Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Khan Prahari App
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1042 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.2.2023

## Khan Prahari App

1042.   SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a).       whether the Khan Prahari app is still functional;

(b).       if so, the number of reports of illegal coal mining registered through it till date, Statewise including the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa;

- (c).       whether any action has been taken on behalf of these reports; and
- (d).      if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  KhananPrahari  Mobile  app  is  functional.    The  total  number  of  complaints registered  on  Coal  Mine  Surveillance  &  Management  System  (CMSMS)  portal  through KhananPrahari Mobile App is 462, out of which 77 complaints were found to be true after verification. The State wise status of complaints registered on CMSMS portal is attached as annexure.

(c) & (d): The action is taken by coal companies and State Governments on the verified true complaints registered on CMSMS portal.  As on date, there are 77 incidents where action has been taken.

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Annexure-1

| CMSMS Complaint Status upto Jan'23   | CMSMS Complaint Status upto Jan'23   | CMSMS Complaint Status upto Jan'23   | CMSMS Complaint Status upto Jan'23   | CMSMS Complaint Status upto Jan'23   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| STATE                                | Verified False Complaints            | Verified True Complaints             | Non Verified Complaints              | Grand Total                          |
| Assam                                | 1                                    | 3                                    |                                      | 4                                    |
| Non-CIL                              | 1                                    | 3                                    |                                      | 4                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 16                                   |                                      | 8                                    | 24                                   |
| SECL                                 | 10                                   |                                      |                                      | 10                                   |
| Non-CIL                              | 6                                    |                                      | 8                                    | 14                                   |
| Jharkhand                            | 44                                   | 28                                   | 14                                   | 86                                   |
| BCCL                                 | 23                                   | 2                                    |                                      | 25                                   |
| CCL                                  | 2                                    | 14                                   |                                      | 16                                   |
| ECL                                  | 18                                   | 12                                   |                                      | 30                                   |
| Non-CIL                              | 1                                    |                                      | 14                                   | 15                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 10                                   |                                      | 43                                   | 53                                   |
| NCL                                  | 3                                    |                                      | 8                                    | 11                                   |
| SECL                                 | 3                                    |                                      |                                      | 3                                    |
| Non-CIL                              | 4                                    |                                      | 35                                   | 39                                   |
| Maharashtra                          | 2                                    |                                      | 10                                   | 12                                   |
| WCL                                  | 2                                    |                                      |                                      | 2                                    |
| Non-CIL                              |                                      |                                      | 10                                   | 10                                   |
| Odisha                               | 3                                    |                                      | 3                                    | 6                                    |
| MCL                                  | 1                                    |                                      |                                      | 1                                    |
| Non-CIL                              | 2                                    |                                      | 3                                    | 5                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 3                                    |                                      |                                      | 3                                    |
| NCL                                  | 3                                    |                                      |                                      | 3                                    |
| West Bengal                          | 172                                  | 46                                   | 56                                   | 274                                  |
| BCCL                                 | 1                                    |                                      |                                      | 1                                    |
| ECL                                  | 170                                  | 46                                   |                                      | 216                                  |
| Non-CIL                              | 1                                    |                                      | 56                                   | 57                                   |
| Grand Total                          | 251                                  | 77                                   | 134                                  | 462                                  |