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03/08/23 05:49 AM IST

Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

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  • The Rajya Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 for making amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’).
Provisions of the act
  • The MMDR Act, 1957 was comprehensively amended in 2015 to bring several reforms in the mineral sector, notably, mandating method of auction for grant of mineral concessions to bring transparency in allocation of mineral resources, for establishing District Mineral Foundation (DMF) for the welfare of the people and areas affected by mining and for establishing National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) to give thrust to exploration and for ensuring stringent penalty for illegal mining.
  • Omission of 6 minerals from the list of 12 atomic minerals specified in Part-B of the First Schedule of the Act, namely, Lithium bearing minerals, Titanium bearing minerals and ores, Beryl and other beryllium bearing minerals, Niobium and Tantalum bearing minerals and Zirconium-bearing minerals.
  • Empowering Central Government to exclusively auction mineral concessions for critical minerals specified in Part D of the First Schedule of the Act.
  • Revenue from these auctions will accrue to concerned State Government.
  • Introducing exploration licence for deep-seated and critical minerals
  • The Bill provides to remove certain minerals from the list of atomic minerals, viz. minerals of lithium, beryllium, titanium, niobium, tantalum and zirconium are technology and energy critical having use in space industry, electronics, technology and communications, energy sector, electric batteries and are critical in net-zero emission commitment of India.
  • Involvement of private agencies in exploration would bring advanced technology, finance and expertise in exploration for deep-seated and critical minerals.
Source- PIB

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