INEQUALITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME IN MINING AREAS IN INDIA

Abstract

We know that Mining is an industry of operations are temporary economic activity extending over a finite period of time. Poorly closed mines and derelict landform leave behind a legacy that brings forward several inequalities issues. Abandoned mine sites, degraded environment around the mine site and loss of livelihood of local people shatters the local economy. The local people remaining in ghost mining townships lose their food and social security. This is the post mining general scenario seen in a closed mine sites in India. Here i want to observe whether mining act ivities increase poverty and inequalities as for mining activities one hand provide services some group of large land size holding people at same time loss of food security who lost small size of land.