EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1560 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 /SRAVAN 23, 1941
[No. 23609‒RDM-LRGEC-POLICY-0002/2018/R&DM.]
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION
The 13th August, 2019
Subject : Creation of Directorate of Minor Minerals, Odisha
Creation of a Directorate with all necessary technical capacity to look after the management of minor minerals other than the specified minor minerals was under the active consideration of the Government. Accordingly, the Government have decided to create the Directorate of Minor Minerals under the administrative control of Revenue & Disaster Management Department for scientific & sustainable management of the minor mineral sources & to augment the revenue of the State from the minor minerals.
2. The functions of this Directorate shall be as follows:―
(i) Identification of the minor mineral & sairat sources in a scientific manner.
(ii) Preparation of mining plan & environmental management plans of the identified sources, as per the applicable laws.
(iii) Lease/ settlement of the identified sources in a transparent manner.
(iv) Implementation of various technological–enabled applications for regulating quarrying & transportation of minor minerals from the lease hold areas.
(v) Prevention of illegal quarrying & lifting of minor minerals & sairats.
(vi) Administration of the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time in respect of minor minerals other than specified minor minerals.
(vii) Augmentation of collection of revenue from minor mineral & sairat sources.
3. Establishment of the Directorate: The Directorate will be staffed as follows:―(a) There will be a Director of Minor Minerals in the rank of Additional Secretary to Government in either I.A.S. or O.A.S. cadre.
(b) Besides, there will be other officers and staff as follows :―
| Sl. No. (1) | Category (2) | No of posts (3) |
| 1 | Joint Director (Administration) | 01 |
| 2 | Joint Director (Technical‒Water Resources) | 01 |
| 3 | Joint / Deputy / Assistant Director (Technical‒Geology) | 01 |
| 4 | Joint / Deputy / Assistant Director (Technical‒Mining) | 01 |
| 5 | Joint / Deputy Director (Technical Forest & Environment ) | 01 |
| 6 | Joint / Deputy Director (Enforcement) | 01 |
| 7 | Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer | 01 |
| 8 | Section Officer | 02 |
| 9 | Senior Assistant | 04 |
| 10 | Junior Mining Officer | 10 |
| 11 | PA | 01 |
| 12 | Senior Steno | 04 |
(c) The above mentioned posts will be created in the Revenue & Disaster Management Department.
(d) Steel & Mines Department will create a Deputation Reserve of ten (10) posts in the cadre of Junior Mining Officer. Steel & Mines Department and other Departments will also depute the concerned officers & staff as stated above.
(e) Information Technology (IT) & Maintenance Services will be outsourced in a transparent manner.
By Order of the Governor
NIKUNJA B. DHAL
Principal Secretary to Government