Lok Sabha Question No. 3948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Revival of Closed Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3948

ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## REVIVAL OF CLOSED MINES

## †3948. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of mines in the country State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the number of sick and closed mines in the country including Maharashtra out of these along with the workers affected as a result thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  revive  some  closed/sick  mines  in  the country especially in Maharashtra; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken to revive the said mines and to rehabilitate the affected workers especially in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  information  provided  by  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines  (a  subordinate office of Ministry of Mines), the details of mines for major minerals (working and nonworking) as on 01.04.2019 in the country State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is given at Annexure. The information on workers affected on account of non-working of mines is not maintained centrally in the Ministry.
- (c) & (d): The State governments are advised to take remedial action for revival of nonworking mines. The matter is exclusively in the jurisdiction of the State Government.

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## Number of Working and Non-Working Mines in the Country as on 01.04.2019

| Sl. no.     | State             | No of Mines as on 01.04.2019   | No of Mines as on 01.04.2019   | No of Mines as on 01.04.2019   |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. no.     | State             | Working                        | Non-Working                    | Total                          |
| 1           | Rajasthan         | 75                             | 107                            | 182                            |
| 2           | Odisha            | 89                             | 179                            | 268                            |
| 3           | Karnataka         | 123                            | 193                            | 316                            |
| 4           | Kerala            | 4                              | 3                              | 7                              |
| 5           | Tamil Nadu        | 71                             | 393                            | 464                            |
| 6           | Gujarat           | 145                            | 304                            | 449                            |
| 7           | Assam             | 3                              | 4                              | 7                              |
| 8           | Meghalaya         | 20                             | 2                              | 22                             |
| 9           | Maharashtra       | 54                             | 81                             | 135                            |
| 10          | Chhattisgarh      | 132                            | 52                             | 184                            |
| 11          | Goa               | 0                              | 15                             | 15                             |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh    | 207                            | 395                            | 602                            |
| 13          | Uttar Pradesh     | 2                              | 2                              | 4                              |
| 14          | Haryana           | 0                              | 4                              | 4                              |
| 15          | Himachal Pradesh  | 23                             | 19                             | 42                             |
| 16          | Jammu and Kashmir | 32                             | 5                              | 37                             |
| 17          | Uttarakhand       | 3                              | 4                              | 7                              |
| 18          | Andhra Pradesh    | 107                            | 283                            | 390                            |
| 19          | Telengana         | 34                             | 50                             | 84                             |
| 20          | Bihar             | 1                              | 0                              | 1                              |
| 21          | Jharkhand         | 37                             | 110                            | 147                            |
| 22          | West Bengal       | 0                              | 1                              | 1                              |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 1162                           | 2206                           | 3368                           |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines