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REGISTERED NO. D. (D.N.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 87] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1984/ASADHA 12, 1906 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation

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MINISTRY OF STEEL AND MINES

(Department of Mines)

New Delhi, the 3rd July, 1984

RESOLUTION

No, 37|3]84-MI.—Mineral Exploration Corporation Ud.} was set-up as a Limited Company on 21-10-1972 with the following main objectives :—

(i) to plan, promote, organise and implement programme for the exploration of mineral resources and to perform such functions as the Central Government may, from time to time, assign to the Company in connection with the exploration of the mineral resources in and outside the counlry ;

(ii) to carry out geological, geochemicnl and geophysical surveys for exploration of minerals ;

(iii) to carry out drilling and exploratory mining and prospecting operations to prove|esiimate the reserves of minerals;

(iv) to undertake, encourage and promote such other activities as may lead to the establi- ment of such reserves ;

%v) to carry out d;tui!ed exploration of mineral prospects by drilling and, in consultation with the designated exploiting agency, take up explonitory-cum-production mining so that the deposit when handed over to that agency, can be worked without delay ;

(vi) to prepare feasibility reports on mineral prospects in consultation with the exploiting agencies :

(vii) to undertake contract jobs in various fields of mineral exploration; to take up drilling and mining contracts for purposes other than mineral exploration On payment of scheduled rates to be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

viii) to undertake contracts for mineral explora- tion outside India either for an Indian Com- pany or a Foreign Company or Government on terms and conditions to be decided in each case in consultation with the Central Government ;

as may be incidental thereto to a Corpora- tion, Government agency or State Govern- ment on payment or royalty by the aetual user.

2. The projects assigned by Central Government to MEC for exploration are on a "promotional basis" and paid for by the Central Government in accord- ance with a schedule t>f rates approved by it. The extant procedure is that after preliminary investigations are completed by Geological Survey of India, a pro- ject is brought up iot detailed exploration through a Co-ordination Committee comprising GSI and MECL as also a representative of the interested enterprise. In addition, the Central Government could also give projects suo motu to MECL for investigation. The present procedure has been reviewed by the Govern- ment of India with a view to reduce delays. The Government accordingly revised the procedure for clearance of promotional projects and reconstituted the Coordination Committee who would not only take note of the technical aspects of the projects but also the Governments' own order of priorities for allocat- ing resources for exploration etc.

3. The constituted Coordination Committee will

have the following composition :

COMPOSITION

1. Joint Secretary, Department of Mines (deal- ing with MECL) Chairman

2. Chairman-cuni-Managing Director, MECL

Alternate Vice-Chairman

3. Senior Dy. Director General (Op), GSI

Alternate Vice-Chairman 4. Deputy Financial Adviser Department of Mines Member

5. Superintending Mining Geologist, Indian Bureau of Mines Member

6. Chairnran-atru-Managing Director or Director (Technical) of the concerned organisation whose agenda item is to be considered.

Member

4. The Committee shall have the following functions

and responsibilities :—

The above Coordination Committee shall meet at least once in a quarter. MEC would put up proposals for promotiopal projects including the programme in leasehold areas of Cemral Public Sector Undertakings (after consulting GSI &c.) to the Coordination Com- mittee for their consideration, giving their complete technical details and financial implications. In cases where the Committee gives its clearance, the project proposals would be sent by MECL to the Department - of Mines for issue of sanction. Though the Department of Mines have the right to examine the merits of such proposals recommended by the Committee and accept or reject the recommendations of the Committee, it is expected that the Committee's recommendations would be accepted by the Department of Mines without elaborate examination again at their end. However, in case, where the expenditure on a particular project calls for reference to EFCjPIB, then the Administrative Section of the Department of Mines would prc"wc

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and EFC Memo|P[B Note as the case may be and would obtain necessary clearance in the matter. The sanction from Department of Mines would be issued only after clearance by PIB|EFC, as the case may be, is obtained.

5. MECL shall provide the Secretariat assistance to

the Committee.

6. MECL shall maintain a proper record of the investigations. They would prepare bills every month showing therein the quantum of work done under different headings such as drilling, mining etc. till the end of the previous month; the amount payable in terms of the approved schedule of charges alongwith necessary prescribed certificates and submit them to Government for the purpose of release of funds.

7. As and when any promotional work is complet- ed in all respects, the Company shall provide a final bill indicating the total claims for the said investiga- tion minus the amount paid to the Company through the monthly bills referred to in para 4 above and thus showing the balance amount payable and submit it to the Government for payment. The said bill shall be accompanied by a certificate recorded by the Director (Finance) Financial Adviser & Chief Accoi Officer of the Company to the effect that "the clai represents the actual work done and the same K been test checked bv Internal Audit." All order boo" work books and either records pertaining to prom tional work shall be mad^ available to Govcrnmej whenever required.

8. The Co-ordination Committee referred to abov shall also review the progress of each investigation during the quarterly meeting and decide whether these promotional works should be continued with or without modifications or b? stopped. A quarterly re- port on the evaluation ot investigation data should- be sent to the Government,

9. Tn case of any difiiculty in this matter or the interpretation of this procedure or deciding the actual quantum of, payment the matter will referred by the- Co-ordination CommitteeJMEC to the Govenmcnt of- India whose orders shall be final.

10. The above instructions may be brought to the notice of ah¹ concerned for information and guidance.

H. L. ATTRI, Under Secy.