Parliament Question: Mining Leases held by Public and Private Companies

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5343 ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026 MINING LEASES HELD BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES 5343. SHRI BAPI HALDAR: Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a) the number of mining leases held by public sector companies and private companies in the country till date, State-wise; (b) the details of list of lease-holders, mineral mined, place of mining, name of the mine and area along with year of grant, company-wise; (c) the number of leases that are operational and non-operational along with the reasons for non-operation, company-wise; and (d) the details of royalty and other revenues realised from each company during the last five years, year-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY) (a) to (c): As per the information provided by Indian Bureau of Mines, State-wise details of mining leases of major minerals held by public and private companies are given at Annexure-I. State-wise mineral-wise number of working and non-working mines are given at Annexure-II. The mines are currently non-working mainly due to non- availability of or non-compliance with statutory clearances, lack of availability of suitable grade mineral, uneconomic operations, court matters/ litigation, blocks falling under Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or notified wildlife/ tiger corridors, and other factors such as land acquisition and local issues. (d): As per the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 and the Rules framed thereunder, grant of mineral concessions and collection of revenues from the same fall within the purview of State Governments. As per the information provided by Indian Bureau of Mines, State-wise and year-wise details of revenue generated in the country during last five years is given at Annexure-III. *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of LS USQ no. 5343 for answer on 25.03.2026 regarding Mining Leases held by Public and Private Companies State-wise details leases hold by Public and Private Companies S State No. of Leases Hold by Public No. of Leases Hold by No Sector Companies Private Companies 1 Andhra 371 Pradesh 5 2 Assam 1 4 3 Bihar - 7 4 Chhattisgarh 26 97 5 Goa - 13 6 Gujarat 16 306 7 Haryana - 4 8 Himachal 35 Pradesh 2 9 Jharkhand 21 78 10 Karnataka 27 200 11 Kerala 1 4 12 Madhya 431 Pradesh 29 13 Maharashtra 25 100 14 Meghalaya 2 26 15 Odisha 48 137 16 Rajasthan 10 113 17 Tamil Nadu 18 400 18 Telangana 2 73 19 Uttar Pradesh - 3 20 Uttarakhand - 6 21 West Bengal 1 - Total 234 2408 Note: List excludes coal, lignite, sand for stowing, minor minerals and newly classified major minerals (quartz, feldspar, mica, barytes)Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of LS USQ no. 5343 for answer on 25.03.2026 regarding Mining Leases held by Public and Private Companies State-wise details of minerals with Working/Non-working status S State Minerals No. of No. of No Working Non- Mines Working Mines 1 Andhra Limestone-219, Iron Ore-56, Vermiculite- 94 282 Pradesh 45,Manganese -32, Semi Precious Stone- 13,Garnet-4,Limeshell-3, Moulding Sand-2, Gold-1, Kyanite - 1 2 Assam Limestone-5 4 1 3 Bihar Limestone-7 1 6 4 Chhattisgarh Limestone-68, Iron Ore-22, Bauxite-16, Tin- 99 24 13, Moulding Sand-3, Graphite-1 5 Goa Iron Ore-11, Bauxite-1, Manganese-1 5 8 6 Gujarat Limestone-210, Bauxite-109, Perlite-1, 150 172 Fluorite-1, Copper-1 7 Haryana Limestone-4 - 4 8 Himachal 28 9 Pradesh Limestone-36, Rock Salt-1 9 Jharkhand Bauxite-43, Limestone-19, Iron Ore-14, 32 67 Graphite-11, Kyanite-5, Copper-3, Gold-2, Manganese-2 10 Karnataka Limestone-113, Iron Ore-68, Manganese- 117 110 22, Limeshell-8, Gold-6, Magnesite-5, Kyanite-2, Copper-2, Aluminous Laterite-1 11 Kerala Limeshell-2, Limestone-1, Iron Ore-1, 1 4 Graphite-1 12 Madhya Limestone-279, Iron Ore-38, Manganese- 317 143 Pradesh 75, Bauxite-59, Phosphorite-6, Diamond-2, Copper-1 13 Maharashtra Limestone-41, Iron Ore-22, Manganese-35, 89 36 Bauxite-20, Sillimanite-3, Kyanite-3, Flourite-1 14 Meghalaya Limstone-28 17 11 15 Odisha Iron Ore-98, Manganese-22, Chromite-19, 105 80 Graphite-16, Limestone-13, Bauxite-8, Gemstone & Quartz-4, Garnet-2, Semi Precious Stone-1, Gemstone- 2 16 Rajasthan Limestone-50, Siliceous Earth -16, Garnet- 98 25 11, Iron Ore-10, Bauxite-1, Copper Ore-3, Emerald-1, Epidote-1, Fluorite-2, Kyanite-1, Lead & Zinc Ore-10, Magnesite-1, Manganese Ore-1, Phosphorite-1, Selenite - 4, ,Vermiculite-1, Wollastonite-917 Tamil Nadu Limestone-381, Magnesite-19, Garnet-8, 71 347 Graphite-5, Bauxite-3, Vermiculite-1, Limeshell-1 18 Telangana Limestone-52, Manganese-12, Iron Ore-5, 35 40 Garnet-4, Amethyst-2 19 Uttar 3 Pradesh Limestone-3 20 Uttarakhand Magnesite-4, Limestone-2 2 4 21 West Bengal Apatite-1 - 1 Total 2642 1268 1374 Note: List excludes coal, lignite, sand for stowing, minor minerals and newly classified major minerals (quartz, feldspar, mica, baryte,)Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of LS USQ no. 5343 for answer on 25.03.2026 regarding Mining Leases held by Public and Private Companies State-wise royalty accrual from major minerals during the period from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Unit: Lakh Rupees) State/UT 2020-21 (R) 2021-22(R) 2022-23(P) 2023-24(P) 2024-25(P) Andhra Pradesh 34016.499 41401.751 43279.634 49267.051 NA Assam 1180.58 1476.45 557.302 807.511 632.549 Bihar 1079.85 710.39 758.53 831.95 1071 .73 Chhattisgarh 232022.26 883872.12 NA NA NA Goa 7344.22 9755.237 95.499 743.714 NA Gujarat 24646.037 25165.114 40760.816 37434.901 40757.430 Himachal 1013 1167 983 NA NA Pradesh Jharkhand 108284.79 280169.13 364688.03 321359.38 NA Karnataka 197466 424498.605 384425.845 531939.69 NA Kerala 818 1055 1725 NA NA Madhya Pradesh 48175 58112 56393 NA NA Maharashtra 16583.5 30453.66 55868.6 82629.37 98847.7 Meghalaya 10032.442 12433.485 NA NA NA Odisha 703461 1798304.466 1085291.821 1427875.087 NA Rajasthan 288627.78 382179.24 413464.289 394557.379 425186.955 Tamil Nadu 18008.243 17936.39 20562.927 22696.574 21385.694 Telangana 19595.89 22674.058 21076.92 21133.9 21975.62 Uttar Pradesh 3804.1 2452.322 NA NA NA Uttarkhand 10.61212 41.15 NA NA NA Source: Data received from concerned State Government/DGM offices Note 1 - P: Provisional; R: Revised; NA: Not Available (Data not received from concerned State Government) Note 2 - List excludes coal, lignite, sand for stowing, minor minerals and newly classified major minerals (quartz, feldspar, mica, barytes)