THE

JHARKHAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

7 CHAITRA 1948 (S)

RANCHI MONDAY 27^thAPRIL, 2026

DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY

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NOTIFICATION

23^rdAPRIL,

20 26

File No:- 2-Vidhi-41/2006(Part)-1022 /M,--In exercise of the powers

conferred by section 23C (1) and section 23C (2) of the Mines and Minerals

(Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Governor of

Jharkhand hereby makes the following rules: -

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules shall be called the

Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and

Storage)Amendment Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the

Official Gazette.

2. Rule 2(i)(d) shall be substituted as per following

“Competent Officer” Means Additional Director, Mines, Deputy

Director, Mines, Deputy Commissioner, District Mining Officer and

Assistant Mining Officer.

3. Rule 2(i)(h) shall be substituted as per following

“Department” means Department of Mines & Geology, Government of

Jharkhand;

4. Rule 2(i)(i) shall be substituted as per following

“Form” means “Prescribed Forms as notified by the Director, Mines for

the purpose of execution of these rules.”

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5. Rule 2(i)(l) shall be substituted as per following

“Mineral” means, minerals of all types (except the atomic minerals in

part B of schedule-1 of Mines and Minerals (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1957), and varieties including precious and

semiprecious and un-cut stones and minor minerals as specified in

section 3(e) of the mines and minerals (Development and Regulation)

Act, 1957 (central Act, 67 of 1957) as amended in time to time and

Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 2004 and as amended

time to time for the purpose of these rules;”

6. Rule 2(i)(p) shall be substituted as per following

“Transport

Challan”

means

challan

issued

the

Lessee/Dealer/permit holder or any other lawful authority for

transportation of any mineral raised/stored by a carrier, which is

issued to a Mineral Dealer”

7.Rule 3(d) shall be omitted

8. Rule 4 shall be substituted as per following

“i)Competent Officer or any such authorized officer by competent

authority shall approve the application for registration in prescribed

form after due verification of application within thirty (30) days. If the

application is neither approved nor rejected within thirty (30) days, it

shall be forwarded automatically through JIMMS to next higher

competent officer as decided by Director, Mines for approval.

In case of District Mining Officer/Any competent officer/Any such

officer authorized by the Competent Authority being on leave (Except

Casual Leave) then authorization for approval shall be to the next

higher competent officer as decided by Director, Mines”.

ii) If a person is holding a valid mining lease granted under the

Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 or 2016 or JMMC Rule, 2004 or any

others rules madeand as amended time to time framed under the

MM(DR) Act 1957 or a lessee/deemed lessee under any other provision

effective in this behalf shall be exempted to register as a dealer for the

same lease and mineral. However,lessee/deemed lessee/permit holder

will be treated as deemed dealer for the purpose of these rules.

Provided that in case of lessee being the purchaser of mineral/s

from any other valid source for storing or processing shall be

registered as dealer under these rules.”

9. After Rule 5(ii), Rule 5(iii) shall be inserted as per following

“Every Dealer shall submit monthly return in the form and time period

as prescribed by the Director, Mines, through JIMMS, failing which a

penalty at the rate of Rs. 25/- per day, which may extent to maximum

Rs. 2500/- shall be recoverable form the concerned dealer.

Provided that there shall be provision for revision of monthly return

in JIMMS, on the payment of Rs. 5000/- and in the manner as

prescribed by the Director, Mines”

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10. Rule 6(i) shall be substituted as per following

“A management fee of rupee one per ton (if royalty is paid in terms of

tone) or rupee one per twenty-five cubic feet (if royalty is paid in terms

of cubic meter or cubic feet) shall be paid by the mining lease holders

which will be deposited online through JIMMS portal. However,

Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Jharkhand may

revise the management fee by the notification.

Provided that in case of mineral purchase from outside of the

Jharkhand State management fee shall be paid by the Dealer also.”

11. Rule 7 shall be substituted as per following

“No person other than a dealer or a mining lease holder or a

prospecting license holderor a permit holder shall buy or store or sell

or offer for sale or engage in any transaction of buying, selling,

processing any mineral at any place or transport mineral at any place

or transport mineral for commercial gain without being registered as a

dealer.”

