Lok Sabha Question No. 2651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Mining and Extraction of Granite
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2651

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## MINING AND EXTRACTION OF GRANITE

2651 . SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has formulated any special plan to improve and monitor mining and extraction of granite;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total stock of Granite in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the quantum of Granite exported during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (e) whether the export of Granite has been affected in the recent times;
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government in this direction ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Granite being a building stone comes under Minor Mineral, as defined under clause (e) of section 3 of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). As per section 15 of the MMDR Act, 1957, State Governments have been empowered  to  make  rules  for  regulating  the  grant  of mining  leases  or  other  mineral concessions  in  respect  of  minor  minerals  and  for  purposes  connected  therewith. Therefore, the administration of mining of minor minerals including granite is completely within the domain of the respective State Governments.

However,  the  Granite  Conservation  and  Development  Rules  (GCDR),  1999 has  been  framed  by  Central  Government  which  aims  at  bringing  uniform  rules  for conservation,  systematic  development  and  scientific  exploitation  of  granite  resources. Further, Ministry of Mines vide order dated 23.04.2021 has constituted a Granite and Marble  Development  Council  for  a  period  of  three  years  to  prescribe  a  uniform framework  with  regard  to  systematic  and  scientific  exploration  of  Granite  and  Marble minerals throughout the country.

(c):  As  per  National  Mineral  Inventory  data,  the  total  reserves/resources  of  Granite (Dimension Stone) as on 01.04.2015 is attached at annexure-I.

- (d) : As per the information furnished by Indian Bureau of Mines (a subordinate office of Ministry of Mines), details of the quantum of Granite exported during the last three years are as under:

(Value in Rs. '000)

|           |      | Export   | Export    | Export      | Export      | Export      | Export      |
|-----------|------|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Commodity | Unit | 2018-19  | 2018-19   | 2019-20(P*) | 2019-20(P*) | 2020-21(P*) | 2020-21(P*) |
|           |      | Quantity | Value     | Quantity    | Value       | Quantity    | Value       |
| GRANITE   | TON  | 6811728  | 102014060 | 6678131     | 102248504   | 7514833     | 113169599   |

- (e):    In  the  year  2019-2020,  export  has  decreased  by  1.9%  and  in  the  year  202021increased by 12.5% on year basis.

(f):   No specific information is available with Ministry of Mines.

- (g):  Do not arise in view of above.

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## National Mineral Inventory, 2015

## Table No. 5.29  :  Reserves/Resources  of   Granite (Dimension Stone)  as on 1.4.2015

(By Grades / States)

## Annexure - I

(In 000'Cum)

|                   | Reserves   | Reserves   | Reserves   | Reserves   | Reserves    | Remaining Resources   | Remaining Resources   | Remaining Resources   | Remaining Resources   | Remaining Resources   | Remaining Resources   |          | Total     |
|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|-----------|
|                   | Proved     | Probable   | Probable   | Total      | Feasibility | Pre-feasibility       | Pre-feasibility       | Measured              | Indicated             | Inferred              | Reconnaissance        | Total    | Resources |
|                   | STD111     | STD121     | STD122     | (A)        | STD211      | STD221                | STD222                | STD331                | STD332                | STD333                | STD334                | (B)      | (A+B)     |
| All India : Total | 35741      | 201377     | 26574      | 263692     | 38462       | 51990                 | 8234                  | 837325                | 2063964               | 42543908              | 512216                | 46056098 | 46319790  |
| By Grades         |            |            |            |            |             |                       |                       |                       |                       |                       |                       |          |           |
| Black Granite     | 6936       | 6060 3909  |            | 16906      | 0           | 45690                 | 1                     | 50934                 | 466039                | 2572581               | 23538                 | 3158783  | 3175688   |
| Coloured Granite  | 28805      | 195316     | 22665      | 246786     | 38462       | 6300                  | 8233                  | 786391                | 1276125               | 39843847              | 448438                | 42407795 | 42654581  |
| Unclassified      | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 321800                | 127481                | 40240                 | 489521   | 489521    |
| By States         |            |            |            |            |             |                       |                       |                       |                       |                       |                       |          |           |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2360396               | 0                     | 2360396  | 2360396   |
| Assam             | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 800                   | 583150                | 0                     | 583950   | 583950    |
| Bihar             | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 179000                | 698612                | 0                     | 877612   | 877612    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 50057                 | 0                     | 50057    | 50057     |
| Gujarat           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 8501947               | 0                     | 8501947  | 8501947   |
| Haryana           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 34000                 | 0                     | 34000    | 34000     |
| Jammu& Kashmir    | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 44570                 | 40000                 | 84570    | 84570     |
| Jharkhand         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 651300                | 8197110               | 26930                 | 8875340  | 8875340   |
| Karnataka         | 26363      | 19389      | 21836      | 67587      | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 238                   | 1231625               | 8012784               | 25659                 | 9270306  | 9337893   |
| Kerala            | 140        | 0          | 0          | 140        | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 99                    | 2570                  | 0                     | 2669     | 2808      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0          | 160        | 0          | 160        | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1885924               | 108000                | 1993924  | 1994084   |
| Maharashtra       | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 6300                  | 0                     | 486925                | 0                     | 665622                | 0                     | 1158847  | 1158847   |
| Meghalya          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 286467                | 286467   | 286467    |
| Odisha            | 0          | 80000      | 0          | 80000      | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 330328                | 0                     | 1432492               | 5160                  | 1767980  | 1847980   |
| Rajasthan         | 5581       | 100380     | 4500       | 110461     | 38462       | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 9021742               | 20000                 | 9080204  | 9190665   |
| Tamil Nadu        | 0          | 1448       | 238        | 1686       | 0           | 45690                 | 8234                  | 7                     | 0                     | 503818                | 0                     | 557749   | 559435    |
| Telangana         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 45494                 | 0                     | 45494    | 45494     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 494819                | 0                     | 494819   | 494819    |
| West Bengal       | 3658       | 0          | 0          | 3658       | 0           | 0                     | 0                     | 19827                 | 1140                  | 8802                  | 0                     | 29768    | 33426     |

figures rounded off