Lok Sabha Question No. 1447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Cases of Illegal Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1447

ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## CASES OF ILLEGAL MINING

## 1447. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  any  steps  against  such  companies  which have been accused of illegal mining;
- (b) if so, the number of companies which have been found guilty of illegal mining of minerals in the last three years including the current year;
- (c) whether  any  status  report  has  been  sought  by  the  Union  Government  from States about illegal mining; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Maharashtra  along  with  the action taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Under Section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,  1957 (MMDR  Act,  1957) ,  State  Governments  have  been  empowered  to  frame rules  for  preventing  illegal  mining,  transportation  and  storage  of  minerals  for  the purposes  connected  therewith.  Therefore,  prevention  and  control  of  illegal  mining comes  under  the  legislative  and  administrative  jurisdiction  of  State  Governments.

However, based on the quarterly returns on illegal mining submitted by various State Governments  to  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines  (a  subordinate  office  under  the  Ministry  of Mines),  state-wise  details  (including  Maharashtra)  of  cases  of  illegal  mining  reported during the year from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (June 2019) along with the details of action taken is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure-PQ 1447

## Statement showing Year wise State wise Cases of Illegal Mining for Major & Minor Minerals

| Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases                | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (Quarter ending June. 2019)   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (Quarter ending June. 2019)   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (Quarter ending June. 2019)   | Action taken from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (Quarter ending June. 2019)   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                | State                  | 2016- 17               | 2017-18                | 2018- 19               | 2019-20 (Quarter ending June. 2019) | FIR Lodged (Nos.)                                                  | Court Cases Filed (Nos.)                                           | Vehicle Seized (No.)                                               | Fine realized by State Govt. (Rs. Lakh)                            |
| 1                      | Andhra Pradesh         | 9703                   | 8128                   | 7644                   | 2455                                | 30                                                                 | 20                                                                 | 905                                                                | 41565.185                                                          |
| 2                      | Chhattisgarh           | 4794                   | 4857                   | 5060                   | 1716                                | 0                                                                  | 16427                                                              | 0                                                                  | 2779.375                                                           |
| 3                      | Goa                    | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                   | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  |
| 4                      | Gujarat                | 8325                   | 7827                   | 7679                   | 1760                                | 376                                                                | 21                                                                 | 21498                                                              | 24407.900                                                          |
| 5                      | Haryana                | 1345                   | 1391                   | 1380                   | 378                                 | 604                                                                | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 1172.279                                                           |
| 6                      | Himachal Pradesh       | 783                    | 1753                   | 590                    | 365                                 | 0                                                                  | 410                                                                | 11                                                                 | 81.003                                                             |
| 7                      | Jammu & Kashmir        | n. r.                  | 1485                   | n.r                    | n.r                                 | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 1485                                                               | 15.896                                                             |
| 8                      | Jharkhand              | 838                    | 2772                   | 3132                   | 1030                                | 2087                                                               | 745                                                                | 8079                                                               | 3845.345                                                           |
| 9 Karnataka            |                        | 5692                   | 4669                   | 4101                   | 1228                                | 3457                                                               | 708                                                                | 3065                                                               | 7345.685                                                           |
| 10                     | Kerala                 | 4861                   | 8315                   | 7797                   | 2316                                | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 13298.320                                                          |
| 11                     | Madhya Pradesh         | 13880                  | 15205                  | 16405                  | 3912                                | 483                                                                | 26435                                                              | 2477                                                               | 161615.410                                                         |
| 12 Maharashtra         |                        | 31173                  | 26628                  | 13436                  | 2728                                | 4588                                                               | 0                                                                  | 73965                                                              | 31277.610                                                          |
| 13 Odisha              |                        | 45                     | 47                     | 29                     | n.r                                 | 2                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 8                                                                  | 737.791                                                            |
| 14 Rajasthan           |                        | 3945                   | 6632                   | 17118                  | 4027                                | 2873                                                               | 46                                                                 | 296065                                                             | 22910.339                                                          |
| 15 Sikkim              |                        | n. r.                  | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                                 | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  |
| 16 Tamilnadu           |                        | 87                     | 132                    | 113                    | 18                                  | 25957                                                              | 102                                                                | 39481                                                              | 12975.171                                                          |
| 17                     | Telangana              | 5839                   | 6143                   | 6553                   | 1382                                | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 2                                                                  | 4987.720                                                           |
| 18                     | Uttar Pradesh          | 5737                   | 20214                  | 24455                  | n.r                                 | 677                                                                | 4423                                                               | 0                                                                  | 13864.060                                                          |
| Grand Total            |                        | 97047                  | 116198                 | 115492                 | 23315                               | 41134                                                              | 49337                                                              | 447041                                                             | 342879.089                                                         |

n. r. - quarterly return not received .