Amount of illegal exports from the State of Goa

2012 marked the end of all production activities in the state of Goa as all mining activities in the state were suspended. The Goa Mines Department had also been understaffed for decades. They themselves were unaware of how much the mines were producing. There were no checks on shortages and surpluses that led to mines’ heavy overexploitation. Since there was no command on the production, there was a big gap between the production and export figures. This would mean that the state suffered huge losses to the tune of about 35,000 crores, as no royalty/rent/taxes were paid on these unregulated illegal lands. Where did the extra money go? Into the pockets of mine owners. They had been depleting the fields for years and gaining heavy profits without paying the costs.

2012年，印度果阿邦（Goa）境内所有采矿活动被暂停，当地所有矿产生产活动也随之宣告终结。果阿矿产部门（Goa Mines Department）数十年来一直面临人员编制不足的困境，其内部甚至无法掌握各矿区的实际产出规模。当时未针对矿产供需的短缺与过剩情况设置任何监管核查机制，最终导致矿区遭到严重过度开采。由于缺乏对生产环节的有效管控，实际产量与出口统计数据之间存在巨大缺口。这意味着该邦蒙受了约3.5万克若尔（crore，印度卢比计价单位，1克若尔合1000万卢比）的巨额损失——因这些未受监管的非法采矿用地未缴纳任何矿区使用费、租金与税费。那笔本应归入国库的额外收益最终流向何方？悉数落入了矿主们的腰包。多年来，这些矿主一直在无偿消耗当地矿产资源，攫取巨额暴利却未支付任何相关合规成本。