Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Allotment of Iron Ore Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## ALLOTMENT OF IRON ORE MINES

## 2359. SHRI B.SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has granted mining leases for iron ore to the private and public sector companies during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  revenue  generated or royalty  collected  from  those  companies during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES AND STEEL (SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) As per the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)  (MMDR)  Act,  1957,  State  Government  is  empowered  to  grant  mining leases  for  all  minerals.  However,  before  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015,  prior approval of the Central Government was required under Section 5(1) of the MMDR Act for granting mineral concessions in respect of minerals specified in Parts 'C' of the First Schedule to the MMDR Act, 1957, including iron ore, which has been done away with.
- (b)    As  per  the  information  received  from  the  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines(IBM),  the details of mining leases for iron ore granted to private and public sector companies during each of the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-I.
- (c)   The  information  regarding  revenue  generated  from  mines  is  not  centrally maintained. However, the details of royalty collected by the State Governments in respect of iron ore for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 as informed by IBM  is given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure I

## STATE- WISE DETAILS OF MINING LEASE GRANTED TO PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR FOR IRON ORE IN LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR:

| Mineral                             | State/District                  | Village                         | Area in ha.                     | Date of Grant                   | Period in years                 | Name & Address                                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year 2012-13                        | Year 2012-13                    | Year 2012-13                    | Year 2012-13                    | Year 2012-13                    | Year 2012-13                    | Year 2012-13                                                                                                             |
| --NIL--                             | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                                                                                                                  |
| Year 2013-14                        | Year 2013-14                    | Year 2013-14                    | Year 2013-14                    | Year 2013-14                    | Year 2013-14                    | Year 2013-14                                                                                                             |
| Iron ore & Laterite                 | Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur         | Giduraha                        | 9.20                            | 18.02.2013                      | 30                              | Brokan Hill Mining Company, 188, Rijawan Bagh, Lalghati, V.I.P. Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.                            |
| Iron ore, Laterite, Clay & Ochre    | Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur         | Dhamdha                         | 4.54                            | 12/07/2013                      | 30                              | R.M.G. Super Mines Pvt. Ltd., 33, Jagaran Bhavan, Press Complex, M.P. Nagar, Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh.                    |
| Manganese ore, Iron ore & Laterite, | Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur         | Hridayanagar,                   | 4.67                            | 22.02.2014                      | 20                              | Shrikant Pandey, S/o Shri Janardan Pandey, Vill. & Post Gandhigram, Dist. Jabalpur - 483 222, Madhya Pradesh.            |
| Year 2014-15                        | Year 2014-15                    | Year 2014-15                    | Year 2014-15                    | Year 2014-15                    | Year 2014-15                    | Year 2014-15                                                                                                             |
| --NIL--                             | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                         | --NIL--                                                                                                                  |
| Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015)     | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015) | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015) | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015) | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015) | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015) | Year 2015-16 (Upto Sept., 2015)                                                                                          |
| Iron ore/ Manganese ore/ Laterite   | Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur         | Dhamda                          | 22.00                           | 04.07.2015                      | 50                              | Shri Sai Industries, (Late Shri Vijay Pratap Singh Legal Heir) Shop No. 3, Bangali Club Market, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |

Source : Information received from respective State Governments .

## Annexure-II

State wise Royalty accrual for Iron ore during 2012-13 to 2014-15

(In Rs. Lakhs)

| Year    |    A.P. | Telangana   |   Chhattisgarh | Goa      |   Jharkhand |   Karnataka |   M. P |   Maharashtra |   Odisha |   Rajasthan |
|---------|---------|-------------|----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------|---------------|----------|-------------|
| 2012-13 | 1538    | Nil         |       104528   | 32770.77 |     63909.6 |      896.72 |   1527 |       1849    |   360382 |      465.2  |
| 2013-14 |  629.83 | Nil         |        96357.8 | Nil      |     58243.3 |      963.05 |   1850 |       2976.56 |   332219 |     2201.71 |
| 2014-15 |  506.04 | 20.78       |       133699   | Nil      |     79269.9 |      756.34 |   3157 |       2413.34 |   292609 |     3933.96 |