This notification, S.O. 1694(E), issued by the Ministry of Coal on May 29, 2020, delegates the power to approve mining plans for coal, lignite, and sand mining for stowing. Effective from the date of publication and for nine months following the commencement of the Mineral Concession Amendment Rules, 2020, this power, previously held by the Central Government, is also exercisable by the Project Advisor, Ministry of Coal. Subsequently, after this initial nine-month period, the power will be exercisable by the Coal Controller, Kolkata, under the Coal Controller's Organization, a subordinate office of the Ministry of Coal. The notification also states that any person aggrieved by orders or directions related to mining plans issued by the designated officers may apply to the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Coal, for revision. This notification supersedes notification S.O.2265(E) dated June 4, 2018, with the exception of actions already completed or omitted before this supersession. The file number for this notification is F. No. 34011/28/2019-CPAM.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957: A central act governing the regulation of mines and minerals development in India.
Ministry of Coal: The ministry within the Government of India responsible for the coal sector.
New Delhi: The location of the notification, Union Territory of Delhi
Mineral Concession Amendment Rules, 2020: Rules amending mineral concession regulations, referenced in the context of approving mining plans.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
Project Adviser, Ministry of Coal: An officer within the Ministry of Coal with the power to approve mining plans for coal, lignite, and sand mining for stowing.
Coal Controller, Kolkata, West Bengal: Head of the Coal Controllers Organization, a subordinate office of the Ministry of Coal, with the power to approve mining plans.
Bhabani Prasad Pati: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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कोयला मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 29 मई, 2020
का.आ. 1694(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम,1957 (1957 का
67) की धारा 26 की उप-धारा (1) के खण्ड (क) द्वारा प्रदत िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए और भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप-खंड (।।) म ें का.आ. संख्या 2265 (अ.) तारीख 4 िून, 2018 के द्वारा प्रकाजित भारत
सरकार, कोयला मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना, उन बातों के जसिाए अजधक्ांत करते हुए जिन्ह ें ऐसे अजधक्मण से पूिव दकया गया
ह ैया करन े का लोप दकया गया ह,ै यह जनदेि देती ह ैदक:-
1(क) इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तथा खजनि ररयायत (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 लाग ू होने के पश्चात 9
महीने की अिजध समाप्त हो िाने तक कोयला तथा जलग्नाइट की सभी श्रेजणयों तथा रेत भराई के जलए रेत खनन हते ु खनन
योिना का अनुमोदन देने के जलए अजधजनयम की धारा 5 की उप- धारा 2 के खंड (ख) के तहत केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रयोग
की िा रही िजियों का प्रयोिव्य पररयोिना सलाहकार, कोयला मंत्रालय द्वारा भी दकया िाएगा।
(ख) खजनि ररयायत (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 के लाग ू होने के नौ माह की अिजध समाप्त हो िाने के पश्चात स े ही कोयला
तथा जलग्नाइट की सभी प्रिगों तथा रेत भराई के जलए, रेत खनन हते ु, खनन योिना का अनमु ोदन देन े के जलए अजधजनयम
की धारा 5 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (ख) के अधीन केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रयोग की िा रही िजियों का प्रयोिव्य कोयला
जनयंत्रक, कोलकाता (कोयला जनयंत्रक संगठन, भारत सरकार, कोयला मंत्रालय का एक अधीनस्ट्थ कायावलय) द्वारा भी दकया
िाएगा।
2313 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख के पश्चात से ही उपरोि नामजनर्ददष्ट अजधकारी द्वारा खनन योिना के संबंध म ें
ददए गए दकसी भी आदेि अथिा जनदेि से व्यजथत व्यजि ऐसे दकए गए आदेिों अथिा संबंजधत जनदेिों के पुनरीक्षण के जलए
सजचि, कोयला मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार को आिेदन कर सकेगा ह।ै
[फा. स.ं 34011/28/2019-सीपीएएम]
भबानी प्रसाद पजत,संयुि सजचि
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2020
S.O. 1694(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 26 of the
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) and in supersession of the notifications of
the Government of India, Ministry of Coal published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (ii) vide number S.O.2265 (E), dated the 4th June, 2018, except as respects things done or omitted to be done
before such supersession, the Central Government hereby directs that,—
1.(a) on and from the date of publication of this notification and upto the expiry of a period of nine months from
the commencement of the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2020, the power to approve mining
plan for all categories of coal and lignite and sand mining for stowing, exercisable by the Central
Government under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Act, shall also be exercisable by the
Project Adviser, Ministry of Coal;
(b) on and from the expiry of aperiod of nine months from the commencement of the Mineral Concession
(Amendment) Rules, 2020, the power to approve mining planfor all categories of coal and lignite and sand
mining for stowing, exercisable by the Central Government under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 5
of the Act, shall also be exercisable by the Coal Controller, Kolkata, (Coal Controller’s Organization being
a subordinate office of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal).
2. On and from the date of publication of this notification, any person aggrieved by any orders made or directions
issued in respect of mining plan by an officer designated above may, apply to Secretary to Government of
India, Ministry of Coal, for revision of such order made or directions issued thereon.
[F. No. 34011/28/2019-CPAM]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.
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