bureau of  Mines has also requested the State Governments  not  to  issue  transit  passes  for  movement  of  minerals  to  unregistered operators.

- (iii)In terms of  section 5(2)(b) of the MMDR Act, 1957, a mining plan has been made essential for grant of mining lease for major minerals. The mining plan has details on the tentative scheme of mining and annual programme for excavation for a five year period, apart from other essential details on mineral reserves, geology, lithology, type of  mining,  rehabilitation  and  restoration  of  mining  area  etc.  The  IBM  has  been allowing  deviation  upto  20%  of  the  tentative  annual  production  indicated  in  the approved mining plan/scheme of mining. This relaxation  is subject  to the  condition that the  cumulative  effect  of deviation  should  not  distort  the  approved  ore  to overburden/waste ratio and result in significant shortfall in development work. Excess ore production,  which  is  more  than  20%  of  the  tentative  annual  production  quantity indicated  in  the  mining  plan,  is  considered  as  a  contravention  of  the  provisions  of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988.
- (iv) Indian  Bureau of  Mines  (IBM),  has  entered  into  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), for a pilot project 'Sudoor Drushti' to demonstrate  the  feasibility  of  using  High  Resolution  Satellite  imagery  and  Digital Elevation Model (DEM) in monitoring mining activities / changes over a period of time over selected group of mines.
- (v) The Ministry of Mines, through Indian Bureau of Mines, has developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS), in coordination with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics )BISAG(, Gandhinagar and Ministry of Electronics and  Information  Technology (MEITY),  to use  space  technology  for  curbing  illegal mining activity in the country. The MSS is a satellite-based monitoring system which aims  to  establish  a  regime  of  responsive  mineral  administration,  through  public participation, by curbing instances of illegal mining activity through automatic remote sensing detection technology.

## RETURN ON ILLEGAL MINING FOR THE  YEAR  2013-14

| Ye ar   | Mine ral      | State            | No of Cas es   | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked /transported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lak hs)   | FIR Lodg ed (Nos. )   | Cou rt Cas es File d ( No.)   | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)   |
|---------|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 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 | MAHARASHTR A     | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | 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        | 191 7          | 6.0654                                                                | 786.927                             | 388                   | 123                           | 717.55                       |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL | CHHATTISGAR H    | 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 | UTTARPRADE SH    | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
| 2013-14 | MAJOR MINERAL |                  |                |                                                                       |                                     |                       |                               |                              |

| Ye ar   | Mine ral      | State            | No of Cas es   | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked /transported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lak hs)   | FIR Lodg ed (Nos. )   | Cou rt Cas es File d ( No.)   | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)   |
|---------|---------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 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                      |
|         |               | MAHARASHTR A     | 3647 6         | 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        | 714 88         | 129.25                                                                | 25387.0 4                           | 2829                  | 687 5                         | 18700.7                      |
|         |               | CHHATTISGAR H    | 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        | 454 9          | 3.3158                                                                | 780.65                              | 415                   | 379 1                         | 477.574                      |
|         |               | HARYANA          | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
|         |               | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
|         |               | UTTARPRADE SH    | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |

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

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

| Ye ar   | Miner al   | State             | No of Cas es   | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked/tra nsported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lakh s)   | FIR Lodg ed (Nos.)   | Cour t Cas es Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)   |
|---------|------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 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      | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                    | _                            | _                            |

| Ye ar   | Miner al   | State            | No of Cas es   | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked/tra nsported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lakh s)   | FIR Lodg ed (Nos.)   | Cour t Cas es Filed ( No.)   | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)   |
|---------|------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 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.

