The Ministry of Mines has issued notification G.S.R. 255(E) in *The Gazette of India*, dated April 23, 2025, amending the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957).
These rules are called the Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2025, and come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
In the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, in Schedule I, in the Explanation, in clause (1), the following substitution is made: “an applicant is a subsidiary company, the net worth of the holding company of such subsidiary company may also be considered and the holding company may be incorporated in India or outside India" shall be substituted.
The original rules were published on May 20, 2015, vide G.S.R. 406(E), and last amended on January 21, 2024, vide G.S.R. 49(E).
The notification is issued under F. No. M.VI-1/2/2025-Mines VI and signed by Dinesh Mahur, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The primary legislation empowering the Central Government to make rules for mineral development and regulation.
Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015: The main set of rules governing mineral auctions, which this notification seeks to amend.
Ministry of Mines: The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing mineral regulations.
Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2025: The specific amendment rules being introduced by this notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 216] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, अप्रलै 23, 2025/ििै ाख 3, 1947
No. 216] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025/VAISAKHA 3, 1947
खान मत्रं ालय
अधिसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 अप्रलै , 2025
सा.का.जन. 255(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का 67) की
धारा 13 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, खजनि (नीलामी) जनयम, 2015 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम
बनाती है, अर्ाात्:-
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम खजनि (नीलामी) संिोधन जनयम, 2025 है।
(2) ये रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. खजनि (नीलामी) जनयम, 2015 में, अनुसूची-I में, स्ट्पष्टीकरण में, खंड (1) में, "यदि आिेिक भारत में जनगजमत" िब्िों से आरंभ
होने िाले और "जिचार में जलया िा सकेगा" िब्िों पर समाप्त होने िाले भाग के स्ट्र्ान पर, "यदि आिेिक अनुषंगी कंपनी है, तो ऐसी
अनुषंगी कंपनी की धृजत कंपनी के िुद्ध मूल्य पर भी जिचार दकया िा सकेगा और धृजत कंपनी भारत में या भारत के बाहर जनगजमत
हो सकती है" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
[फा. सं. एम.VI-1/2/2025-खान VI]
दिनेि माहुर, संयुक् त सजचि
टिप्पण.- मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में संखयांक सा.का.जन. 406(अ) तारीख 20 मई, 2015
द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े और अंजतम रूप से सा.का.जन. 49(अ) तारीख 21 िनिरी, 2024 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए र्े।
2707 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2025
G.S.R. 255(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules further to amend the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, in Schedule I, in the Explanation, in clause (1), for the portion
beginning with the words “an applicant is a subsidiary” and ending with the words “company may also be
considered”, the words “an applicant is a subsidiary company, the net worth of the holding company of such
subsidiary company may also be considered and the holding company may be incorporated in India or outside
India” shall be substituted.
[F. No. M.VI-1/2/2025-Mines VI]
DINESH MAHUR, 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. 406(E), dated the 20th May, 2015 and lastly amended, vide number
G.S.R. 49(E), dated the 21st January, 2024.
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