GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654
ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025
IBM INSPECTION IN UP AND RAJASTHAN
1654. ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR:
SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:
Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has conducted inspections of mining
leases in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthan during the last seven years;
(b) if so, the...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025 IBM INSPECTION IN UP AND RAJASTHAN
1654. ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR:
SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:
Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has conducted inspections of mining leases in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthan during the last seven years;
(b) if so, the number of mines inspected and the number of cases in which violations of approved mining plans including over-extraction or illegal mining, were detected during the said period, year-wise;
(c) whether IBM has adequate technical and field staff to conduct timely inspections of all operational mines in UP and Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof and the staff shortages, if any;
(d) whether any penal or corrective action has been taken by the Government against the violators found during these inspections; and
(e) if so, the details thereof including the nature of penalties imposed and the number of leases suspended or cancelled during the last seven years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) & (b) Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) conducts inspections of mines of major minerals for enforcement of the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 [MCDR, 2017], processing of Mining Plan/Review of Mining Plans, Final Mine Closure Plans and validation of Star Rating of Mines.
Details of number of mines inspected and the number of violations of approved mining
plan are as follows:
Sl. Year Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh No.
No. of Mines No. of No. of Mines No. of violations Inspected violations inspected1. 2018-19 83 71 0 0
2. 2019-20 121 75 2 2
3. 2020-21 68 61 1 0
4. 2021-22 79 63 3 0
5. 2022-23 95 60 2 0
6. 2023-24 111 65 3 3
7. 2024-25 150 79 3 0
(c) IBM manages to conduct timely inspections of all the operational mines in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with available technical and field staffs.
(d) & (e) IBM has issued violation letters in Uttar Pradesh during the aforesaid period to the lessees for taking corrective actions whenever violation of the provisions of MCDR, 2017 were observed. The lessees have taken the corrective action.
Further, the State Government of Rajasthan has cancelled 44 mining leases for violations in the state during the period. Additionally, a total penalty of Rs. 72,61,000 has been imposed on various lease holders in the state during 2021-22 to 2024-25.
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