Lok Sabha Question No. 2769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Complaints regarding Illegal Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2769

## ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## COMPLAINTS REGARDING ILLEGAL MINING

2769. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of complaints received about illegal mining in the country during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;

(b) the details of the action taken on these complaints, year-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that the number of cases of illegal mining have increased in the country during the said period but action has been taken registering a few cases only; and

(d) if so, the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (d): Based on the quarterly returns on illegal mining submitted by various State Governments to the Indian Bureau of Mines (a subordinate office of this Ministry), the state-wise  case  details  of  illegal  mining  reported  from  the  year  2016-17  to  2018-19 alongwith the action taken is given at Annexure.

It  can be concluded from the table given at Annexure that the cases of illegal mining showed an upward trend from 2016-17 to 2017-18. However, it has shown a downward trend from 2017-18 to 2018-19.

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## Statement Showing Number of Cases of Illegal Mining reported and action taken during the period from 2016-17 to 2018-19

| Illegal mining cases (Nos.)   | Illegal mining cases (Nos.)   | Illegal mining cases (Nos.)   | Illegal mining cases (Nos.)   | Illegal mining cases (Nos.)   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2018-19    |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                       | State                         | 2016- 17                      | 2017- 18                      | 2018- 19                      | FIR Lodged (Nos.)                      | Court Cases Filed (Nos.)               | Vehicle Seized (No.)                   | Fine realized by State Govt. (Rs. Lakh) |
| 1.                            | Andhra Pradesh                | 9703                          | 8128                          | 7644                          | 30                                     | 18                                     | 648                                    | 8580.115                                |
| 2.                            | Chhattisgarh                  | 4794                          | 4857                          | 5060                          | 0                                      | 14711                                  | 0                                      | 2525.374                                |
| 3.                            | Gujarat                       | 8325                          | 7827                          | 7679                          | 325                                    | 21                                     | 20066                                  | 22118.33                                |
| 4.                            | Haryana                       | 1345                          | 1391                          | 1380                          | 517                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1036.502                                |
| 5.                            | Himachal Pradesh              | 783                           | 1753                          | 590                           | 0                                      | 410                                    | 4                                      | 69.761                                  |
| 6.                            | Jammu & Kashmir               | n. r.                         | 1485                          | n.r                           | 0                                      | 0                                      | 1485                                   | 15.896                                  |
| 7.                            | Jharkhand                     | 838                           | 2772                          | 3132                          | 1900                                   | 651                                    | 7028                                   | 3683.825                                |
| 8.                            | Karnataka                     | 5692                          | 4669                          | 4101                          | 3070                                   | 459                                    | 2716                                   | 6868.385                                |
| 9.                            | Kerala                        | 4861                          | 8315                          | 7797                          | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 12299.32                                |
| 10.                           | Madhya Pradesh                | 13880                         | 15205                         | 16405                         | 479                                    | 24456                                  | 2477                                   | 135439.4                                |
| 11.                           | Maharashtra                   | 31173                         | 26628                         | 13436                         | 4405                                   | 0                                      | 71237                                  | 28496.58                                |
| 12.                           | Odisha                        | 45                            | 47                            | 29                            | 2                                      | 4                                      | 82                                     | 1750.321                                |
| 13.                           | Rajasthan                     | 3945                          | 6632                          | 17118                         | 2620                                   | 44                                     | 293846                                 | 16021.118                               |
| 14.                           | Tamilnadu                     | 87                            | 132                           | 113                           | 22956                                  | 45                                     | 39741                                  | 12798.062                               |
| 15.                           | Telangana                     | 5839                          | 6143                          | 6553                          | 0                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      | 4757.36                                 |
| 16.                           | Uttar Pradesh                 | 5737                          | 20214                         | 24455                         | 677                                    | 4423                                   | 0                                      | 13864.06                                |
| Grand Total                   | Grand Total                   | 97047                         | 116198                        | 115492                        | 36981                                  | 45242                                  | 439332                                 | 270324.41                               |