Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Royalty for Minerals
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. † *53

ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## ROYALTY FOR MINERALS

†*53. SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a) the details of total amount payable and the amount received/recovered in respect of mineral royalty in Deeg-Bharatpur area during the last five years and the current year, year-wise; (b) the number of cases in which penalties have been imposed for illegal mining or violation of terms and conditions of mining along with the total amount thereof; and (c) the total amount of said penalty recovered so far along with the amount yet to be recovered?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO  53  FOR ANSWER  ON  23.07.2025 ASKED  BY  SMT. SANJNA JATAV REGARDING ROYALTY FOR MINERALS:

(a) There are only minor mineral leases sanctioned in the Deeg-Bharatpur area of Rajasthan. As per section 15 of the MMDR Act 1957, the State Governments have been empowered for making rules for regulating the grant of quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals and for the purposes connected  therewith.  Further,  clause  (g)  of  sub-section  (1A)  of  Section  15  of  the MMDR Act, 1957 empowers the State Governments for fixing and collection of rent, royalty, fees, dead rent, fines or other charges in respect of minor minerals. As per information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan,  the  details  of  total amount payable and the amount received/recovered in respect of mineral royalty in Deeg-Bharatpur  area  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year  is  given  at Annexure.

(b) & (c) As per Section 23C of the MMDR Act, 1957, the State Governments are empowered to frame Rules to prevent illegal mining, transportation, and storage of minerals  and  for  the  purposes  connected  therewith.  Accordingly,  Government  of Rajasthan  has  notified the 'Rajasthan  Minerals  (Prevention  of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2006' to curb illegal mining in the State.

As per the information provided by State Government of Rajasthan, there are total 159 cases of illegal mining or violation of terms & conditions in last 5 years (2020-2021 to 2024-2025). The total penalty imposed in the said cases is Rs. 9452.38 lakhs and the amount recovered is Rs. 643.99 lakhs.

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Annexure

The  details  of  total  amount  payable  and  the  amount  received/recovered  in respect of mineral royalty in Deeg-Bharatpur area:

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year (FY)          |   Amount of royalty raised during the FY (in Lakh Rs.) Amount during the FY (in Lakh Rs.) |   received/recovered |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | 2020-2021                    |                                                                                   8021.84 |              7895.2  |
| 2.        | 2021-2022                    |                                                                                  10543    |             10460.9  |
| 3.        | 2022-2023                    |                                                                                  16926    |             16592    |
| 4.        | 2023-2024                    |                                                                                  19247.6  |             18678.3  |
| 5.        | 2024-2025                    |                                                                                  26247.2  |             25530.2  |
| 6.        | 2025-2026 (up to 17.07.2025) |                                                                                   2448.25 |              2147.31 |
| Total     | Total                        |                                                                                  83434    |             81303.9  |