Lok Sabha Question No. 5314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Khan Prahari Scheme
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.4.2023

## Khan Prahari Scheme

5314.   DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a)       the objective and the salient features of the Khan Prahari scheme;
- (b)        the manner in which the Government is planning to ensure the effective implementation of the scheme across all coal mines in the country;
- (c ) the  details  about  the  technology  and  tools  being  used  under  the  said  scheme  for monitoring illegal mining activities in coal mines;
- (d)       the manner in which the Government is considering to ensure the safety of workers and preventing accidents in coal mines through the scheme; and
- (e) the details of the cost incurred in implementing the Khan Prahari Scheme so far?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a): The Khanan Prahari is a mobile app meant for general public usage for posting their complaints against illegal coal mining occurrences, if any. This Mobile App works in tandem with  Coal  Mine  Surveillance  &  Management  System  which  is  a  Web-GIS  based  system developed by Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Application & Geo Informatics (BISAG) in consultation with Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd. under directive of Ministry of Coal.

The CMSMS portal along-with Khanan Prahari Mobile App was launched in July 2018. The main  objective  of  this  system  was  to  monitor  illegal  coal  mining  activities  through  high resolution satellite images and complaints received through Khanan Prahari app in order to curb illegal coal mining activities.

If  a  complaint  is  posted  through  Khanan  Prahari  on  CMSMS  Portal,  an  alert  is  generated through the CMSMS portal to the concerned authorities/nodal officers in different subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd. as well as in State Governments. The complaints are required to be validated on ground before taking suitable measures against the validated true complaints posted on CMSMS portal.

- (b):      The CMSMS Web GIS portal along-with Khanan Prahari Mobile App is continuously in  operation  since  July  2018,  when  it  was  launched.  Till  date,  473  complaints  have  been received through Khanan Prahari App. To make it more effective physical verification done in those cases,   out of which 77 complaints were found to be true after ground verification against which suitable action/measures were taken.
- (c):      The information about CMSMS & Khanan Prahari is posted on the websites of Coal India Limited and its subsidiary companies and also at NCOG website in public domain. The Khanan Prahari Mobile App is freely available on Google Play Store for download and use.

(d):   Not envisaged in the scope of Khanan Prahari app.

- (e): The Mobile application "Khannan Prahari' and Web application 'Coal Mines Surveillance &  Management  System  (CMSMS)'  was  developed  by  Bhaskarcharya  Institute  of  Space Application & Geo informatics, (BISAG), Gandhinagar.  These applications were developed free of cost by BISAG.

