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No. 1611, CUTTACK, FRID AY, AUGUST 31, 2018/ BHADRA 9, 1940
STEEL & MINES DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 30th August, 2018
Sub: Re-constitution of Internal Verification Committee for Specified Minor
Minerals.
No.6906–IV(DS)SM-104/2018/SM..–— The Internal Verification Committee was constituted vide this Department Notification No.1231/SM., dated the 10th February, 2017 under the Chairmanship of the Director of Mines to scrutinize the cases for specified minor minerals coming under rule-4 (13) & 66 (2) of OMMC Rules,2016. These rules also govern the cases where minerals like Quartz, Quartzite etc., which were earlier major minerals, have been declared as minor minerals vide Ministry of Mines, Government of India Notification No-S.O. 423 (E), dated the 10th February,2015.
In the meantime, the OMMC Rules have further been amended w.e.f.21st May, 2018 by inserting a new rule i.e. rule-8 A which provides for extension of validity of existing granite leases for a period of 30 years or up to 31st March, 2020, whichever is later.
Besides, cases for extension of lease period for other specified minor minerals and extension of validity of grant orders under rule-67 are also coming up for consideration. All such cases require inputs from other Departments like Law and Forest & Environment.
Therefore, the State Government have been pleased to reconstitute the Internal Verification Committee to scrutinize the cases relating to extension of validity of grant orders, extension of validity of mining leases and extension of time for saved applications for minerals concessions for the specified minor minerals under the provisions of rules- 4 (13), 8 A, 66 and 67 of OMMC Rules, 2016.The reconstituted Committee shall have the following members:—
2 1. Director of Mines Chairman 2. Special SecretarySteel & Mines Department Member
3. Additional Secretary
Steel & Mines Department
(Dealing with minor minerals) Member
4. Director, Geology Member
5. Representative of Secretary
Forest & Environment Department Member
6. Representative of Secretary
Law Department Member
7. Joint Director, Directorate of Mines Member Convener
The aforesaid Committee will scrutinize the cases coming under the provisions of rules-4 (13), 8 A, 66 and 67 of OMMC Rules, 2016 and make its recommendations to the Steel & Mines Department for consideration.
By Order of the Governor
B. N. RATH
Additional Secretary to Government