Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Issuance of Orders under Mines and Mineral Act, 1957
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 176 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## ISSUANCE OF ORDERS UNDER MINES AND MINERAL ACT, 1957

†176. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to State:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the District Mineral Foundation has been established under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and under the said Act orders have been issued to the Chief Secretaries of all the States of the country, vide F.No. 7/ 9/2021 - M4 dated 23 April, 2021, that the Governing Council of the District Mineral Foundation shall be headed by the District Collector of the respective district;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  States  which  are  implementing/not  implementing  the  said order as on date;
- (c) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps for the immediate implementation  of  the  above  said  order  by  the  States,  particularly  by  the  State  of Maharashtra; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof as on date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): Details have been provided in Annexure - I.
- (c)  &  (d):  Ministry  of  Mines  vide  communication  dated  07.01.2022  has  requested  the State Governments to provide the compliance report of the implementation of the order dated  23 rd April  2021. In  Maharashtra,  Chairman  of  the  Governing  Council  is  District Collector.

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|   Sr.No. | State            | DC as Chairman in Governing Council   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Yes                                   |
|        2 | Assam            | Yes                                   |
|        3 | Bihar            | Yes                                   |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh     | Yes                                   |
|        5 | Goa              | Yes                                   |
|        6 | Gujarat          | Yes                                   |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh | Yes                                   |
|        8 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Yes                                   |
|        9 | Jharkhand        | Yes                                   |
|       10 | Karnataka        | Yes                                   |
|       11 | Kerala           | Yes                                   |
|       12 | Maharashtra      | Yes                                   |
|       13 | Meghalaya        | Yes                                   |
|       14 | Odisha           | Yes                                   |
|       15 | Rajasthan        | Yes                                   |
|       16 | Tamilnadu        | Yes                                   |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh    | Yes                                   |
|       18 | Punjab           | Yes                                   |
|       19 | Haryana          | Yes                                   |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh   | No                                    |
|       21 | Uttarakhand      | No                                    |
|       22 | West Bengal      | No                                    |
|       23 | Telangana        | No                                    |

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Annexure - I