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## Annexure-1

| Year-Wise Status of CMSMS Portal upto Company/State   | Illegal Coal Mining February'2023 Verified False Complaints   | Complaints Lodged Verified True Complaints   | on through Khan Complaint Yet to be verified   | Prahari App Grand Total   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2018                                                  | 2018                                                          | 2018                                         | 2018                                           | 2018                      |
| CIL (Subsidiaries)                                    | CIL (Subsidiaries)                                            | CIL (Subsidiaries)                           | CIL (Subsidiaries)                             | CIL (Subsidiaries)        |
| BCCL                                                  | 6                                                             | 2                                            |                                                | 8                         |
| CCL                                                   | 1                                                             | 3                                            |                                                | 4                         |
| ECL                                                   | 21                                                            | 4                                            |                                                | 25                        |
| NCL                                                   | 3                                                             |                                              |                                                | 3                         |
| SECL                                                  | 1                                                             |                                              |                                                | 1                         |
| NONCIL (STATE)                                        | NONCIL (STATE)                                                | NONCIL (STATE)                               | NONCIL (STATE)                                 | NONCIL (STATE)            |
| Assam                                                 | 1                                                             | 2                                            |                                                | 3                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                          | 6                                                             |                                              |                                                | 6                         |
| Jharkhand                                             |                                                               |                                              | 2                                              | 2                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                        | 4                                                             |                                              | 1                                              | 5                         |
| Maharashtra                                           |                                                               |                                              | 1                                              | 1                         |
| Odisha                                                | 1                                                             |                                              |                                                | 1                         |
| West Bengal                                           | 1                                                             |                                              | 8                                              | 9                         |
| Total (2018)                                          | 45                                                            | 11                                           | 12                                             | 68                        |
| 2019                                                  | 2019                                                          | 2019                                         | 2019                                           | 2019                      |
| CIL (Subsidiaries)                                    | CIL (Subsidiaries)                                            | CIL (Subsidiaries)                           | CIL (Subsidiaries)                             | CIL (Subsidiaries)        |
| BCCL                                                  | 12                                                            |                                              |                                                | 12                        |
| CCL                                                   | 1                                                             | 5                                            |                                                | 6                         |
| ECL                                                   | 86                                                            | 32                                           |                                                | 118                       |
| MCL                                                   | 1                                                             |                                              |                                                | 1                         |
| NCL                                                   | 3                                                             |                                              |                                                | 3                         |
| SECL                                                  | 11                                                            |                                              |                                                | 11                        |
| WCL                                                   | 2                                                             |                                              |                                                | 2                         |
| NONCIL (STATE)                                        | NONCIL (STATE)                                                | NONCIL (STATE)                               | NONCIL (STATE)                                 | NONCIL (STATE)            |
| Assam                                                 |                                                               | 1                                            |                                                | 1                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                               |                                              | 2                                              | 2                         |
| Jharkhand                                             | 1                                                             |                                              | 8                                              | 9                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                        |                                                               |                                              | 24                                             | 24                        |
| Maharashtra                                           |                                                               |                                              | 7                                              | 7                         |
| Odisha                                                | 1                                                             |                                              | 3                                              | 4                         |
| West Bengal                                           |                                                               |                                              | 25                                             | 25                        |
| Total (2019)                                          | 118                                                           | 38                                           | 69                                             | 225                       |
| 2020                                                  | 2020                                                          | 2020                                         | 2020                                           | 2020                      |
| CIL (Subsidiaries)                                    | CIL (Subsidiaries)                                            | CIL (Subsidiaries)                           | CIL (Subsidiaries)                             | CIL (Subsidiaries)        |
| BCCL                                                  | 3                                                             |                                              |                                                | 3                         |
| CCL                                                   |                                                               | 2                                            |                                                | 2                         |
| ECL                                                   | 79                                                            | 22                                           |                                                | 101                       |
| SECL                                                  | 1                                                             |                                              |                                                | 1                         |
| NONCIL (STATE)                                        | NONCIL (STATE)                                                | NONCIL (STATE)                               | NONCIL (STATE)                                 | NONCIL (STATE)            |
| Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                               |                                              | 2                                              | 2                         |
| Jharkhand                                             |                                                               |                                              | 3                                              | 3                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                        |                                                               |                                              | 5                                              | 5                         |

| Maharashtra        |                    |                    | 1                  | 1                  |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| West Bengal        |                    |                    | 23                 | 23                 |
| Total (2020)       | 83                 | 24                 | 34                 | 141                |
| 2021               | 2021               | 2021               | 2021               | 2021               |
| CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) |
| BCCL               | 2                  |                    |                    | 2                  |
| CCL                |                    | 4                  |                    | 4                  |
| ECL                | 1                  |                    |                    | 1                  |
| Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    |
| Chattisgrah        |                    |                    | 3                  | 3                  |
| Jharkhand          |                    |                    | 1                  | 1                  |
| Maharashtra        |                    |                    | 1                  | 1                  |
| Total (2021)       | 3                  | 4                  | 5                  | 12                 |
| 2022               | 2022               | 2022               | 2022               | 2022               |
| CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) |
| BCCL               | 1                  |                    |                    | 1                  |
| Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    | Non-CIL (State)    |
| Chattisgarh        |                    |                    | 1                  | 1                  |
| Total (2022)       | 1                  |                    | 1                  | 2                  |
| 2023               | 2023               | 2023               | 2023               | 2023               |
| CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) | CIL (Subsidiaries) |
| BCCL               |                    |                    | 23                 | 23                 |
| NCL                |                    |                    | 2                  | 2                  |
| Total (2023)       |                    |                    | 25                 | 25                 |
| Grand Total        | 250                | 77                 | 146                | 473                |