Lok Sabha Question No. 3225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Illegal Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF MINES**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3225**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 10** **th** **august 2015**

**Illegal mining**

**3225.	SHRI. KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:**

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

1. whether any payment has been made by the Union Government to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other telecommunication organisations for tracing out illegal mining in the country; if so, the details thereof;
2. whether fresh recommendations have been made by some State Governments and sanction has been granted by the Union Government to certain companies found involved in illegal mining in different parts of the country and also violating the orders of the Supreme Court;
3. if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, company-wise and State/ UT-wise;
4. whether reports regarding the status of illegal mining have been sought by the Union Government from some of the State Governments; and
5. if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF MINES AND STEEL (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)**

(a): No Madam. However, the Indian Bureau of Mines (a subordinate office of the Ministry of Mines) has procured 13 satellite imageries from National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Space Research Organisation at a cost of Rs.1,08,000/- for identification of mining excavations towards formulation of mineral development plan in Adityana & Bhakharala villages in Porbandar district of Gujarat.

(b): No Madam.

(c): Does not arise in view of reply given to (b) above.

(d) & (e): Based on the quarterly returns on illegal mining submitted by various State Governments to Indian Bureau of Mines (a subordinate office under the Ministry of Mines), state-wise details of instances of illegal mining reported in various parts of the country for last three years details along with the action taken by the Government in this regard is given in **ANNEXURE** .

**ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3225 FOR REPLY ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING ‘ILLEGAL MINING’ ASKED BY SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR**

**Statement showing Year wise State wise Cases of Illegal Mining for Major & Minor Minerals**

| Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases   | Illegal mining cases              | Action taken from 2011-12 to 2013-14, 2014-15 ( Quarter ending December 2014)   | Action taken from 2011-12 to 2013-14, 2014-15 ( Quarter ending December 2014)   | Action taken from 2011-12 to 2013-14, 2014-15 ( Quarter ending December 2014)   | Action taken from 2011-12 to 2013-14, 2014-15 ( Quarter ending December 2014)   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.  No.               | State                  | 2011-12                | 2012-13                | 2013 – 14              | 2014-15 (Quarter ending Dec. 2014 | FIR Lodged (Nos.)                                                               | Court Cases  Filed  (Nos.)                                                      | Vehicle  Seized  (No.)                                                          | Fine realized by  State Govt.  (Rs. Lakh)                                       |
| 1                      | Andaman & Nicobar      | 3                      | 0                      | n.r.                   | n.r.                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0.05                                                                            |
| 2                      | Andhra Pradesh         | 19913                  | 16592                  | 7692                   | 7281                              | 2                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 8400.429                                                                        |
| 3                      | Assam                  | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                 | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 4                      | Chhattisgarh           | 2946                   | 3238                   | 3996                   | 3500                              | 89                                                                              | 12177                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 2313.043                                                                        |
| 5                      | Goa                    | 1                      | 0                      | 1                      | 0                                 | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 6                      | Gujarat                | 3485                   | 6023                   | 5447                   | 4335                              | 248                                                                             | 28                                                                              | 9218                                                                            | 42021.94                                                                        |
| 7                      | Haryana                | 2022                   | 3517                   | 3589                   | 4006                              | 569                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2689.62                                                                         |
| 8                      | Himachal Pradesh       | 1289                   | 0                      | n.r.                   | n.r.                              | 186                                                                             | 186                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 38.52                                                                           |
| 9                      | Jharkhand              | 364                    | 663                    | 901                    | 768                               | 1395                                                                            | 37                                                                              | 854                                                                             | 246.05                                                                          |
| 10                     | Karnataka              | 6691                   | 6677                   | 8509                   | 6608                              | 574                                                                             | 549                                                                             | 12755                                                                           | 7198.40                                                                         |
| 11                     | Kerala                 | 3175                   | 4550                   | 4448                   | 3312                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2031.93                                                                         |
| 12                     | Madhya Pradesh         | 7147                   | 7169                   | 6725                   | 5883                              | 61                                                                              | 26644                                                                           | 528                                                                             | 12933.57                                                                        |
| 13                     | Maharashtra            | 40642                  | 42918                  | 36476                  | 0                                 | 122                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 117291                                                                          | 14988.43                                                                        |
| 14                     | Mizoram                | 2                      | 16                     | 21                     | 17                                | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1.697                                                                           |
| 15                     | Odisha                 | 309                    | 314                    | 76                     | 70                                | 8                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 519                                                                             | 1130.56                                                                         |
| 16                     | Punjab                 | 314                    | 19                     | n.r.                   | n.r.                              | 74                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 61                                                                              | 45.80                                                                           |
| 17                     | Rajasthan              | 1201                   | 2861                   | 2953                   | 2339                              | 2191                                                                            | 72                                                                              | 2678                                                                            | 4009.728                                                                        |
| 18                     | Tamilnadu              | 123                    | 295                    | 1078                   | 155                               | 4367                                                                            | 1                                                                               | 37283                                                                           | 10865.368                                                                       |
| 19                     | Telangana              | -                      | -                      | -                      | 2379                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 281.83                                                                          |
| 20                     | Uttar Pradesh          | 4708                   | 3266                   | 6777                   | 8030                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 6044.94                                                                         |
| 21                     | West Bengal            | 269                    | 479                    | n.r.                   | n.r.                              | 929                                                                             | 93                                                                              | 815                                                                             | 0                                                                               |
| Grand Total            | Grand Total            | 94604                  | 98597                  | 88689                  | 48683                             | 10815                                                                           | 39796                                                                           | 182004                                                                          | 115241.905                                                                      |

**n. r. – quarterly return not received**