(a) whether the Government proposes to change the definition of illegal mining and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the complaints received regarding illegal mining during the last three years, State-wise; and
(c) the details of the amount of fines recovered by the State Government of Rajasthan in respect of illegal mining?
THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a) to (c): No, Sir. There is no proposal to change the definition of illegal mining. Section 23C of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) 1957, empowers the State Governments to frame rules to prevent illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals and for the purposes connected therewith. Hence, control of illegal mining comes under the legislative and administrative purview of the State Governments.
However, as per quarterly returns on illegal mining (both for major and minor minerals) furnished by various State Governments to the Indian Bureau of Mines, a Sub-ordinate Office of Ministry of Mines, the State-wise details of cases of illegal mining reported during the last three years (upto Quarter ending September 2021) is given at Annexure-I. Further, as per the information provided by the State Government, the amount of fine recovered by the State Government of Rajasthan in respect of illegal mining during the period 2019-20 to 2021-22 (upto September, 2021) is as under:
Year Amount of Fine Recovered by Rajasthan State Government(In Lakh Rs)
2019-2020 6889.221
2020-2021 5565.406
2021-22 (upto September,2021) 4314.459
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ANNEXURE-I (PQ 5545)
Sr.
No.
State No of cases reported during the year 2019-20
No of cases reported during the year 2020-21
No of cases reported during the year 2021-22
(Up to Quarter ending Sept. - 2021)
Action taken
FIR Lodged (Nos.)
Court Cases
Filed
(Nos.)
Vehicle
Seized
(No.)
Fine realized by
State Govt.
(Rs. Lakh)
1 Andhra Pradesh 8354 10736 5457 37 24 2922 40570.126
2 Chhattisgarh 6449 5376 2263 0 6449 0 2723.495
3 Goa 0 0 01 1 0 0 6.952
4 Gujarat 7476 7164 4101 298 36 13,358 27483.78
5 Haryana 1251 1384 324 509 0 0 2051.077
6 Himachal Pradesh 2424 4339 2214 84 1028 13 268.382
7 Jharkhand 3269 n.r. 613 880 568 3714 715.9
8 Karnataka 4935 5584 2996 2281 1198 658 7015.009
9 Kerala 8575 7400 3012 0 0 0 14288.96
10 Madhya Pradesh 8223 11157 1464 1 8290 11 110622.42
11 Maharashtra 10456 11002 3605 5511 0 25063 27479.51
12 Odisha 16 18 99 0 0 23 119.693
13 Rajasthan 4027 5815 4787 1163 164 8822 16769.086
14 Tamilnadu 66 70 n.r. 17175 1589 12531 982.082
15 Telangana 7039 5620 2520 0 0 0 2441.6
16 Uttar Pradesh n.r. n.r. 5330 82 533 0 2619.710
n.r. – Quarterly return not received.
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