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Centre plans overhaul of mining sector by Sudheer Pal Singh

When former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde recently said that vested interests were controlling the mining industry, he was not exaggerating, considering that India registered over 182,000 cases of illegal mining across 17 states in the last five years alone. The Union government data show that Andhra Pradesh — the single largest contributor to the country’s mineral production of roughly Rs 1,28,000 crore — alone registered a 110 per cent increase...

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Govt forms inquiry commission to look into illegal mining

The public outcry over illegal mining has compelled the government to set up a commission of inquiry into illegal mining of manganese and iron ore. The proposal, cleared by the Cabinet on Monday, will look into individual allegations of illegal mining. The inquiry commission will submit its final report in 18 months. It will also produce interim reports. While commission will investigate past cases of illegal mining, its findings could...

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The Centre on Monday cleared a proposal for setting up a commission to check illegal mining. The decision follows several meetings that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has held with senior mines ministry officials. The commission will submit its report within 18 months after monitoring the progress of state governments like Karnataka in checking the menace. The concerns over the issue have gained further ground after the Reddy brothers, ministers in the...

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