Mineral Conservation and Development Second Amendment Rules, 2026
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The Mineral Conservation and Development Second Amendment Rules, 2026
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The 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.
- Who is affected
- Entities subject to the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017.
- Required action
- Comply with penalty provisions under the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 for rule contraventions.
- Key dates
- Commencement date — 31 Jul 2026
- Consequences
- Liability for penalties under the Mines and Minerals Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 for rule contraventions.
Source details
- Source
- Gazette of India (e-Gazette)
- Type
- statutory gazette instrument
- Published by source
- 30 Jul 2026
- Document number
- G.S.R. 683(E)
- Issuing division
- Ministry of Mines
- Effective date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Coverage area
- gazette
Document text
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:-
- संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास (िूसरा संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 है। (2) ये जनयम 1 अगस्ट्त, 2026 को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
- खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास जनयम, 2017 (इसमें इसके पश्चात उि जनयम कहा िाएगा), जनयम 27 में,— (क) उप-जनयम (2) में, “बैंक गारंटी" िब्िों के पश्चात, "या बीमा प्रजतभू बांड" िब्ि अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएंगे; (ख) उप-जनयम (6) में, “बैंक गारंटी" िब्िों के पश्चात, "या बीमा प्रजतभू बांड" िब्ि अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएंगे।
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)]
- उि जनयमों में, जनयम 35 में, - (क) उप-जनयम (4ख) का लोप दकया िाएगा; (ख) उप-जनयम (5), के परंतुक में, कोष्ठक, आंकडा और पत्र "(4ख)" का लोप दकया िाएगा।
- उि जनयमों में, जनयम 45 में, - (क) उप-जनयम (7) में, खंड (क) में, उप-खंड (ii) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत उप-खंड रखा िाएगा िाएगा, अर्ाात्: - “(ii) खान और खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्द्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार जनयम के उल्लंघन के जलए िाजस्ट्त के न्द्यायजनणायन की िुरुआत करने के जलए कारािाई करना;” (ख) उप-जनयम (7क) में,— (i) खंड (ii) में, उप-खंड (क) में, “अनुसूची-II में यर्ा जिजनर्िाष्ट ऐसी रकम" िब्िों के जलए, "खान और खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्द्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे; (ii) खंड (iii) में, “अनुसूची-II में यर्ा जिजनर्िाष्ट ऐसी रकम" िब्िों के जलए, "खान और खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्द्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
- उि जनयमों में, जनयम 62 के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात्: - “62. िाजस्ट्त. – िो कोई भी इन जनयमों के उपबंधों का उल्लंघन करेगा, िह धारा 25क और धारा 25ख और उसके अधीन बनाए गए जनयमों (अर्ाात; खान और खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्द्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026) के उपबंधों के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त के जलए उत्तरिायी होगा।
- उि जनयमों में, “अनुसूची-2” और “अनुसूची-3” का लोप दकया िाएगा।
[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:— 1. सा.का.जन. 289(अ), तारीख 27 माचा, 2018; 2. सा.का.जन. 570(अ), तारीख 13 अगस्ट्त, 2019; 3. सा.का.जन. 780(अ), तारीख 3 निंबर, 2021; 4. सा.का.जन. 294(अ), तारीख 11 अप्रैल, 2022; 5. सा.का.जन. 51(अ), तारीख 21 िनिरी, 2024; 6. सा.का.जन. 232(अ), तारीख 16 अप्रैल, 2025; और 7. सा.का.जन. 449(अ), तारीख 5 िून, 2026।
[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: —
- Short title and commencement: — (1) These rules may be called the Mineral Conservation and Development (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of August, 2026.
In the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 27, — (a) in sub-rule (2), after the words “bank guarantee”, the words “or insurance surety bond” shall be inserted; (b) in sub-rule (6), after the words “bank guarantee”, the words “or insurance surety bond” shall be inserted. 3. In the said rules, in rule 35, –
(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:–
- G.S.R. 289 (E), dated the 27th March, 2018;
- G.S.R. 570 (E), dated the 13th August, 2019;
- G.S.R. 780 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2021;
- G.S.R. 294 (E), dated the 11th April, 2022;
- G.S.R. 51 (E), dated the 21st January, 2024;
- G.S.R. 232 (E), dated the 16th April, 2025; and
- G.S.R. 449 (E), dated the 5th June, 2026.
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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