INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT


	TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY

No. 295] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 Aadi 29, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2049

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION RULES, 2017.

[G.O. Ms. No. 81, Industries (MMD.1), 14th August 2018, ஆடி 29, விளம்பி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2049.]

No. SRO A-41(a)/2018.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017, namely:-

AMENDMENTS.

In the said Rules,-

(1) In rule 2, after the sub-rule (ii), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:-

"(ii-a) "Affected family" and "Displaced Family" shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013)";;

(2) for rule 12, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"12. Operation of the Trust Fund.- The Trust Fund shall be deposited in any Nationalized Bank only in the name of the Trust and all accounts shall be operated under the joint signatures of the Chairperson and Deputy Director or Assistant Director of Geology and Mining. The Trust shall maintain the books of accounts of the Fund".

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(3) in rule 16, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely: –

"(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in rules 14, 15 and sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) of this rule, the projects involving costs upto Rs.50 (Fifty) Lakhs in a ﬁ nancial year may be approved and implemented by the Governing Council chaired by the District Collector.

(5) Whenever the total cost of the selected project(s) exceeds Rs.50 (Fifty) lakhs and is upto Rs.100 lakhs in a ﬁ nancial year, the Governing Council, after approval of the project, shall obtain the concurrence from the Director of Geology and Mining before implementing the project.

(6) Whenever the total cost of the selected project(s) exceeds Rs.100 lakhs in a ﬁ nancial year, the Governing Council, after approval of the project, shall obtain concurrence of the Government, before implementing the project..";

(4) in rule 18, after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Accountant General (Audit) shall audit the accounts of the Trust annually on completion of each ﬁ nancial year.".

(5) in the Appendix, ---

(i) for paragraph 13, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

"13. Operation of the Trust Fund.-The Trust Fund shall be deposited in any Nationalized Bank only in the name of the Trust and all accounts shall be operated under the joint signatures of the Chairperson and Deputy Director or Assistant Director of Geology and Mining. The Trust shall maintain the books of accounts of the Fund.";

(ii) in para 16, in sub-paragraph(2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

"(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Accountant General (Audit) shall audit the accounts of the Trust annually on completion of each ﬁ nancial year."

K. GNANADESIKAN, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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