BHUBANESWAR: The state govt could collect only Rs eight,196 crore as penalty from mining leaseholders in opposition to the demand of Rs 17,576 crore.
Sunday midnight was the deadline to collect the penalty imposed by the Supreme Court on 152 iron ore and manganese lessees for unlawful mining.
The penalty was imposed by the apex court docket on August 2, as mining operation in these blocks was carried out without forest and environment clearances, beyond the accredited space and in way over what were allowed.
The court docket had asked the state govt to recover the volume by December 31. The govt issued demand notices to the leaseholders accordingly and warned that it would suspend mining operation in the event that they did not submit the volume.
Though the state govt is yet to come back out with an authentic penalty determine, knowledge gathered from quite a lot of mining circles mentioned the very best cash were gathered beneath the Joda circle (Rs 4,318 crore as in opposition to a requirement of Rs 12,222 crore).
Rs 2,450 crore has been gathered beneath the Koira circle as in opposition to a requirement of Rs 3,395 crore. While Rs 561 crore has been recovered in opposition to the demand of Rs 843 crore beneath the Keonjhar circle, Rs 119 crore has been gathered beneath the Baripada circle. The Jajpur Road circle gathered Rs 749 crore, an authentic source mentioned.
Sources mentioned the steel and mines department would expose extra main points on Monday.
Sunday midnight was the deadline to collect the penalty imposed by the Supreme Court on 152 iron ore and manganese lessees for unlawful mining.
The penalty was imposed by the apex court docket on August 2, as mining operation in these blocks was carried out without forest and environment clearances, beyond the accredited space and in way over what were allowed.
The court docket had asked the state govt to recover the volume by December 31. The govt issued demand notices to the leaseholders accordingly and warned that it would suspend mining operation in the event that they did not submit the volume.
Though the state govt is yet to come back out with an authentic penalty determine, knowledge gathered from quite a lot of mining circles mentioned the very best cash were gathered beneath the Joda circle (Rs 4,318 crore as in opposition to a requirement of Rs 12,222 crore).
Rs 2,450 crore has been gathered beneath the Koira circle as in opposition to a requirement of Rs 3,395 crore. While Rs 561 crore has been recovered in opposition to the demand of Rs 843 crore beneath the Keonjhar circle, Rs 119 crore has been gathered beneath the Baripada circle. The Jajpur Road circle gathered Rs 749 crore, an authentic source mentioned.
Sources mentioned the steel and mines department would expose extra main points on Monday.
Government collects 8196 crore as mining penalty
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