12. Rule 8(iii) shall be substituted as per following

“Any competent officer/any other officer authorized by the competent

Authority may at any time suspend the registration for breach of any

of the terms and conditions of the Registration. The registration may

be cancelled for breach of any of the terms and conditions of

registration after giving an opportunity of being heard.”

13. Rule 9(i) shall be substituted as per following

“No person shall transport or otherwise remove or carry away any

mineral from any place without obtaining a transport challan duly

generated through JIMMS. The Dealer desiring such challan should

file an online application for permit through JIMMS portal in

prescribed Form duly specifying all the particulars prescribed therein.”

14.In first Rule 9(ii)proviso clauseshall be insertedas per following

“Provided that in case of purchase of minerals from outside of the

country clearance from concerned port/airport/dockyard from the

concerned authority shall be uploaded.”

15.Second Rule 9(ii)shall be substituted as Rule 9(iii)as per following

“On receipt of an application for permit under sub-rule (i), Any

competent officer/Any such officer authorized by the Competent

Authority shall communicate his approval/rejection of permit

application within fifteen (15) days on the JIMMS portal for issuing the

transport challan in prescribed form for such period and subject to

such terms and conditions as prescribed by him. Any competent

officer/Any such officer authorized by the Competent Authority may

reject an application to grant permit for issuance of Transport Challan

for reasons to be recorded in writing and communicated to the

applicant through JIMMS Portal.

If the permit application is neither approved nor rejected within

fifteen (15) days, it shall be forwarded automatically through JIMMS to

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next higher competent officer as decided by Director, Mines for

approval.

In case of District Mining Officer/Any competent officer/Any

such officer authorized by the Competent Authority being on leave

(Except Casual Leave) then authorization for permit approval shall be

to the next higher competent officer as decided by Director, Mines.”

16. In Rule 10(i) proviso clause shall be inserted as per following.

“Provided that for maintenance of records all dispatches of ores and

mineral till midnight shall be accompanied by a transport challan.”

17. After Rule 10(ii)(e)the proviso clause shall be added as per

following

“Provided further that for mineral/ores which don’thave different

grades for royalty or in case of coal where grade of seams is pre-

decided, the permit approval procedure may be provided separately in

JIMMS by the competent authority.”

18. After Rule 10(iv)the exception and proviso clause shall be added

as per following

“Except in cases, where Deputy Commissioner is lease granting/deed

execution authority.

Provided that in case of deemed lessee the clearance is required

from Directorate of Mines;

Provided further that the locking/unlocking of JIMMS data of new

lessees/dealers shall be done by the District Mining Officer/Any

competent officer after verification of data from the concerned Deputy

Director, Mines in case of Minor Mineral and from Additional Director,

Mines through the concerned Deputy Director, Mines in case of Major

Mineral.”

19. Rule 10(vi)(a) shall be substituted as per following

“Whenever any person transports the minerals raised from a

lease/registered dealer/Permit without any valid permits or challan, it

will be treated as a transgression of the conditions of these rules along

with all other applicable Act and Rules.”

20. InRule 10(vi)(b)the word “The mining lessee” shall be substituted

with word “That person”

21. Rule 13shall be substituted as per following

“1. i) No individual shall, in any area, undertake extraction, removal,

or mining operations without a lease, licence, permit, or any other

authorization required under these rules.

ii) No person shall transport, or cause to be transported, any

mineral without a valid transit challan. Furthermore, minerals shall

not be transported in unauthorised, unregistered, or non-

commercial vehicles.

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2. i) Any Violation of sub rule-1 shall be punishable under Section

21(2) of the Act.

ii) The offences under sub-rule-1(ii), either before or after institution

of the prosecution, may be compounded by the complainant officer

after taking prior approval from the approving officer as per the

tables givenbelow: -

Sl.

No.

