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Date: 2020-05-18 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 1 of section 13 and clauses

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Executive Summary: This notification introduces the Coal Blocks Allocation Amendment Rules, 2020, amending the Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017. These rules, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, are issued by the Central Government in exercise of powers conferred by the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957. The amendments address definitions, allocation processes, and conditions related to coal block allocations. Key Points / Main Content: * **Amendments to Rule 2 (Definitions):** * Replaces "the proviso to section 11A of the Act" with "the proviso to subsection 1 of section 11A of the Act" in clause (d). * Substitutes "the price" with "a price or percentage" in clauses (j), (o), and (x). * **Amendment to Rule 3:** * Replaces "the proviso to section 11A of the Act" with "the proviso to subsection 1 of section 11A of the Act" in subrule 1, clause b. * **Amendments to Rule 5 (Allocation Process):** * In subrule 5, clause (e), "as may be specified" is replaced with "as may be specified in the tender document". * Clause (f) of subrule 5 is updated to include limits based on "any other parameter regarding production of coal or any combination thereof" for allocations to companies or their holding/subsidiary companies. * In subrule 8, the phrase "for the end use plant on the basis of which it became a successful bidder" is removed. * In subrule 8, the words "as may be specified by the Central Government" are replaced with "as may be specified by the Central Government in the tender document". * **Amendments to Rule 6:** * Clause (g) of subrule 4 is updated to include limits based on "any other parameter regarding production of coal or any combination thereof" for allocations. * In subrule 5, the phrase "for the end use plant on the basis of which it became a successful allottee" is removed. * In subrule 5, the words "as may be specified by the Central Government" are replaced with "as may be specified by the Central Government in the allotment document". * **Amendment to Rule 7:** * Replaces "the proviso to section 11A of the Act" with "the proviso to subsection 1 of section 11A of the Act". * **Amendments to Rule 8 (Operational Aspects):** * Inserts "or prospecting licencecum mining lease" after "or mining lease" in subrule 6. * In subrule 7, replaces "upon grant of the mining lease" with "upon grant of the mine opening permission under rule 9 of the Colliery Control Rules, 2004". * Replaces the opening portion of subrule 8 with a requirement for an unconditional and irrevocable performance bank guarantee in favor of the State Government, ensuring coal production as per the mining plan, upon grant of mine opening permission. * In subrule 10, clause (d) and (e), the words "mining lease" are replaced with "reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence, mining lease or prospecting licencecummining lease." * **Amendments to Rule 10:** * In subrule 1, "the successful allocatee or coal linkage holder shall" is replaced with "the successful allocatee shall". * In subrule 2, the words "or a coal linkage holder shall" are omitted. Impact Analysis: * **Coal Block Allottees:** * Impact: Changes in allocation conditions, performance bank guarantee requirements, and operational protocols affect their obligations and processes. * Action Required: Review allocation terms, ensure compliance with new performance guarantee requirements, and adjust operational plans. * **Central Government:** * Impact: Amendments refine the regulatory framework for coal block allocations, clarifying processes and conditions. * Action Required: Implement and enforce the amended rules, update tender and allotment documents accordingly. * **State Governments:** * Impact: Involvement in performance bank guarantee management impacts their oversight of coal production. * Action Required: Establish mechanisms for receiving and managing performance bank guarantees related to coal production. * **Companies/Corporations (including subsidiaries, holding companies, associate companies, group companies or its affiliates):** * Impact: Production limits parameter changes. * Action Required: Review limits and ensure compliance.

Key Entities Referenced

Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957: A central act that empowers the Central Government to make rules for regulating the coal mining sector and development. Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017: The principal rules being amended by this notification, concerning the allocation of coal blocks. Coal Blocks Allocation Amendment Rules, 2020: The set of rules introduced through this notification that amends the Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017. Ministry of Coal: The ministry responsible for the notification and the regulation of the coal sector. New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Coal, India where the notification was issued. Central Government: The governing authority responsible for making the rules and amendments related to coal block allocation. Colliery Control Rules, 2004: Rules pertaining to mine opening permission. Bhabani Prasad Pati: Joint Secretary who is responsible for the notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18052020-219427 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-18052020-219427 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 226] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, मई 18, 2020/ििै ाख 28, 1942 No. 226] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020/VAISAKHA 28, 1942 कोयला मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 18 मई, 2020 सा.