The State Gove-0rnment has not been able to collect a total mining dues of Rs1,813, 57, 67,093 form 29 mining lessees either due to court stay orders or for cases remaining sub-judice in different courts, including the Orissa High Court.
Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question o BJP MlA Dilip Ray on Friday.
The highest mining dues of 1317.17 crore is lying uncollected from MC ltd, Sameleswari as a case is sub-judice at the Coal Tribunal of the Ministry of Mines since 2011-12. Similarly, Rs328.42 crore from the Tisco ltd, East Iron Mines, Rs65.88 crore from RP Sao, Guali Iron Mines, Rs48 crore from the Nalco (PP Mali) and Rs25.09 crore from Rungta Mines ltd, Jajang iron mines have remained uncollected.
The Minister too submitted name of a host of mining companies who have not paid dues for excess production of ores to the Government for long.
Show cause notices and demands have been issued to these companies, the Minister added.