Lok Sabha Question No. 2397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Mining Surveillance System
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2397 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## MINING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

2397. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  States  that  have  not  installed  mining  surveillance  systems  for detection of illegal mining and the details thereof;

(b) the details of offences of illegal mining, including but not restricted to names of minerals  detected,  the  volume  of  mineral  illegally  mined  and  detected,  amount  of royalty involved and the quantum of penalty levied in the State of Rajasthan for the last three years, State-wise;

(c) the number of States that have not set up District Mineral Foundation (DMF) or does not have data regarding DMF; and

(d) the steps taken to ensure surveillance of illegal mining?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Mines through Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) have developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS) with the assistance of Bhaskaracharya Institute for space applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar for identification of illegal mining around Major Mineral Leases. The triggers generated are forwarded to concerned State authority for verification and further action.

(b): Based on the inputs provided by the State Government, the details of offences of illegal mining detected, volume of mineral illegally mined and amount of penalty etc. for the last 3 years for Rajasthan State are as follows:

|                                              | Major Minerals   | Major Minerals                                           | Major Minerals    | Major Minerals   | Major Minerals   | Minor Minerals   | Minor Minerals                                          | Minor Minerals   | Minor Minerals   | Minor Minerals   |
|----------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                                              | No of Cases      | Quantum of Mineral/ Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported | Fine Realised     | Fine Realised    | Fine Realised    | No of Cases      | Quantum of Mineral/Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported | Fine Realised    | Fine Realised    | Fine Realised    |
| Year                                         | No of Cases      | Quantum of Mineral/ Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported | Value of Miner al | Penalty          | Total            | No of Cases      | Quantum of Mineral/Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported | Value of Mineral | Penalty          | Total            |
|                                              | No of Cases      | Metric Ton                                               | Rs.               | Rs.              | Rs.              |                  | Metric Ton                                              | Rs.              | Rs.              | Rs.              |
| 2022-23 (till the quarter ending Sept- 2022) | 20               | 902.19                                                   | 2048921           | 889999           | 2938920          | 5318             | 1761472.224                                             | 201208096        | 389598235        | 590806331        |
| 2021-22                                      | 67               | 30511.56                                                 | 2416314           | 4220000          | 6636314          | 9279             | 1340596.545                                             | 229263150.3      | 627634869.3      | 856898019.6      |
| 2020-21                                      | 165              | 3477.3                                                   | 4388195.32        | 7550004.8        | 11938200.12      | 11010            | 69670503.54                                             | 465779304.8      | 647830153        | 1113609458       |
| 2019-20                                      | 37               | 549.5                                                    | 1876501.715       | 2032274.95       | 3908776.665      | 12853            | 2054142.298                                             | 1060293825       | 676132208.6      | 1736426033.6     |

(c):

6 States have not set up District Mineral Foundation (DMF).

(d): Section 23C of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) 1957, empowers the State Governments to frame rules to prevent illegal mining, transportation  and  storage  of  minerals  and  for  the  purposes  connected  therewith. Hence, control of illegal mining and smuggling of mineral resources comes under the legislative and administrative purview of the State Governments.

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