(a) the names of the mines at the moment having substantial deposits are on lease to the private parties in each State ;
(b) whether further proposals of leasing out are under consideration for disposing fully to the private parties; and (
(c) if so, the State-wise details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS
( SMT. RITA VERMA )
(a) to (c) : Mining activity in the country has historically been undertaken both, by public sector as well as private sector companies. The applications for grant of mining leases both from the private sector and public sector are continuously received and processed by the State Governments. Mining Leases are granted by the State Governments as per provisions of Mines and Minerals ( Development and Regulation ) Act, 1957 and Rules made thereunder. Since the grant of mining leases is under the domain of State Governments, the information regarding the names of individual mines etc is not centrally maintained. However, as per the information furnished by Indian Bureau of Mines, a subordinate office of the Deptt. of Mines, during 1998-99, the number of mining leases with private sector was 8254, out of which, 2320 were operating mines. The State-wise details are given in Annexure.
Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 7263 listed for 12.5.2000 asked by Shri Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi regarding Leasing Out of Mines to Private Sector.
NUMER OF MINING LEASES/OPERATING MINES DURING 1998-99
S.No. State No. of mining leases No. of operating in Private Sector mines in Private Sector
1. Andhra Pradesh 1329 298
2. Assam 16 2
3. Bihar 393 128
4. Delhi 4 -
5. Goa 402 71 6. Gujarat 1392 408
7 Himachal Pradesh 46 35
8. Haryana 107 23
9. Jammu & Kashmir 10 1 10. Karnataka 475 154 11. Kerala 100 47 12. Manipur 2 - 13. Meghalaya 11 1 14. Madhya Pradesh 1218 324 15. Maharashtra 170 75 16. Orissa 544 172 17. Rajasthan 1261 438 18. Sikkim 1 - 19. Tamil Nadu 552 105 20. Uttar Pradesh 121 28 21. West Bengal 100 10 Total 8254 2320