Ministry of Mines through Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) have developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS) with the assistance of Bhaskaracharya Institute for space applications: Pralhad Joshi

Ministry of Mines through Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) have developed the Mining Surveillance System (MSS) with the assistance of Bhaskaracharya Institute for space applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar for identification of illegal mining around Major Mineral Leases. The triggers generated are forwarded to concerned State authority for verification and further action.

Based on the inputs provided by the State Government, the details of offences of illegal mining detected, volume of mineral illegally mined and amount of penalty etc. for the last three years for Rajasthan State are as follows:

Year	Major Minerals					Minor Minerals
	No of Cases	Quantum of Mineral/ Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported	Fine Realised			No of Cases	Quantum of Mineral/Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported	Fine Realised
			Value of Miner al	Penalty	Total		Quantum of Mineral/Ore/ Excavated/ Stacked/ Transported	Value of Mineral	Penalty	Total
		Metric Ton	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.		Metric Ton	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
2022-23 (till the quarter ending Sept- 2022)	20	902.19	2048921	889999	2938920	5318	1761472.224	201208096	389598235	590806331
2021-22	67	30511.56	2416314	4220000	6636314	9279	1340596.545	229263150.3	627634869.3	856898019.6
2020-21	165	3477.3	4388195.32	7550004.8	11938200.12	11010	69670503.54	465779304.8	647830153	1113609458
2019-20	37	549.5	1876501.715	2032274.95	3908776.665	12853	2054142.298	1060293825	676132208.6	1736426033.6

Six States have not set up District Mineral Foundation (DMF). 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 and smuggling of mineral resources comes under the legislative and administrative purview of the State Governments.

This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.