The state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is constantly working on new decisions and schemes to increase revenue. As a result, the mining department has been successful in earning revenue of Rs 645.42 crore against the target of Rs 875 crore in the year 2023-24, which is a total of Rs 173.17 crore more than last year.
In the current financial year 2024-25 (month April to July) also, revenue of Rs 333.17 crore has been received and a total of Rs 133.31 crore more was received in the financial year 2024-25 than the revenue received in the first four months of last year 2023-24, which is about 67 percent more than last year. The Director, Directorate of Geology and Mining has informed that in the year 2022-23, the State Government had given a total revenue target of Rs. 875 crores to the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttarakhand, against which the Directorate of Geology and Mining earned a revenue of Rs. 472.25 crores.
In the year 2023-24, the State Government had given a total target of Rs. 875.00 crores to the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, against which a total revenue of Rs. 645.42 crores was earned by the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttarakhand, which was Rs. 173.17 crores i.e. about 40 percent more than last year. In the year 2022-23, 161.64 crores were received in four months (April to July) in the year 2023-24, 199.86 crores in four months (April to July) in the year 2023-24 and 333.17 crores in the current financial year 2024-25 (April to July) and this total revenue of 133.31 crores was received more in the financial year 2024-25 than the revenue received in the first four months of the previous year 2023-24. At present, continuous, tireless efforts are being made by the department to achieve 100% of the revenue target set by the State Government to the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttarakhand for the financial year 2024-25 and confidence was expressed that 100% of the target set by the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Uttarakhand will be achieved.
Revenue increase due to these efforts of the state government
The Director of Geology and Mining Directorate informed that the credit for the record revenue receipt goes to the simplification of Uttarakhand Sub-Mineral Avoidance Rules by the state government, identification of new mineral lots through e-tender, co-e-auction and allotment of them through e-tender, continuous and effective action by the enforcement team constituted at the Directorate level for effective prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage, upgradation of e-Ravanna portal by monitoring it from time to time at the headquarters level, recovery of lease amount / inevitable rent etc. by the company allotted through tender in four districts namely Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital.
Approval given for setting up 45 mine check gates
To make mining operations more transparent, robust and to effectively prevent illegal mining/illegal transportation and to increase revenue, the state government has approved setting up a total of 45 mine check gates for developing a modern Mining digital Transformation and Surveillance System (MDTSS), the process of which is underway. Along with this, the process of keeping the Ravana forms in digital form is underway.
Common people are getting mining material at cheaper rates. Due to abundant supply of sub-minerals as raw material in stone crushers/screening plants, sub-minerals like grit, dust, sand, gravel etc. are currently being sold at the rate of Rs. 70 per quintal which was being sold at the rate of Rs. 140/- per quintal in the previous year, as a result of which common people are getting construction material at cheaper rates and government working agencies are getting the supply of raw/finished material construction material at cheaper rates.
