Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA खान मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF MINES खान और खनिज (नजला खनिज संस्थान मे अनिदाय) नियम, 2015 (25 June, 2021 तक संशोधित) Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 (Amended up to 25th June, 2021) Issued by Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines Nagpur January, 2026भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA खान मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th September, 2015 G.S.R. 715(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules specifying the amount to be paid by holder of a mining lease or a prospecting licence-cum-mining lease, in addition to the royalty, to the District Mineral Foundation of the district established by the concerned State Government by notification, in which the mining operations are carried on, namely:–– Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 1. Short title and commencement.––(1) These rules may be called as the Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015. (2) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 12th day of January, 2015. 2. Amount of contribution to be made to District Mineral Foundation.––Every holder of a mining lease or a 1[composite licence] in respect of coal and lignite and sand for stowing shall, in addition to the royalty, pay to the District Mineral Foundation of the district in which the mining operations are carried on, an amount at the rate of –– (a) ten per cent of the royalty paid in terms of the Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) (herein referred to as the said Act) in respect of mining leases or, as the case may be, 2[composite licence] granted on or after 12th January, 2015 3[, other than those mineral concessions which are covered under the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 10A]; and (b) thirty per cent of the royalty paid in terms of the Second Schedule to the said Act in respect of mining leases granted before 12th January, 2015 4[and those mining leases covered under the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 10A]: 5[Provided that the amount calculated at the rate specified at clause (b) of rule 2 in respect of the mining leases covered under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 10A shall be paid with effect from the 28th day of March, 2021.] 3. 6[Date from which contribution to be made.—The amount calculated at the rate specified in rule 2 shall be paid with effect from the 12th January, 2015.] 1 Subs. For “prospecting licence-cum-mining lease” by G.S.R. 437(E), dated 25.06.2021 2 Subs. For “prospecting licence-cum-mining lease” by G.S.R. 437(E), dated 25.06.2021 3 Ins. by G.S.R. 437(E), dated 25.06.2021 4 Ins. by G.S.R. 437(E), dated 25.06.2021 5 Ins. by G.S.R. 437(E), dated 25.06.2021 6 Substituted by Mines the Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) (Amendment) Rules, 2016 vide G.S.R No. 837 (E) dated 31.08.2016