**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Mines on August 4, 2026, officially designates M/s Sathi Planners Private Limited as a Category ‘A’ exploration agency. Authorized under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, the agency is permitted to conduct prospecting operations for a period of five years. This authorization is contingent upon the agency maintaining its accreditation and adhering to specific regulatory guidelines.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Agency Designation and Authorization**
* M/s Sathi Planners Private Limited is notified as an exploration agency under Category ‘A’.
* The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
* The designation was granted following the agency's accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India.
**Operational Compliance**
* The agency is mandated to carry out prospecting operations in accordance with the conditions specified in the guidelines issued via Order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI, dated August 12, 2021.
**Timeline and Validity**
* The notification became effective on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (August 4, 2026).
* The authorization remains valid for five years or until the expiry or termination of the agency’s accreditation, whichever is earlier.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s Sathi Planners Private Limited**
**Impact**
The agency is now legally recognized as a Category ‘A’ exploration agency, allowing it to perform prospecting operations under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
**Action Required**
The agency must ensure all prospecting activities comply with the Ministry of Mines' guidelines dated August 12, 2021, and maintain its accreditation with the Quality Council of India to prevent premature termination of its status.
**Ministry of Mines / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry exercises its statutory authority to increase the number of accredited agencies available for mineral exploration and development.
**Action Required**
The Ministry is responsible for monitoring the agency’s adherence to the notified conditions and the statutory framework of the MMDR Act.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to notify agencies for mineral prospecting operations.
Ministry of Mines: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the regulation of mines and minerals in India.
M/s Sathi Planners Private Limited: The specific private entity notified as a Category ‘A’ exploration agency authorized to carry out prospecting operations.
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET): A constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose accreditation is a prerequisite for an agency to be notified under the Act.
Order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI: The reference document containing the specific guidelines and conditions that the exploration agency must comply with during prospecting.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 4140] नई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, अगस्ट्त 4, 2026/श्रािण 13, 1948 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947
No. 4140] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026/SHRAVAN 13, 1948 SHADHA 3, 1947
खान मत्रं ालय
ई , 4 , 2026
.आ. 4316(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का
67) की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के दसू रे परंतुक द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय गुणित्ता पररषद के
राष्ट्रीय जिक्षा एिं प्रजिक्षण प्रत्यायन बोडड से प्रत्यायन प्राप्त करने के उपरांत, उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों हते ु जनम्नजलजखत
एिेंसी को अजधसूजित करती ह,ै अर्ाडत् :—
क्र. स.ं गिषे ण एिसें ी गिषे ण एिसें ी का प्रिग ड
1. मसै सड सार्ी प्लानसड प्राइिेट जलजमटेड ‘क’
1. उि एिेंसी, तारीख 12 अगस्ट्त, 2021 के आदेि संख्या एम.VI-16/15/2021-खान VI द्वारा िारी ददिाजनदेिों
में जिजनर्ददष्ट ितों के अनुपालन में पूिेक्षण कायड संिाजलत करेगी।
2. यह अजधसूिना, रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की जतजर् को प्रिृत्त होगी और पााँि िष ड की अिजध तक या प्रदत्त
प्रत्यायन की समाजप्त या जनरस्ट्तीकरण तक, िो भी पहल े हो, जिजधमान्य रहगे ी।
[फा. सं. एम.I-11/06/2022-खान]
फरीदा एम. नाईक, संयुि सजिि
5998 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th August, 2026.
S.O. 4316(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 4 of
the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), upon obtaining accreditation from the
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India, the Central Government
hereby notifies the following agency for the purposes of the said Act, namely:–
Sl. No. Exploration agency Category of exploration agency
1. M/s Sathi Planners Private Limited ‘A’
1. The agency shall carry out prospecting operations in compliance with the conditions specified in the guidelines
issued vide Order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI dated the 12th August, 2021.
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette and shall remain
valid for a period of five years or till expiry or termination of the accreditation granted, whichever is earlier.
[F. No. M.I-11/6/2022-MINES]
FARIDA M. NAIK, Jt. Secy.
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