Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Mines on February 18, 2022 has issued the Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2022 to further amend the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015. This shall come to force on February 18, 2022. The following amendments has been made namely: Rule 17(1)(b) which specify “State Government shall issue a notice inviting tender to commence the auction process and such notice shall contain brief particulars regarding the area under auction” the following has been substituted namely: “particulars of the area identified and demarcated using total station and differential global positioning system or global positioning system”. Rule 7(1)(c) which specify “contents of the tender document issued by the State Government” has been substituted namely: “details of the area identified, demarcated using total station and differential global positioning system, or global positioning system.”
