Lok Sabha Question No. 2599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Definition of Illegal Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2599

ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## DEFINITION OF ILLEGAL MINING

† 2599 . SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to change the definition of illegal mining and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  complaints  received  about  illegal  mining  during  the  last  three years, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  amount  of  fines  collected  from  illegal  mining  by  the  State Government of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the other actions taken by the Government against those found guilty in illegal mining?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Sir.

(b) to (d): As per Section 23C of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act  1957,  the  State  Governments are empowered to frame rules to prevent illegal mining.  The  State  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  frame such rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals and for the purposes connected therewith in the state. A compilation of such returns  and  action taken by the  States including  the State of Uttar Pradesh for last three years including current year is provided in  annexure-I.

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| Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases              | Illegal mining cases   | Action taken from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (Up to Quarter ending September-20)   | Action taken from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (Up to Quarter ending September-20)   | Action taken from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (Up to Quarter ending September-20)   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                | State                  | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                | 2020-21 (Quarter ending Sept -20) | FIR Lodged (Nos.)      | Court Cases Filed (Nos.)                                                   | Vehicle Seized (No.)                                                       | Fine realized by State Govt. (Rs.Lakh)                                     |
| 1                      | Andaman & Nicobar      | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | n.r                    | n.r                                                                        | n.r                                                                        | n.r                                                                        |
| 2                      | Andhra Pradesh         | 8128                   | 7644                   | 8354                   | 3994                              | 39                     | 18                                                                         | 1857                                                                       | 60949.271                                                                  |
| 3                      | Assam                  | n. r.                  | n.r                    | 0                      | 0                                 | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| *4                     | Chhattisgarh           | 4857                   | 5060                   | 6449                   | 1963                              | 0                      | 16366                                                                      | 0                                                                          | 3117.187                                                                   |
| 5                      | Goa                    | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                 | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 6                      | Gujarat                | 7827                   | 7679                   | 7476                   | 3355                              | 423                    | 51                                                                         | 20619                                                                      | 32954.900                                                                  |
| 7                      | Haryana                | 1391                   | 1380                   | 1251                   | 696                               | 565                    | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 1658.748                                                                   |
| 8                      | Himachal Pradesh       | 1753                   | 590                    | 2424                   | 1967                              | 84                     | 755                                                                        | 17                                                                         | 161.814                                                                    |
| 9                      | Jammu & Kashmir        | 1485                   | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 1485                                                                       | 15.896                                                                     |
| 10                     | Jharkhand              | 2772                   | 3132                   | 3269                   | n.r                               | 2262                   | 1051                                                                       | 8759                                                                       | 4083.115                                                                   |
| 11                     | Karnataka              | 4669                   | 4101                   | 4935                   | 2197                              | 3845                   | 1379                                                                       | 1895                                                                       | 8242.932                                                                   |
| 12                     | Kerala                 | 8315                   | 7797                   | 8575                   | 2673                              | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 17108.560                                                                  |
| 13                     | Madhya Pradesh         | 15205                  | 16405                  | 8223                   | 5384                              | 61                     | 21924                                                                      | 29                                                                         | 142720.411                                                                 |
| 14                     | Maharashtra            | 26628                  | 13436                  | 10456                  | 4326                              | 6561                   | 0                                                                          | 54846                                                                      | 33858.040                                                                  |
| 15                     | Mizoram                | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 16                     | Odisha                 | 47                     | 29                     | 16                     | 1                                 | 2                      | 0                                                                          | 7                                                                          | 740.782                                                                    |
| 17                     | Punjab                 | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | n.r                    | n.r                                                                        | n.r                                                                        | n.r                                                                        |
| 18                     | Rajasthan              | 6632                   | 17118                  | 4027                   | n.r                               | 2274                   | 43                                                                         | 292655                                                                     | 21162.515                                                                  |
| 19                     | Sikkim                 | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 20                     | Tamilnadu              | 132                    | 113                    | 66                     | 57                                | 34941                  | 1345                                                                       | 42074                                                                      | 10677.899                                                                  |
| 21                     | Telangana              | 6143                   | 6553                   | 7039                   | n.r                               | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 1                                                                          | 3666.190                                                                   |
| 22                     | Uttar Pradesh          | 20214                  | 24455                  | n.r                    | n.r                               | 677                    | 4423                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 11667.530                                                                  |
| 23                     | West Bengal            | n. r.                  | n.r                    | n.r                    | n.r                               | 0                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| Grand Total            |                        | 116198                 | 115492                 | 72560                  | 26613                             | 51734                  | 47355                                                                      | 424244                                                                     | 352785.790                                                                 |

n. r. - quarterly return not received .