THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINES (SHRI DINSHA PATEL)
(a): As per available information, amount collected as royalty for major
minerals (excluding coal and lignite) by various States is given below:
(in crore)
State 2008-09 2009-10(P) 2010-11 (upto December) (P)
Assam 0.63 0.94 0.84
Andhra Pradesh 242.85 370.38 272.90
Bihar 2.69 NA 1.38
Chhattisgarh 153.89 474.39 298.60
Gujarat 157.86 250.00 420.33
Goa 27.46 285.91 256.53
Haryana 0.06 NA NA
Jammu and Kashmir 2.93 NA 1.20
Jharkhand 63.23 319.04 62.62
Karnataka 184.13 433.12 241.61
Kerala 7.24 8.81 2.39
Madhya Pradesh 191.42 351.49 164.91
Maharashtra 107.42 85.10 88.67
Meghalaya NA 7.26 1.63
Orissa 431.35 654.46 102.90
Rajasthan 641.81 997.28 643.12
Tamilnadu 104.24 130.56 51.34
Total 2319.21 3997.42 2610.97 # (P)
NA- Not available, (P) Provisional, Source: Indian Bureau of Mines
(b): The amount collected as royalty by the State Government is credited to
its Consolidated Fund of State Government concerned, and details on utilisation
of royalty revenues for development of mining areas is not centrally maintained.
(c) & (d): Does not arise in view of (b) above.
(e) & (f): In the matter of Samatha vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and others
(AIR 1997 SC3297), the Supreme Court in its judgment dated 11.7.1997 has directed
that since the mining activities are being carried out mostly within the scheduled
areas it is the duty of the State to see that a part of the profits earned by the
lessees should be spent for ameliorating the living conditions of the tribals by
the lessees themselves. The Supreme Court further observed that appropriate
legislation should be made for making it compulsory for the lessees within the
tribal area to spend a portion of the income arising out of the mining business
for the general upliftment of the living conditions of the tribal people, which
should be in addition to the royalty and other cess under different legislations,
and at least 20 per cent of the net profits should be set apart as a permanent
fund as a part of Industrial/business activity for establishment and maintenance
of water resources, schools, hospitals, sanitation and transport facilities by
laying roads etc. This 20% allocation would not include the expenditure for
reforestation and maintenance of ecology. The National Mineral Policy, 2008,
already enunciates creation of a Sustainable Development Framework with suitable
models of stakeholder interest for indigenous (tribal) population.
