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Lok Sabha Question No. 4266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Underselling of Minerals
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## UNDERSELLING OF MINERALS

## 4266. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  has  been  underselling  of  minerals particularly  Iron  Ore  by  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  to  various  countries including China, Japan and South Korea;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof pertaining to each of the last three years and the current year, quantity/value/mineral/country-wise;
- (c) whether these PSUs follow the practices as are followed globally;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  avoid  underselling  of minerals?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  None  of  the  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  under  administrative  control  of  the Ministry of Mines indulge in mineral exports especially of iron ore. Further, in Ministry of Mines no such complaints have been received regarding underselling of mineral by PSUs.

- (b) to (e): Does not arise in view of the reply given to (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Greenfield Airport Project in West Bengal
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 4265 (To be answered on the Ith August 2016)

## AIRPORT PROJECT IN WEST BENGAL GREENFIELD

## 4265. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be to state:pleased whether the Government has undertaken 4 Greenfield Airport project in (a): Andal; West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;

completion of the project; (c): if so, work (OJa whether the Government proposes to engage private companies to

therefor for abandoning the project; and

(d): ifnot, the reasons utilised far in the development of this project (e): the funds allocated and So and the time by which the airport is likely to become operational?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- MIs Bengal for use at Andal-Faridpur blocks in West Bengal in Decembe 2015, with an Air India flight connecting this airport to Kolkatis Governient 0 India has not provided any funds for development of tbis However; Rs: 670 crore is the total investment made for development airport: of this airport by the project proponent public May,
Lok Sabha Question No. 4263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Auction of Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.8.2016

## Auction of Mines

## 4263. SHRI R.K. SINGH:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of mines auctioned under the new law providing for auctioning of mines and the details of the realisation in these auction along with the progress made so far in this regard; and
- (b) the annual production of iron ore during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) : So far 7 mineral blocks have been auctioned in the country. By the auction of these 7 blocks, the respective state governments would get estimated additional revenue of Rs. 13138 crores during the lease period of the mines. Letter of Intent (LoI) has been issued by the State Governments concerned in favour of preferred Bidder identified through Auction.
- (b) The annual production of Iron Ore for last three years is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

The annual production of Iron Ore for last three years is given below:

(

Quantity in 000 t)

|                | 2013-14   | 2014-15(P)   |   2015-16(P) |
|----------------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
| India          | 152183    | 128909       |       155898 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 751       | 908          |          493 |
| Chhattisgarh   | 29250     | 29418        |        24592 |
| Goa            | -         | -            |         1778 |
| Jharkhand      | 22624     | 19173        |        19077 |
| Karnataka      | 18684     | 20157        |        25021 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2090      | 4019         |         2463 |
| Maharashtra    | 1888      | 2050         |         1423 |
| Odisha         | 76188     | 52026        |        79909 |
| Rajasthan      | 708       | 1121         |         1141 |
| Telangana      | --        | 37           |            0 |

(P)Provisional; Source: MCDR returns

Note:  Telangana  State  formed  on  2 nd June,  2014,  hence  the  information  against Telangana state mentioned from 2014-15 onwards. Figures for 2013-14 are reported as part of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Displacement of Tribal Communities
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.8.16

## Displacement of Tribal Communities

4260.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  human  rights  group  Amnesty  International  or  any  other  NonGovernmental  Organisations  recently released a report highlighting the pattern  of  human  rights  violation  mainly  because  of  displacement  of  tribal communities by Coal India Limited (CIL) in several States of the country, and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the  number of  the  cases  registered  about  the  violation of  human  rights  and the  number of tribals displaced due to acquisition of land for mining of coal during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the tribal people opposed the expansion of coal mining in Odisha and Chhattisgarh;
- (d) if  so,  the  details    thereof  and  the  steps  taken  to  hold  consultations  with  the representatives of the communities; and
- (e)   the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  safeguard  the interests of the tribal people?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER, MINES AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to  (e):  The  information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  Table  of  the House.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Preferential Right to Mining Exploration Firms
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4259 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  AUGUST, 2016

## PREFERENTIAL RIGHT TO MINING EXPLORATION FIRMS

## 4259.  SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  reimburse  the  costs  to  mining firms that fail to find adequate mineral wealth and offer them a share of the revenue  from  the  blocks  where  they  do  strike  valuable  reserves  to  make exploration more attractive for private players in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  exploration  firms  are  not  to  enjoy  any  preferential  right  to  the blocks  where  they  find  viable  mineral  reserves  or  be  eligible  for  direct compensation from firms that end up operating the mines they discover, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the present status in this regard along with Committees/Task Forces set up and recommendations received, if any?

## A  N   S  W  E  R

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINES,  POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015  (MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015)  has  two  specific  provisions  for  mineral exploration  viz.  Non-exclusive  Reconnaissance  Permit  [NERP]  and  Prospecting License-cum-Mining Lease [PL-cum-ML] through which private sector can participate in mineral exploration. However, the holder of such NERP shall not be entitled to any claim  for  grant  of  Prospecting  Licence-cum-Mining  Lease  (PL-cum-ML)  or  Mining Lease (ML).

