New mining rules implemented with amendments in Uttarakhand, application and renewal fees for mining leases increased, know which amendments were implemented?
The state government has issued a gazetted notification of the Uttarakhand Minor Mineral (Avoidance) Rules. With this, the rules have become effective with the amendment. In the rules, the amount of fine imposed on illegal mining has been reduced, while the application and renewal fee for river bed mining leases in plain districts has been increased from one lakh to two lakh. Secretary (Industrial Development) Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey issued this notification. Till now there was a provision of five times fine on illegal mining. But it was not being paid easily and such cases were dragging on in the courts. The amendments in the rules were approved in the cabinet meeting last month.
Under the amendments, Tehsildar or Up-Tehsildar will also be authorized in the absence of SDM to check, assess and demarcate mining leases. For this, they will be given one week training from the Directorate of Mines.
These major amendments apply
According to the new amendment, five years has been fixed for pattas of five hectares and 10 years for pattas of more than five hectares. Now the government will charge a fee for transfer of mining leases. Two lakh rupees will be charged for the lease of five hectares and five lakh rupees for the lease of more than five hectares.
A fee of Rs 2 lakh will be charged for changing any member of the firm. Till now the letters of intent for mining leases were allotted from the government level. But now this authority has been given to the Director General of Mining. The lease period will start only after the permission is granted. Instead of collecting five times fine from illegal miners, now it has been reduced to two times. The second time it is caught it will be three times and after that it will remain three times.
Now 20 lakh fee for appeal and revision
The appeal and revision fee has been increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. The highest bidder for the mining lease will have to deposit 25 percent of the total royalty amount within 15 days. If he fails to do so, the second highest bidder will get the lease at the same tendered rate. If he also fails to pay the royalty within the stipulated period, then the third highest bidder will get this opportunity. If he also fails to fulfill the condition, then the tender will be canceled and a fresh e-tender will be called, in which the highest bidder (H-1) will not be included in it and his security deposit will also be forfeited. .
