Question : Revival of Closed Mines

(a) the total number of mines in the country State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

(b) the number of sick and closed mines in the country including Maharashtra out of these along with the workers affected as a result thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to revive some closed/sick mines in the country especially in Maharashtra; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken to revive the said mines and to rehabilitate the affected workers especially in Maharashtra?

THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)


(a) & (b): As per the information provided by Indian Bureau of Mines (a subordinate office of Ministry of Mines), the details of mines for major minerals (working and non-working) as on 01.04.2019 in the country State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is given at Annexure. The information on workers affected on account of non-working of mines is not maintained centrally in the Ministry.

(c) & (d): The State governments are advised to take remedial action for revival of non-working mines. The matter is exclusively in the jurisdiction of the State Government.

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ANNEXURE-PQ 3948

Number of Working and Non-Working Mines in the Country as on 01.04.2019

Sl. no. State No of Mines as on 01.04.2019
Working Non-Working Total
1 Rajasthan 75 107 182
2 Odisha 89 179 268
3 Karnataka 123 193 316
4 Kerala 4 3 7
5 Tamil Nadu 71 393 464
6 Gujarat 145 304 449
7 Assam 3 4 7
8 Meghalaya 20 2 22
9 Maharashtra 54 81 135
10 Chhattisgarh 132 52 184
11 Goa 0 15 15
12 Madhya Pradesh 207 395 602
13 Uttar Pradesh 2 2 4
14 Haryana 0 4 4
15 Himachal Pradesh 23 19 42
16 Jammu and Kashmir 32 5 37
17 Uttarakhand 3 4 7
18 Andhra Pradesh 107 283 390
19 Telengana 34 50 84
20 Bihar 1 0 1
21 Jharkhand 37 110 147
22 West Bengal 0 1 1
Grand Total 1162
2206
3368


Source: Indian Bureau of Mines