The  National  Mineral  Exploration  Policy-2016  (NMEP)  proposes  incentivization  of explorers in the way of providing normative costs for the operations carried out during mineral exploration and sharing of revenue in case of successful auction of mining blocks.

SBI Capital Market Limited (SBICAP) has been appointed as the consultant by the Ministry  of  Mines  for  developing  the  procedural  and  contractual  framework  for engagement of private firms in mineral exploration under the provisions of the NMEP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Outlay for AIBP
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4258 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## OUTLAY FOR AIBP

## 4258. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  enhance  the  outlay  for  the  Accelerated  Integrated  Benefit Programme (AIBP) so that the Central Assistance due to the State may be released against reimbursement claims filed in the previous year, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  also  considering  to  provide  adequate  Central  Assistance  under  the  AIBP during the financial year 2016-17, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to make modalities of fund flow through NABARD clear, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE        MINISTER   OF STATE FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) Water  Resources  Project are planned,  funded, executed and maintained  by the  State  Governments themselves  as  per their resources and  priority. In order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments, Ministry  of Water Resources,  River Development  &  Ganga   Rejuvenation  (MoWR, RD & GR)    provides financial    assistance to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development and efficient  management  of water resources  through Accelerated Irrigation  Benefits Programme (AIBP) under Pradhan Manti Krishi Sichayee Yojana (PMKSY).

Ninety  Nine  (99)  projects  (including  phases)  have  been  identified  in  consultation with  states, to  be completed  in phases by Dec., 2019. Out of these 99 projects, 23 projects are targeted for  completion in  FY 2016-17.  Decision  has  been  taken  to  provide  the  requisite  central  and  state  share  for  these  projects through  NABARD  so  as  to  complete them  in  a  time  bound  manner.   National  Water  Development Agency (NWDA) has been identified as pass  through  agency  for  channelizing the funds.   For  availing funds  from  NABARD, tripartite agreement is envisaged between states, NABARD and NWDA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Award to Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF NNDIA

## ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATIRAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4257

## Award t0 Panchayats

## t4257. SHRI SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA:

Will the Minister ofPANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- Allahabad district (UP) had secured 90 marks out of 1O in the award (a) whether National Panchayati Raj Diwas, 2015-16, if $0, the details winning districts on the thcreof;
- te basis on which the name of district Allahabad (UP) was removed from the () final list prepared by the Government;
- (c) whether Govemment will take appropriate action against the oficial responsible the name of Allahabad district from the award winning national list for removing and
- (d ifso, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE INTHE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATIRAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & () On the National   Panchayati  Raj Day, 2016,  awards under  Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar (PSP) were givcn to district  panchayats, besides  intermediate panchayats and gram panchayats, the basis of final recommendations of the State Panchayat Performance Assessment Committee (SPPAC) Two district panchayats of Uttar Fradesh are considered for award of PSP on annual basis. The top two district panchayats Iecommended by the SPPAC in Uttar Pradesh for PSP were Chandauli (78 marks) and Soncbhadra (60 marks) Allahabad district panchayat was given 57 marks by the SPPAC
- Does not arise in view Of the reply above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Unlawful Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4255 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11.08.2016

## Unlawful Coal Mining

## 4255. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central CoalfieldsLimited (CCL) has failed to control unlawfulcoal miningwithin its area of operations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof includingthe measures taken by CCL to curb theunlawful excavation of coal;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  takenany  action  against  the  coal  companies  whichhave  been employing children in coal minesas per recent reports; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  COAL, POWER, NEW AND RENEWABLEE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)&(b): Central CoalfieldsLimited (CCL)  has exercised full control over coal mining and there is  no  known    unlawful  coal  mining  within  the  area  of  operation  of  CCL.  CCL  has  taken  the following steps to ensure no unlawful activities-
- i). Entries/  path  leading  to  the  abandoned/  discontinued  mines  is  cut  off  by  trench,  fence wall to prevent entries of unauthorized person for indulging in illegal mining public including the outsiders  are  made  aware  by  display  on  Boards,  Hoardings  and  even  by  publication  in  local newspaper in Hindi that entry in the mine is unauthorized amounting to trespassing and carrying of illegal mining is dangerous.
- ii). Exposed portion of coal seam in abandoned or discontinued opencast mines are covered either by dozing or by dumping of over burden.
- iii). Wherever practicable, exposed portion of coal seam in discontinued OCPs is submerged in water. In some places, it is filled by dumping fly ash also.
- iv). Cavities,  pits,  holes  made  for  illegal  mining  are  regularly  filled/  dozed  under  the supervision of security personnel and State Police Personnel.
- v). The task Force created at States and district level by State Govt. reviews the execution of the measures carried out with active involvement of the project/Area Management.
- vi). Constant liaison and interaction is  done by the officials of Project,  Area and HQ CCL with State Authorities.
- vii). Intensive  patrolling  /  Surprise  raids  by  CCL  security  team  is  being  conducted  . Sometimes raids have been carried out with the help of local police authorities.

