EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1611, CUTTACK, FRIDAY, 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:—
