**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Mines on July 21, 2026, officially designates M/s AVSG Solutions (OPC) 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. The authorization is contingent upon the maintenance of accreditation and adherence to established ministerial guidelines.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Agency Notification and Classification**
* M/s AVSG Solutions (OPC) Private Limited is notified as an authorized exploration agency for the purposes of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
* The agency is classified under Category ‘A’.
* The notification follows the agency obtaining accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India.
**Operational Requirements**
* The agency is mandated to carry out prospecting operations in compliance with conditions specified in Order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI, dated August 12, 2021.
**Validity and Commencement**
* The notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (July 21, 2026).
* The authorization remains valid for five years or until the expiry or termination of the agency’s accreditation, whichever is earlier.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: M/s AVSG Solutions (OPC) Private Limited**
**Impact**
The agency is now legally empowered to conduct mineral prospecting operations as a recognized Category ‘A’ entity.
**Action Required**
The agency must ensure all field operations strictly follow the 2021 ministerial guidelines and must maintain its accreditation with the Quality Council of India to prevent premature termination of its status.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Mines / Regulatory Bodies**
**Impact**
The Ministry expands the pool of authorized agencies available to carry out exploration activities under the statutory framework of the MMDR Act.
**Action Required**
Regulatory bodies must oversee the agency’s operations to ensure compliance with the specified legal conditions and track the validity period of the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises its power to notify and authorize exploration agencies.
M/s AVSG Solutions (OPC) Private Limited: The specific private entity notified as a Category ‘A’ exploration agency authorized to carry out prospecting operations.
Ministry of Mines: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and regulating mining and mineral development.
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (Quality Council of India): The accrediting body whose certification is a prerequisite for the notification of exploration agencies under the Act.
Order No. M.VI-16/15/2021-Mines VI: The specific government order containing the guidelines and conditions that the exploration agency must comply with during operations.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3810] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िुलाई 21, 2026/आषाढ 30, 1948
No. 3810] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026/ASHADHA 30, 1948
खान मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3980(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का
67) की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) के िसू रे परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय गुणित्ता पररषि के
राष्ट्रीय जिक्षा एिं प्रजिक्षण प्रत्यायन बोडड से प्रत्यायन प्राप्त करने के उपरांत, उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों हते ु जनम्नजलजखत
एिेंसी को अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै अर्ाडत्:—
क्र. स.ं गिषे ण एिसें ी गिषे ण एिसें ी का प्रिग ड
1. मसै सड एिीएसिी सॉल्यूिंस (ओपीसी) प्राइिेट जलजमटेड ‘क’
1. उि एिेंसी, तारीख 12 अगस्ट्त, 2021 के आिेि संख्या एम.VI-16/15/2021-खान VI द्वारा िारी दििाजनिेिों
में जिजनर्िडष्ट ितों के अनुपालन में पूिेक्षण कायड संचाजलत करेगी।
2. यह अजधसूचना, रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की जतजर् को प्रिृत्त होगी और पााँच िष ड की अिजध तक या प्रित्त
प्रत्यायन की समाजप्त या जनरस्ट्तीकरण तक, िो भी पहल े हो, जिजधमान्य रहगे ी।
[फा. सं. एम.I-11/06/2022-खान]
फरीिा एम. नाईक, संयुि सजचि
5532 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF MINES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st July, 2026
S.O. 3980(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 AVSG Solutions (OPC) 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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