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.
(viii) Other matters connected with administration of minor minerals other than
specified minor minerals.
