Karnatakalegsilature’s (PAC), in a report tabled on Tuesday, pegged loss due toillegal miningof minor Minerals at Rs 18,000-Rs 20,000 crore annually.
The report said it extrapolated a recent case study cited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) that identifed a revenue loss of Rs 2,324 crore in Chikkaballapura taluk alone due to illegal mining.
The committee recommended Karnataka use technology to identify mining areas and track activities, while suggesting that the state can triple its present non-tax revenue of Rs 6,300 crore through minor minerals mining.