e-Gazette statutory gazette instrument G.S.R. 683(E) · 31 Jul 2026
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The Mineral Conservation and Development Second Amendment Rules, 2026
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Check the official recordThe Central Government amends the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017. The amendment allows the use of insurance surety bonds as an alternative to bank guarantees for financial assurance. It removes sub-rule (4B) from rule 35 and deletes Schedule II and Schedule III. The rules update penalty provisions to align with the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026. These changes apply to all entities subject to the principal rules. The amendments take effect on August 1, 2026.
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5863 GI/2026 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
खान मंत्रालय अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 30 िुलाई, 2026 सा.का.जन. 683(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, खान और खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1957 (1957 का 67) की धारा 18 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास जनयम, 2017 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अर्ाात्:-
सं. 621] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट् पजतिार, िुलाई 30, 2026/श्रािण 8, 1948
No. 621] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8, 1948
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31072026-275001 CG-DL-E-31072026-275001
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
[फा. सं. एम.VI.-16/51/2026-खान VI (भाग-1)] कुलिीर ससंह यािि, संयुि सजचि
टटप्पण:— मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 169(अ), तारीख 27 फरिरी, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े और तत्पश्चात जनम्नानुसार संिोजधत दकए गए र्े, अर्ाात:—
[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th July, 2026 G.S.R. 683(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017, namely: —
(a) sub-rule (4B) shall be omitted; (b) in sub-rule (5), in the proviso, the brackets, figure and letter “(4B)” shall be omitted. 4. In the said rules, in rule 45, – (a) in sub-rule (7), in clause (a), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely: – “(ii) take action to initiate adjudication of penalty for contravention of rules in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026;”; (b) in sub-rule (7A), – (i) in clause (ii), in sub-clause (a), for the words “such amount as specified in Schedule II”, the words “penalty in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 “shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (iii), for the words “such amount as specified in Schedule II”, the words “penalty in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026” shall be substituted; 5. In the said rules, for rule 62, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: – “62. Penalty. – Whoever contravenes the provisions of these rules shall be liable to penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 25A and 25B and the rules made thereunder (i.e., the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026).”. 6. In the said rules, “SCHEDULE – II” and “SCHEDULE – III” shall be omitted.
[F. No. M.VI -16/51/2026-Mines VI (Part 1)] KULVEER SINGH YADAV, Jt. Secy. Note: – The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 169 (E) dated the 27th February, 2017 and were subsequently amended as follows:–
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.07.31 01:54:05 +05'30'
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