(c)&(d): No children have been employed  in the mines of Coal India Ltd.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Land Acquisition for NTPC Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## LAND ACQUISITION FOR NTPC PROJECTS

†4254.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of NTPC power plants in Maharashtra;

(b) whether land was acquired from local farmers for the setting up of these power plants;

(c) whether  assurance  was  given  to  them  to  give  permanent  job  to some members of their family in these power plants; and

(d) if  so,  the  details of the members of families of local farmers given jobs so far, plant-wise particularly in Mauda power plant?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Presently,  NTPC  Ltd.  has  only  one  operating  power  plant namely 'Mauda Super Thermal Power Station' with a capacity of 1660 MW in Maharashtra.

(b) : Land  was  acquired  by  Maharashtra  Industrial  Development Corporation (MIDC) from local farmers.

(c) : No, Madam.  Rehabilitation at Mauda Project is undertaken in line  with  the  approval  accorded  by  State  Rehabilitation  Authority  (SRA), Government of Maharashtra.

(d) : In view of answer to (c) above, question doesn't arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Star Rating of Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## Star Rating of Mines

## 4253.  SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to develop a system for star rating of mines; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINES,  POWER, COAL  AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY  (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b):  The Ministry of Mines has recently launched a Scheme of Star Rating of Mines/ mining leases for implementation of Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) vide  notification  dated  23.5.2016.    The  Star  Ratings  will  be  awarded  based  on evaluation of performance of mines on techno, socio-economic and environmental parameters and give objective reporting of their activities.  The objective of the Scheme is to bring all mines to a minimum standard of star rating in the shortest possible  timeframe  to  adopt  sustainable  practices.    Based  on  the  performing leases, a one to five star rating would be given to the mines.  The Star Rating will be done initially for  mines of  'major  minerals'.    The  mining  leases  which  have been operational for more than 180 days in the year of reporting would be eligible for star rating.  Star Rating will be based on the following parameters :
- (i) The management of impact by carrying out scientific and efficient mining.
- (ii) Addressing social  impacts  of  resettlement  and  rehabilitation  requirements for taking up mining activities.
- (iii) Local community engagements and welfare programmes.
- (iv) Steps taken for progressive and final mine closure.
- (v) Adoption of international standards.

2. The Star rating of  mines is based on self certification. The verification will be carried out by Indian Bureau of Mines.  The scheme of Star Rating has been launched  with  manual  system  on  pilot  basis,  which  will  be  made  available  for online filing of system from the next year. The Ministry of Mines has constituted an Apex Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Mines and members  drawn  from  various  Ministries  and  organizations,  institutions  such  as Indian Institute of Technology, The Energy and Resources Institute, International Union for Conservation of Nature, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, etc for the purpose of facilitation and supervising the implementation of Star Rating scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Illegal Sand Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST 2016

## 'WORKS UNDER DMF'

## 4241.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  District  Mineral  Foundation  (DMF)  has  been  set  up  in  the  country especially in Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the location-wise details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  works  done  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) for development of mining affected areas and welfare of people in Jharkhand so far including Ranchi district?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b): Section 9(B)(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957,  mandates  that  in  any  district affected by  mining  related operations, the state government,  by  notification,  establish  a  trust,  a  non-profit  body,  to  be  called  the  District Mineral  Foundation  (DMF).  Under  this  provision  states  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh, Goa,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan,  and  Telangana have setup the DMF at the district level.

- (c): State  of  Jharkhand  has  notified  the  DMF  in  all  the  24  districts  including  in  Ranchi, district.  However,  except  in  Chhattisgarh  which  has  launched  5  projects  in  Dantewada District,  other  states  are  yet  to  firm  up  schemes  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Investment in Mining Sector in Namibia
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## INVESTMENT IN MINING SECTOR IN NAMIBIA

## 4250.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to invest in Namibia especially in the field of mining as it has resources rich in mining sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed bilateral trade and economic exchanges in various fields during the recent visit of President of India to Namibia; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINES, POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): India  and  Namibia  signed  an  MOU  on  cooperation  in  the  field  of  geology  and  mineral resources  on  31 st August,  2009.   The  objectives  of  mutual  cooperation  under  this  MoU  include development of geological and mineral resources, promotion of investment in the area of mining and mining  related  activities,  encouragement  of  transfer  of  technology  between  the  Parties  and promotion of value addition in the development of small-scale mining sector. So far under the MoU, two Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings have been held. The last i.e 2 nd meeting of the JWG was held  in  New  Delhi  on  21 st May,  2012.   So  far,  no  Government  of  India  owned  or  managed company/Public Sector Undertaking has invested in the mining sector of Namibia.

(b &c): During the visit of Hon'ble President of India to Namibia during  June 15-17, 2016,  both India and Namibia agreed to take measures to expand collaboration in various fields such as energy, business,  finance  and  investment,  infrastructure,  education,  etc.,  with  a  view  to  realizing  the  true potential of bilateral trade and economic relations. It was also agreed that the next meeting of the Joint Trade Committee and the Joint Working Group on Geology and Mineral Resources would be convened at an early date.

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