THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a) No, Sir. There is no proposal with the Government to change the definition of ‘illegal mining’ under Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957. However, there is proposal to bring legislative amendments in the MMDR Act, 1957, inter-alia, for bringing clarity on application of the provisions of section 21(4) and section 21(5) of the MMDR Act, 1957 as there is no differentiation between illegal mining done outside leasehold area and mining in violation of various clearances and approvals inside a mining lease area at present.
(b) The data regarding illegal mining is maintained by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) (A Subordinate Office of Ministry of Mines). As per data available with IBM, the number of complaints about illegal mining received during the last three years State/UTs wise are as under:-
Name of State 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Uttar Pradesh 00 00 00
Maharashtra 01 00 01
Madhya Pradesh 01 01 00
Bihar 01 00 00
Odisha 00 01 00
Meghalaya 00 01 00
Telengana 00 00 01
Rajasthan 00 00 01
Total 03 03 03
(c) The details of fines realised by State Governments (Cumulative from 2016-17 to 2019-20) as a result of illegal mining, state/UT-wise, including the State of Odisha is Annexed.
(d) There is no proposal to change in definition of illegal mining in the proposed amendment to the MMDR Act, 1957.
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Annexure to PQ No. 585
Sr.
No.
State
Fine realized by
State Govt.
(Rs. Lakh)
1 Andaman & Nicobar n.r
2 Andhra Pradesh 64376.031
3 Assam 0
4 Chhattisgarh 3552.854
5 Goa 0
6 Gujarat 32654.370
7 Haryana 1693.466
8 Himachal Pradesh 137.605
9 Jammu & Kashmir 15.896
0 Jharkhand 4183.045
11 Karnataka 9024.074
12 Kerala 17061.620
13 Madhya Pradesh 175257.356
14 Maharashtra 37868.650
15 Mizoram 0
16 Odisha 771.055
17 Punjab n.r
18 Rajasthan 22910.339
19 Sikkim 0
20 Tamilnadu 13320.303
21 Telangana 6132.960
22 Uttar Pradesh 13864.060
23 West Bengal 0
Grand Total 402823.684
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