(a) the total number of mines and mineral units in India in private and public sector, separately State - wise; and
(b) the details of policy of the Government to bring equipments for the public sector mines, both for use and extraction and safety purposes?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS
(SMT. RITA VERMA)
(a) As per information available with the Indian Bureau of Mines, a subordinate office of the Department of Mines, the total number of mines in India excluding petroleum, natural gas, atomic minerals and minor minerals during the year 1998-99 is 3168 out of which 839 mines are in public sector and 2329 mines are in private sector. State-wise information is given at Annexure.
(b) The Government has not prescribed any separate policy for import of equipments for the public sector mining companies. Import of equipments is governed by the general Export-Import policy of the Government of India.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.3.2000 ASKED BY SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI REGARDING MINES AND MINERAL UNITS.
NUMBER OF MINES IN 1998-99
STATE PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL
ANDHRA PRADESH 91 298 389 ASSAM 7 2 9 BIHAR 192 135 327 GOA 0 71 71 GUJARAT 8 408 416 HARYANA 2 23 25 HIMACHAL PRADESH 3 35 38 JAMMU & KASHMIR 5 1 6 KARNATAKA 36 154 190 KERALA 8 47 55 MADHYA PRADESH 159 325 484 MAHARASHTRA 68 75 143 MEGHALAYA 1 1 2 ORISSA 60 172 232 RAJASTHAN 61 438 499 SIKKIM 2 0 2 TAMIL NADU 17 105 122 UTTAR PRADESH 9 28 37 WEST BENGAL 110 11 121
TOTAL 839 2329 3168
Central and State Public Sector