Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Accidents at Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## Accidents at Mines

## 1273.  SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of mining accidents reported during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has provided adequate fire Safety and security systems to combat any such fire accidents and other dangers arising out in Mines;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  safety  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  fire safety and security in various mines in the country;
- (d)  the  various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  adhere  and  comply  with  International  fire safety standard in the mines to protect mine workers; and
- (e)  the funds allocated, disbursed and spent on the safety and security of mines in the country during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Under the Constitution of India, safety, welfare and health of workers employed in mines are the concern of the Central Government (Entry 55-Union List-Article 246). The objective is regulated by the Mines Act, 1952 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder. These are administered by the Directorate-General of Mines Safety (DGMS), under the Union Ministry of Labour  and  Employment.  Apart  from  administering  the  Mines  Act  and  the  subordinate legislation  thereunder,  DGMS  also  administers  some  other  allied  legislation,  including  the Indian Electricity Act.  As per the information received from Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS), the number of mining accidents reported from different mines in the country during the last three years and the current year is given in the Annexure-I.  The Ministry of Labour and Employment is the concerned Ministry dealing with the subject of mines safety through DGMS.

(b) & (c): The Government has provided adequate fire safety and security systems to combat fire  accidents  and  other  dangers  arising  out  in  mines.    Adequate  provisions  to  deal  with  the safety  issues  pertaining  to  fire  in  coal,  metalliferous  and  oil  mines  have  been  made  under regulations  116  -122  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulations,  1957,  regulations  119-123  of  the Metalliferous  Mines  Regulations,  1961  and  regulations  65-72  of  the  Oil  Mines  Regulations, 1984  respectively.  Compliance  of  the  above  provisions  in  mines  is  checked  during  regular inspections carried out in mines by DGMS.

Continued….

(d) : In addition to the above provisions, following detailed  guidelines have been issued by the  DGMS  for  addressing  the  hazards  through  risk  analysis  based  'Safety  Management System/Plan  (SMP)'  and  for  dealing  with  the  emergency  situations  in  mines,  which,  among others, are also very much relevant for the fire hazard:

- i. DGMS(Tech.)(S&T) Circular No. 13 of 2002 titled 'Safety Management System - A guideline for implementation';
- ii. DGMS (Tech)(S&T)  Circular  No.  02  of  2011  titled  'Safety  Management  System  Provision for auditing and review';
- iii. DGMS  (Tech)(S&T)  Circular No. 5 of 2016, titled 'Integrated approach for development of Safety Management Plan for coal and metalliferous mines'; and
- iv. DGMS (Tech)(S&T) Circular No. 8 of 2016, titled 'Emergency Management Plan for Indian coal and metal mines'.

The proactive approach of 'Safety Management System' enables the mine management to address the site-specific dangers by pinpointing the actual problem, which is in line with the present international practices. Also, 'Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan' facilitates to reduce the response time to save life and property in case of emergency. The concepts of 'Safety  Management  System'  and  'Emergency  Preparedness  and  Management  Plan'  are pursued by DGMS.

(e): DGMS uses the funds allocated by Government of India to ensure safety and security of all miners of  India  by  conducting  regular  inspections,  enquiries  etc.  to  ensure  that  all  mines  are carrying out their operations under the legal provisions of t he Mines Act, 1952 and rules and regulations  made  thereunder.  The  funds  allocated,  disbursed  and  spent  by  DGMS  during  the last three financial years are given in Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I Annexure  mentioned at para (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question number 1273 for 25 th July, 2016 regarding Accidents at mines asked by Shri P. Nagarajan and Shri Pr. Senthil Nathan:

| Year       | Fatal                  | Fatal                 | Fatal                            | Serious                  | Serious                          |
|------------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year       | No. of fatal accidents | No. of persons killed | No. of persons seriously injured | No. of serious accidents | No. of persons seriously injured |
| Coal       | Coal                   | Coal                  | Coal                             | Coal                     | Coal                             |
| 2013       | 77                     | 82                    | 11                               | 456                      | 457                              |
| 2014       | 59                     | 62                    | 3                                | 379                      | 391                              |
| 2015       | 55                     | 56                    | 9                                | 281                      | 286                              |
| 2016*      | 37                     | 40                    | 1                                | 93                       | 95                               |
| Non - Coal | Non - Coal             | Non - Coal            | Non - Coal                       | Non - Coal               | Non - Coal                       |
| 2013       | 58                     | 74                    | 15                               | 52                       | 53                               |
| 2014       | 40                     | 47                    | 13                               | 44                       | 50                               |
| 2015       | 53                     | 56                    | 13                               | 36                       | 39                               |
| 2016*      | 19                     | 25                    | 6                                | 19                       | 20                               |