Inquiring/Authorized

Officer

Complainant/

Compounding

Officer

Approving Officer

Additional

Director,

Mines

Additional

Director, Mines

Deputy Director, Mines

Deputy

Director,

Mines

Additional

Director, Mines

District Mining Officer

District

Mining

Officer

Concerned Deputy

Director, Mines

Assistant Mining Officer

Assistant

Mining

Officer

Concerned District

Mining

Officer/

Deputy

Director,

Mines/Additional

Director, Mines

Sub

Divisional

Magistrate/Circle

Officer/Any other officer

authorized

the

Collector/Deputy

Commissioner

District

Mining

Officer

Concerned Deputy

Director, Mines

Mining Inspector

Assistant

Mining

Officer or District

Mining Officer of

District

Mining

Office/

Office

the

Deputy

Director, Mines /

Office

the

Additional

Director,

Mines,

Ranchi

Concerned District

Mining

Officer/

Deputy

Director,

Mines/Additional

Director, Mines

In-charge Check Gate

District

Mining

Officer

Concerned Deputy

Director, Mines

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and

Sl.

No.

Vehicle/Equipment

Compounding Fee

(In Rs.)

Tractor and trolley

50000/-

Matador/Half Truck 407,408

100000/-

Full Body Truck/Vehicle(six wheels)

200000/-

Dumper (Hydraulic six/10 or more

wheels)

300000/-

Crane, Boat, Excavator, Loader, Power

Hammer,

Compressor,

Drilling

Machine

and

other

equipment/machine

similar

capacity.

500000/-

iii) In case of inquiry officer not being the complainant/compounding

officer, an inquiry report with all supporting documents such as

inspection report, seizure list etc. shall be submitted by the inquiry officer

to the complainant/compounding officer. If complainant/compounding

officer and approving officer is the same person then prior approval shall

be taken from the approving officer of next serial number.

iv) In addition to the compounding fee described in the rule, the value of

the mineral, royalty, compensation for environmental damage, and the

penalty payable for illegal occupation of land without lawful authority may

be recovered from the violator at ten times the royalty amount.

However, in cases involving vehicles/machinery other than those

described above, the compounding fee along with the value of the mineral

shall not be less than ₹25,000 (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand).

v) In cases of transportation under a valid challan, if the quantity of

mineral loaded in the vehicle exceeds the quantity mentioned in the

challan by up to 5% (five percent), the authorized officer may recover the

value of the mineral only for the excess quantity, in accordance with Sub-

rule 2(iii).

vi) In cases of transportation, the determination of the assessed quantity

shall be carried out only at the weighbridgeor by measuring of volume by

the competent officer/complainant officer and in case of determination of

assessed quantity of the storage location by using total station, theodolite

or any other method as decided by the competent Officer/Complainant

Officer as deemed fit.

Provided

that

for

determination

assessed

quantity

mining/excavation within or outside of the lease boundary, if guideline not

issued under relevant mineral concession act or rules, a separate

guideline may be issued by the Director, Mines.

vii) Whoever intentionally obstructs the competent Officer or any other

officer in performing their duties under these rules, shall be punishable

with an imprisonment up to a term of one year or fine which may extend

to Rs 25000 or with both.”

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22. Rule 14(i) shall be substituted as per following

Any person aggrieved by an order of the following officers for a particular

action under these rules may prefer an appeal in prescribed form to the

following concerned officer within thirty (30) days from the date of

communication of the order.

No.

Officer passing an Order

Appellate Authority

Deputy Commissioner

Mines Commissioner

Additional Director, Mines

Director, Mines

Deputy Director, Mines

Additional Director, Mines

District Mining Officer

Concerned Deputy Director,

Mines

Assistant Mining Officer

Concerned

District

Mining

Officer/

Deputy

Director,

Mines/Additional

Director,

Mines

Sub Divisional Magistrate/Circle

Officer/Any

other

officer

authorized

the

Collector/Deputy Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

Mining Inspector

Concerned

District

Mining

Officer/

Deputy

Director,

Mines/Additional

Director,

Mines

In-charge Check Gate

Concerned

District

Mining

Officer

23. After Rule 14(iii), Rule 14(iv) shall be inserted as per following

“The concerned appellate authority may invoke, modify or set aside the

order passed by the officer as defined above.”

24. After Rule 15(iii), Rule 15(iv) shall be inserted as per following

“The Mines Commissioner may invoke, modify or set aside the order

passed by the Deputy Commissioner.”

25. In Rules15(i) and Rule 15(ii), the word “revision/appeal” shall be

substituted with the word “revision”.

By the Order of Governor,

Sd/-

Secretary to the Government

Department of Mines and Geology

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