THE MINISTER OF MINES (SHRI DINSHA PATEL)
(a): The number of cases where prior approval of the Central Government has been accorded under
Section 5 (1) of the Mines and Minerals(Development and Regulation) (MMDR)Act,1957 in respect of
minerals specified in Parts ‘B’ and ‘C’ of the First Schedule to the Act during the last three years
and the current year is as under :-
S.No. Name of State 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total (upto 11.3.13)
1. Andhra Pradesh 32 1 5 1 39
2. Assam 1 0 0 0 1
3. Chhattisgarh 9 7 10 6 32
4. Goa 1 0 0 0 1
5. Gujarat 1 1 1 0 3
6. Jharkhand 2 2 2 0 6
7. Karnataka 4 16 8 1 29
8. Kerala 3 1 0 0 4
9. Madhya Pradesh 83 35 51 22 191
10. Maharashtra 25 0 2 12 39
11. Manipur 0 0 6 0 6
12. Odisha 3 3 0 0 6
13. Rajasthan 24 9 9 1 43
14. Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 7 7
15. Uttar Pradesh 4 1 0 0 5
16. West Bengal 0 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 192 76 94 51 413
(b): Section 11(2) of the MMDR Act, 1957 (Act) inter-alia provides that in a non-notified area,
the applicant whose application is received earlier will be given preference. The exception for
recommending a later applicant for a non-notified area is as provided in Section 11(5) of the Act.
However in case an area is notified inviting applications, all applications shall be deemed to have
been received on the same day for the purposes of assigning priority under Section 11(2) of the Act.
No separate records of prior approval conveyed by the Central Government, under specific sub-
Sections of the Act, are maintained.
(c): No specific complaint has been received in the Ministry of Mines regarding prior approval
conveyed in cases on the basis of MoU for setting up of industry only under Section 11(5) of the Act.
(d): Does not arise.