(Source: DGMS)

Annexure  mentioned at para (e) of the reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question number 1273 for 25 th July,  2016  regarding  Accidents  at  mines  asked  by  Shri  P.  Nagarajan  and  Shri  Pr.  Senthil Nathan.

| Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   | Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   | Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   | Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   | Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   | Expenditure details of DGMS during the last three years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                            | Scheme                                                    | Budget Estimate ()                                        | Revised Estimate ()                                       | Final Estimate ()                                         | Actual Expenditure ()                                     |

| 2013-14   | Non Plan - DGMS (Main)       |   391325000 |   377325000 |   386550000 |   387603778 |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 2013-14   | Non Plan - EXAMINATION       |    11675000 |    10275000 |    10400000 |    10131273 |
| 2013-14   | TOTAL NON PLAN               |   403000000 |   387600000 |   396950000 |   397735051 |
| 2013-14   | PLAN MAMID                   |    21200000 |    20400000 |    19600000 |    19236040 |
| 2013-14   | PLAN SOCFOD NON CIVIL        |    57900000 |    50600000 |    54830000 |    49181802 |
| 2013-14   | SOCFOD CIVIL WORKS           |    80000000 |    80000000 |    80000000 |    52727938 |
| 2013-14   | TOTAL SOCFOD                 |   137900000 |   130600000 |   134830000 |   101909740 |
| 2013-14   | TOTAL PLAN                   |   159100000 |   151000000 |   154430000 |   121145780 |
| 2013-14   | TOTAL DGMS (PLAN + NON PLAN) |   562100000 |   538600000 |   551380000 |   518880831 |

| 2014-15   | Non Plan - DGMS (Main)       |   411325000 |   437375000 |   449325000 |   447161271 |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 2014-15   | Non Plan - EXAMINATION       |    12075000 |    11025000 |    10925000 |    10549581 |
| 2014-15   | TOTAL NON PLAN               |   423400000 |   448400000 |   460250000 |   457710852 |
| 2014-15   | PLAN MAMID                   |    88000000 |    88000000 |    78800000 |    39610037 |
| 2014-15   | PLAN SOCFOD NON CIVIL        |    85000000 |    85000000 |    84300000 |    68732303 |
| 2014-15   | SOCFOD CIVIL WORKS           |   100000000 |   100000000 |   100000000 |    79884262 |
| 2014-15   | TOTAL SOCFOD                 |   185000000 |   185000000 |   184300000 |   148616565 |
| 2014-15   | TOTAL PLAN                   |   273000000 |   273000000 |   263100000 |   188226602 |
| 2014-15   | TOTAL DGMS (PLAN + NON PLAN) |   696400000 |   721400000 |   723350000 |   645937454 |

| 2015-16   | Non Plan - DGMS (Main)       |   471695000 |   462400000 |   484400000 |   484691022 |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 2015-16   | Non Plan - EXAMINATION       |    12905000 |    11900000 |    11700000 |    11240776 |
| 2015-16   | TOTAL NON PLAN               |   484600000 |   474300000 |   496100000 |   495931798 |
| 2015-16   | PLAN MAMID                   |    50000000 |    50000000 |    49050000 |    47014205 |
| 2015-16   | PLAN SOCFOD NON CIVIL        |    67900000 |    67900000 |    67900000 |    57665312 |
| 2015-16   | SOCFOD CIVIL WORKS           |    26700000 |    56700000 |    56700000 |    26700000 |
| 2015-16   | TOTAL SOCFOD                 |    94600000 |   124600000 |   124600000 |    84365312 |
| 2015-16   | TOTAL PLAN                   |   144600000 |   174600000 |   173650000 |   131379517 |
| 2015-16   | TOTAL DGMS (PLAN + NON PLAN) |   629200000 |   648900000 |   669750000 |   627311315 |

(Source: DGMS)