का.जन. 300(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 की स.ं 67) की धारा 13 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 13 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (घ), (घक), (घख) और (घग) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, कोयला ब्लॉक आिंटन जनयम, 2017 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह:ै- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप् त नाम कोयला ब्लॉक आिंटन (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे। 2. कोयला ब्लॉक आिंटन जनयम, 2017 (जिसम ें इसके पश् चात ् मलू जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 2 के उप- जनयम (1) म—ें (i) खंड (घ) म,ें “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क के खडं (क) और (ख) के परंतुक” िब्िों और अंकों के स्ट्थान पर “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क की उप-धारा (1) का परंतुक” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। (ii) खंड (ञ) म,ें “कीमत” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “कीमत या प्रजतितता” िब्ि रखे िाएगं े। (iii) खंड (ण) म,ें “कीमत” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “कीमत या प्रजतितता” िब्ि रखे िाएगं े। (iv) खंड (भ) म,ें “कीमत” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “कीमत या प्रजतितता” िब्ि रखे िाएगं े। 2080 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 3. उि जनयमों के जनयम 3 के उप-जनयम (1) के खंड (ख) म ें “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क का परंतुक” िब्िों और अंकों के स्ट्थान पर “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क की उप-धारा (1) का परंतुक” िब्ि रख े िाएंगे। 4. उि जनयमों के जनयम 5 म ें- (I) उप-जनयम (5) म ें – (i) खंड (ड.) म,ें “जिजनर्िष्टि दकए गए” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “जनजििा िस्ट्तािेि म ें िैसा जिजनर्ििष्ट दकया िाए” िब्ि रख े िाएंग;े (ii) खंड (च) म,ें “या िोनों को जिजनर्िष्टि करें जिन्ह ें दकसी जनगम या मलू कंपनी या उसकी सहायक कंपनी या समूह को आबंटटत दकया िा सकता ह”ै िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “या कोयला उत्पािन या इसके दकसी भी संयोिन, जिसका दकसी कंपनी या जनगम या इसकी धारक कंपनी या संबंद्ध कंपनी को आबटं न दकया िा सकता ह,ै के संबंध म ें दकसी अन्य मानिण्ड पर आधाटरत सीमा” िब्ि रखे िाएंग;े (II) उप-जनयम (8) म ें– (i) “िह बोलीिाता जिसके पास कोयला ललंकेि ह ैसफल बोलीिता बन िाता ह”ै िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा; (ii) “केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जिजनर्िष्टि दकया िाए” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “जनजििा िस्ट्तािेि म ें केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा िैसा जिजनर्िष्टि दकया िाए” िब्ि रख े िाएंगे। 5. उि जनयमों के जनयम 6 म:ें- (क) उप-जनयम (4) के खंड (छ) म,ें “या िोनों जिन्ह ें दकसी कंपनी या उसकी सहायक कंपनी या जनगम या इसकी सहायक कंपनी या सहायक कंपजनयों को आिंटटत दकया िा सकता ह”ै िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “या कोयला उत्पािन या इसके दकसी भी संयोिन, जिसका दकसी कंपनी या जनगम या इसकी धारक कंपनी या सहायक कंपनी या सहयोगी कंपनी या समूह कंपनी या इसकी संबंद्ध कंपनी को आबंटन दकया िा सकता ह,ै के संबंध म ें दकसी अन्य मानिण्ड पर आधाटरत सीमा” िब्ि रखे िाएंग;े (ख) उप-जनयम (5) म,ें (i) “कोयला ललंकेि धारक आिेिक सफल आबंटटती ह ै तब अन्त्य उपयोग संयंत्र के जलए कोयला ललंकेि जिसके आधार पर आबंटटती घोजित ह”ै , के अनुसार िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा; (ii) “िैसा केंद्रीय सरकार जिजनर्िष्टि करें” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “आिंटन िस्ट्तािेि में केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा िैसा जिजनर्िष्टि करें” िब्ि रख े िाएंग।े 6. उि जनयमों के जनयम 7 म ें “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क का परंतुक” िब्िों और अंकों के स्ट्थान पर “अजधजनयम की धारा 11क की उप-धारा (1) का परंतुक” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 7. उि जनयमों के जनयम 8 म,ें- (i) उप-जनयम (6) म,ें “या खनन पट्टा” िब्िों के पश्चात “या पूिेिण अनुज्ञजि-सह-खनन-पट्टा” िब्ि अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग;े (ii) उप-जनयम (7) म,ें “खनन पट्टा प्रिान दकए िान े पर” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “कोजलयरी जनयंत्रण जनयम, 2004 के जनयम 9 के अधीन खान खोलन े की अनुज्ञा प्रित्त दकए िाने पर” िब्ि रख े िाएंग;े[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (iii) उप-जनयम (8) म,ें “संबंजधत राज्य सरकार” िब्िों स े आरंभ होने िाल े और “खनन योिना उत्पािन सुजनजश्चत करन े हते ु सफल आबंटटती स े अपन े पि म ें जनष्पािन बैंक गारंटी िी िाएगी” िब्िों स े समाि होन े िाल े िुरूआती भाग के जलए जनम्नजलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाित:्- “कोजलयरी जनयंत्रण जनयम, 2004 के जनयम 9 के तहत खान खोलने की अनुमजत प्रित्त दकए िाने पर, खनन योिना के अनुसार कोयला उत्पािन सुजनजश्चत करने के जलए उप-जनयम (4) के तहत केंद्रीय सरकार को सफल आिंटटती द्वारा िमा की गई जनष्पािन बैंक गारंटी के बराबर राजि के जलए सफल आिंटटती राज्य सरकार के पि म ेंिति रजहत और अपटरितनि ीय जनष्पािन बैंक गारंटी उपलब्ध कराएगा।” (iv) उप-जनयम (10) म,ें - (क) खंड (घ) म,ें “खनन पट्टा” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “सिेिण परजमट, पूिेिण अनुज्ञजि, खनन पट्टा या पूिेिण अनुज्ञजि-सह-खनन पट्टा” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। (ख) खंड (ङ) म,ें “खनन पट्टा” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “सिेिण परजमट, पूिेिण अनज्ञु जि, खनन पट्टा या पूिेिण अनुज्ञजि-सह-खनन पट्टा” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 8. उि जनयमों के जनयम 10 म,ें - (i) उप-जनयम (1) म,ें “सफल आिंटटती अथिा कोयला ललंकेि धारक िैसा भी मामला हो कजतपय करार या व्यिस्ट्था हते ु प्राि होंग”े िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “सफल आबंटटती अथिा कोयला ललंकेि धारक, िैसा भी मामला हो, कजतपय करार या व्यिस्ट्था करने हते ु पात्र होंग”े िब्ि रखे िाएगं ;े (ii) उप-जनयम (2) म,ें “या कोयला ललंकेिधारी” िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा। [फा. सं. 