Lok Sabha Question No. 2496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: e-auction of Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA, OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.5.2016 E-AUCTION OF MINES

## 2496. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the mines allotted through e-auction during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT wise; (b)  whether e-auction of mines had to be deferred by many States including Bihar due to insufficient number of applications during the said period; (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise; (d) whether any assessment for such a low response by the bidders has been made
- and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) whether the States have requested the Union Government to review the rules in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The e-auction for Major Minerals has been introduced by the Central Government through  the  amendment  MMDR  Act,  2015,  which  came  in  to  effect  from 12.1.2015. The State/UT wise details of the mines allotted through e-auction are
- at Annexure. (b) &  (c)  Yes,  the  details  of  deferred  e-auction  of  mines  (of  major  minerals  by State Governments), due to insufficient number of applications found at the time of opening of initial bids is also given at Annexure. (d) No Such assessment report has been yet received from any State Government. (e) No.

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State/UT wise details of successfully e-auctioned blocks and details of deferred e-auction of mines is as under:

|                                    |                                                   | Status of e-Auction of major mineral blocks                | Status of e-Auction of major mineral blocks                                                                                         |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                              | Major mineral bocks put up on e-Auction till date | e-auction of blocks successful(along with year of auction) | Blocks for which the auctions were deferred due to insufficient number of applications found at the time of opening of initial bids |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 6 blocks                                          | ------                                                     | ------                                                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                            | 5 blocks                                          | ------                                                     | 5 blocks                                                                                                                            |
| MP                                 | 4 blocks                                          | ------                                                     |                                                                                                                                     |
| Odisha                             | 3 blocks                                          | 1 blocks (2015-16)                                         | 1 blocks                                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                          | 3 blocks                                          | 2 blocks (2015-16)                                         | 1 block                                                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                          | 14 blocks                                         | ------                                                     | ------                                                                                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 5 blocks                                          | 3 blocks (2015-16)                                         | 2 blocks                                                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                          | 3 blocks                                          | ------                                                     | 3 blocks                                                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                        | 4 blocks                                          | ------                                                     | 4 blocks                                                                                                                            |
| All other States (including Bihar) |                                                   | ------                                                     | ------                                                                                                                              |
| Total                              | 47 blocks                                         | 6 blocks                                                   | 17 blocks                                                                                                                           |