Lok Sabha Question No. 1062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Natural Mineral Resources
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1062

ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## NATURAL MINERAL RESOURCES

1062. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Natural  Mineral  resources  under  exploitation  and  those proposed for exploitation in the peninsular States and Tamil Nadu in particular;
- (b) the total revenue generated in the last five years;
- (c) the details of the amount provided as royalty to the States where the mines are located; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the royalty rates to the States for the exploitation of mines located in the States?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  State  Governments  are  empowered  to  grant  mineral  concessions  for  the minerals located within their respective jurisdiction, under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 [MMDR Act, 1957] and the Rules framed thereunder. Revenue from mineral assets are directly accrued to the State Governments. As per the information available with Indian Bureau of Mines, a sub-ordinate office of Ministry of Mines, the details of the working mining leases of major minerals as on 01.04.2022, in various peninsular states including Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-1.

- (b) to (d): The revenue generated from mining activities is received by the concerned State  Governments.  As  per  the  information  available  with  Ministry  of  Mines,  the State-wise,  year-wise  royalty  accrual  to  various  peninsular  states  from  2017-18  to 2021-22 is at Annexure-2. The Royalty rates were last revised on 01.09.2014. Since the introduction of auction regime in 2015, in addition to royalty, the auction premium and contribution to District Mineral Foundation also accrues to the State Governments. Therefore,  the  State  Governments  are  encouraged  to  auction  more number of blocks.

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## Annexure-1

| S No   | State          |   No. of mining leases of major minerals under exploitation as on 01.04.2022 | No. of auctioned blocks which are proposed for exploitation   |
|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh |                                                                          109 | 18                                                            |
| 2.     | Gujarat        |                                                                          115 | 11                                                            |
| 3.     | Karnataka      |                                                                          107 | 28                                                            |
| 4.     | Kerala         |                                                                            1 | -                                                             |
| 5.     | Maharashtra    |                                                                           65 | 36                                                            |
| 6.     | Odisha         |                                                                           95 | 21                                                            |
| 7.     | Rajasthan      |                                                                           81 | 22                                                            |
| 8.     | Tamil Nadu     |                                                                           64 | -                                                             |
| 9.     | Telangana      |                                                                           38 | -                                                             |
| Total  | Total          |                                                                          675 | 136                                                           |

## Annexure-2

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

| S No   | State          |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |   2019-20 |   2020-21(P) |   2021-22(P) |
|--------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh |    334.92 | 417.97    |    360.08 |       340.98 |       414.02 |
| 2      | Gujarat        |    263.66 | 270.41    |    218.48 |       246.46 |       251.65 |
| 3      | Karnataka      |   1271.4  | 1282.27   |   1424.25 |      1503.63 |      2542.14 |
| 4      | Kerala         |      8.51 | 5.29      |      8.75 |         8.18 |        10.61 |
| 5      | Maharashtra    |    171.46 | 182.73    |    195.99 |       165.83 |       304.54 |
| 6      | Odisha         |   3470.41 | 7581.48   |   7672.19 |      7034.62 |     17983.7  |
| 7      | Rajasthan      |   2648.97 | 3045.14   |   2485.65 |      2886.28 |      3675.97 |
| 8      | Tamil Nadu     |    150.67 | NA        |    193.74 |       180.08 |       179.36 |
| 9      | Telangana      |    229.27 | 235.78    |    208.98 |       191.2  |       224.74 |
| Total  | Total          |   8549.27 | 13021.07  |  12768.1  |     12557.3  |     25586.7  |

(P): Provisional data, NA: Data not received from concerned State Government