**Executive Summary**
This is a notification from the Ministry of Mines, published in the Gazette of India on February 25, 2026. It amends a previous notification (G.S.R. 633(E)) from August 14, 2015, concerning the composition of a committee or body established under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The purpose is to add an Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, in-charge of Exploration, Ministry of Mines, as a Member, ex officio.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Notification:** The notification amends the earlier notification G.S.R. 633(E), dated August 14, 2015.
* **Addition to Committee/Body:** An Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, in-charge of Exploration, Ministry of Mines, is added to the committee/body as a Member, ex officio.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Mines**
* **Impact:** The Ministry of Mines is directly affected by this change, as one of its senior officials is now formally included in the specified committee/body.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to ensure that the Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, in-charge of Exploration, is integrated into the committee/body.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The primary law under which the amendment is being made, specifically referencing section 9C.
Ministry of Mines: The central ministry responsible for the notification and related amendments.
G.S.R. 633(E), dated the 14th August, 2015: The original notification in the Gazette of India that is being amended.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 139] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, फरवरी 25, 2026/फाल्ग नु 6, 1947
No. 139] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026/PHALGUNA 6, 1947
खान मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 फरवरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 145(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जवकास और जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957
(1957 का 67) की धारा 9ग की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ेंसंखयांक सा.का.जन. 633(अ), तारीख 14 अगस्ट्त, 2015 द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत सरकार, खान
मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना म ें जनम्नजलजखत और संिोधन करती ह,ै अर्ाात्—
1404 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
उि अजधसूचना के परै ा 2 में, क्रम संखयांक (क) तर्ा उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत की
िाएगी, अर्ाात:् —
“(कक) अपर सजचव या संयिु सजचव, खोि प्रभारी, खान मंत्रालय — सिस्ट्य, पिने ;”।
[फा. स.ं 11/8/2015-एम.I]
फ़रीिा एम. नाईक, संयुक् त सजचव
टिप्पण: मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें संखयांक सा.का.जन. 633(अ),
तारीख 14 अगस्ट्त, 2015 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई र्ी तर्ा संखयांक सा.का.जन. 100(अ), तारीख 7 फ़रवरी, 2022
और सा.का.जन. 541(अ), तारीख 8 अगस्ट्त, 2025 द्वारा संिोजधत की गई र्ी।
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th February, 2026
G.S.R. 145(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9C of the Mines and
Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following
further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Mines published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 633(E), dated the 14th August, 2015,
namely:-
In the said notification, in paragraph (II), after serial number (a) and the entries relating thereto, the following
shall be inserted namely:-
“(aa) Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, in-charge of Exploration, Ministry of Mines - Member,
ex officio;”.
[F. No. 11/8/2015-M.I]
FARIDA M NAIK, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section
(i), vide number G.S.R. 633(E), dated the 14th August, 2015 and was amended, vide numbers G.S.R.100(E),
dated the 7th February, 2022 and G.S.R. 541(E), dated the 8th August, 2025.
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