Govt collects Rs 754 Cr revenue from major minerals Rs 209 Cr released to 3 ADCs

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 10, 2022

Over 754.06 crore was collected as revenue from coal and other major minerals during the last three years.

This was informed by Cabinet Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar while reply to a query raised by AITC legislator from Rangsakona Zenith Sangma in the Assembly on Thursday. 

On the revenue share, Dhar said for coal 75% for state government and 25% for ADCs while for other major minerals it is 40% for state government and 60% for ADCs. 

He said the total amount entitled by the three ADCs as revenue share during 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 is Rs 174.63 crore.

“The state government has released a total amount of Rs 209.39 crore to the 3 ADCs. The pending amount to be paid is Rs 21.01 crore,” Dhar said while adding that Rs 2 crore is pending for KHADC and Rs 18.18 crore for JHADC. 

He informed that advance payment of Rs 55 crore was also made to Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC).

To a concern expressed by Zenith that the GHADC employees were working without salary for the past three years, the minister assured that all pending payment are being process by the finance deparment and will be released at the earliest.