Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 02: The Odisha government has collected a total of Rs 23,769.41 crore from mineral resources during April to September 15 of the current financial year.
According to official data, the government collected direct mining revenue of Rs 21,586.10 crore and another Rs 2183.22 crore as District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Fund upto September 15.
The state collected Rs 9,008.21 crore as mining royalty. Rs 6,892.27 crore as applicable amount, Rs 3,759.07 crore as additional amount and Rs 381.63 crore towards upfront payment (auction). Besides, the report said an additional Rs 1,545.01 crore was collected from other sources.
During the last financial year, the state collected a total fund of Rs 51,127.10 crore from mining of which Rs 46,710.57 crore was direct mining revenue and Rs 4,116.53 crore was towards the DMF Fund.
The mining revenue collection was Rs 46,786.79 crore during 2024-25, Rs 50,980.11 crore during the financial year 2023-24, Rs 42,188.02 crore in 2022-23 and Rs 55,227.49 crore during the fiscal 2021-22.
Similarly, the government has earned a total of Rs 628.36 crore from minor mineral sources like stones, sand, etc during April to August end this fiscal.