ANNEXURE-III RETURN ON ILLEGAL MINING FOR THE YEAR 2015-16

| Ye ar   | Mine ral   | State            | No of Cas es   | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked /transported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lak hs)   | FIR Lodg ed (Nos. )   | Cou rt Cas es File d ( No.)   | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)   |
|---------|------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2015-16 | MAJOR      | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 270            | 0.052                                                                 | 57.390                              | 0                     | 0                             | 96.24                        |
| 2015-16 |            | GOA              | 2              | 0.000                                                                 | 0.000                               | 1                     | 0                             | 0.00                         |
| 2015-16 |            | GUJARAT          | 277            | 2.337                                                                 | 782.960                             | 3                     | 0                             | 232.90                       |
| 2015-16 |            | RAJASTHAN        | 126            | 0.143                                                                 | 8.790                               | 50                    | 0                             | 51.05                        |
| 2015-16 |            | TAMILNADU        | 2              | 0.643                                                                 | 78.170                              | 1                     | 0                             | 142.52                       |
| 2015-16 |            | TELENGANA        | 12             | 0.002                                                                 | 2.270                               | 0                     | 0                             | 4.87                         |
| 2015-16 |            | MAHARASHTR A     | -              | -                                                                     | -                                   | -                     | -                             | -                            |
| 2015-16 |            | MADHYA PRADESH   | 86             | 0.000                                                                 | 45.030                              | 0                     | 86                            | 108.17                       |
| 2015-16 |            | KARNATAKA        | 221            | 0.009                                                                 | 8.580                               | 6                     | 4                             | 36.00                        |
| 2015-16 |            | KERALA           | 7              | 0.005                                                                 | 37.970                              | 0                     | 0                             | 1.61                         |
| 2015-16 |            | ODISHA           | 44             | 2.009                                                                 | 88.17                               | 0                     | 0                             | 43.68                        |
| 2015-16 |            | Sub Total        | 104 7          | 5.2                                                                   | 1109.33                             | 61                    | 90                            | 717.04                       |
| 2015-16 |            | CHHATTISGAR H    | 108            | 0.015                                                                 | 23.09                               | 0                     | 104                           | 69.94                        |
| 2015-16 |            | JHARKHAND        | 167            | 0.010                                                                 | 34.260                              | 79                    | 131                           | 5.00                         |
| 2015-16 |            | SIKKIM           | 0              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
| 2015-16 |            | WEST BENGAL      | 575            | 0.008                                                                 | 3.770                               | 575                   | 0                             | 0.00                         |
| 2015-16 |            | Sub Total        | 850            | 0.033                                                                 | 61.12                               | 654                   | 235                           | 74.94                        |
| 2015-16 |            | HARYANA          | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
| 2015-16 |            | HIMACHAL PRADESH | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |
| 2015-16 |            | UTTARPRADE SH    | _              | _                                                                     | _                                   | _                     | _                             | _                            |

| Ye ar   | Mine ral   | State                                                            | No of Cas es                                                     | Quantum of mineral/oreexcavated/stacked /transported (in Lakhs ton)   | Value of mineral/ Ore (Rs.Lak hs)                                | FIR Lodg ed (Nos. )                                              | Cou rt Cas es File d ( No.)                                      | Fine Realise d (Rs.Lak hs)                                       |
|---------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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      | MAHARASHTR A                                                     | 336 21                                                           | 0.000                                                                 | 0.00                                                             | 56                                                               | 0                                                                | 7076.63                                                          |
| 2015-16 | MINOR      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                   | 1354 1                                                           | 0.000                                                                 | 88533.07                                                         | 0                                                                | 1342 0                                                           | 10897.8 8                                                        |
| 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                                                        | 858 60                                                           | 149.024                                                               | 129827. 81                                                       | 4744                                                             | 134 80                                                           | 34172.2 9                                                        |
| 2015-16 | MINOR      | CHHATTISGAR H                                                    | 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                                                        | 723 2                                                            | 2.859                                                                 | 287.63                                                           | 517                                                              | 582 0                                                            | 983.56                                                           |
| 2015-16 | MINOR      | HARYANA                                                          | _                                                                | _                                                                     | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                |
| 2015-16 | MINOR      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                 | _                                                                | _                                                                     | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                |
| 2015-16 | MINOR      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                    | _                                                                | _                                                                     | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                | _                                                                |
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| Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   | Illegal Mining of Iron Ore &Manganese Ore   |
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| Sl No.                                      | States                                      | Iron Ore ( No. of illegal mining Cases)     | Iron Ore ( No. of illegal mining Cases)     | Iron Ore ( No. of illegal mining Cases)     | Manganese ( No. of illegal mining Cases)    | Manganese ( No. of illegal mining Cases)    | Manganese ( No. of illegal mining Cases)    |
|                                             |                                             | 2013-14                                     | 2014-15                                     | 2015-16                                     | 2013-14                                     | 2014-15                                     | 2015-16                                     |
| 1                                           | Chhattisgarh                                | Nil                                         | Nil                                         | Nil                                         | Nil                                         | Nil                                         | Nil                                         |

| 2     | Goa             | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
|-------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 3     | Gujarat         | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | 1     |
| 4     | Jharkhand       | Nil   | 15    | Nil   | Nil   | 4     | 1     |
| 5     | Karnataka       | 21    | 26    | 2     | Nil   | 1     | Nil   |
| 6     | Madhya Pradesh  | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 7     | Maharashtra     | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 8     | Odisha (Orissa) | 49    | 68    | 26    | 5     | 29    | 27    |
| 9     | Rajasthan       | 0     | 3     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     |
| 10    | Telangana       | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| Total | Total           | 70    | 112   | 28    | 5     | 34    | 29    |

Source: Indian Bureuau of Mines

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