11022/01/2015-सीए-III] भबानी प्रसाि पजत, संयुि सजचि टटप्पण: मलू जनयम सा.का.जन. 877(अ) तारीख 13 िुलाई, 2017 द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खंड (i) म ेंप्रकाजित दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th May, 2020 G.S.R. 300(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 13 and clauses (d), (da), (db) and (dc) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Coal Blocks Allocation (Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1),— (i) in clause (d), for the words and figure “the proviso to section 11A of the Act”, the words “the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Act” shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (j), for the words “the price”, the words “a price or percentage” shall be substituted; (iii) in clause (o), for the words “the price”, the words “a price or percentage” shall be substituted;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (iv) in clause (x), for the words “the price”, the words “a price or percentage” shall be substituted. 3. In the said rules, in rule 3, in sub-rule (1), in clause (b), for the words and figure “the proviso to section 11A of the Act”, the words and figures “the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Act” shall be substituted. 4. In the said rules, in rule 5,— (I) in sub-rule (5),— (i) in clause (e), for the words “as may be specified”, the words “as may be specified in the tender document” shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (f), for the words “or both that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its subsidiary or parent company”, the words “or a limit based on any other parameter regarding production of coal or any combination thereof that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its holding company or subsidiary company” shall be substituted; (II) in sub-rule (8),— (i) the words “for the end use plant on the basis of which it became a successful bidder” shall be omitted; (ii) for the words “as may be specified by the Central Government”, the words “as may be specified by the Central Government in the tender document” shall be substituted. 5. In the said rules, in rule 6,— (a) in sub-rule (4), in clause (g), for the words “or both that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its subsidiary or associate companies”, the words “or a limit based on any other parameter regarding production of coal or any combination thereof that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its holding company or subsidiary company or associate companies or group companies or its affiliate” shall be substituted; (b) in sub-rule (5),— (i) the words “for the end use plant on the basis of which it became a successful allottee” shall be omitted; (ii) for the words “as may be specified by the Central Government”, the words “as may be specified by the Central Government in the allotment document” shall be substituted. 6. In the said rules, in rule 7, for the words and figure “the proviso to section 11A of the Act”, the words and figures “the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Act” shall be substituted. 7. In the said rules, in rule 8,— (i) in sub-rule (6), after the words “or mining lease”, the words “or prospecting licence-cum- mining lease” shall be inserted; (ii) in sub-rule (7), for the words “upon grant of the mining lease”, the words “upon grant of the mine opening permission under rule 9 of the Colliery Control Rules, 2004” shall be substituted; (iii) in sub-rule (8), for the opening portion beginning with the words “The State Government concerned” and ending with the words “as per the mining plan:” the following shall be substituted, namely:— “Upon grant of the mine opening permission under rule 9 of the Colliery Control Rules, 2004, the successful allocatee shall provide an unconditional and irrevocable performance bank guarantee in favour of the State Government for the amount equivalent to the performance bank guarantee submitted by it to the Central Government under sub-rule (4) for ensuring the production of coal as per the mining plan:” (iv) in sub-rule (10),— (a) in clause (d), for the words “mining lease”, the words “reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence, mining lease or prospecting licence-cum-mining lease” shall be substituted;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (b) in clause (e), for the words “mining lease”, the words “reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence, mining lease or prospecting licence-cum-mining lease” shall be substituted. 8. In the said rules, in rule 10,— (i) in sub-rule (1), for the words “the successful allocatee or coal linkage holder shall”, the words “the successful allocatee shall” shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-rule (2), the words “or a coal linkage holder” shall be omitted. [F. No. 11022/01/2015-CA-III] BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 877(E) dated the 13th July, 2017. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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