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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2008
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This proposed legislation allows competitive bidding by steel, power and iron companies for coal mining blocks.
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on October 17, 2008. The Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Coal & Steel (Chairperson: Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya). The Standing Committee presented its report on February 19, 2009.
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The Bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, which regulates mines and development of minerals.
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The 1957 Act states that prospecting or mining operations can be undertaken only after obtaining a prospecting licence or a mining lease. It specifies rules for granting licences or leases.
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The Bill seeks to allow the state government to grant a prospecting licence or mining lease for coal and lignite to private companies through auction by competitive bidding. The companies that can bid should be engaged in production of iron and steel, general of power and washing of coal obtained from mines.
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Certain areas are exempted from the auction. These includes (a) areas which are considered for allocation to a government company, and (b) areas which is considered for allocation to a company that has got a power project on the basis of competitive bids for tariff.
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| Current Status: Passed |
| Ministry: Mines |
| Stage | Date |
| Introduction | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Com. Ref. | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Com. Rep. | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Lok Sabha | Aug 21, 2010 |
| Rajya Sabha | Aug 17, 2010 |
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| Mines Bill may be in slow lane to House, Business Standard, Mar 09, 2012
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| 100% mining royalty for the displaced in the draft Mining Bill, feels Pranab Mukherjee led panel, Economic Times, Jul 08, 2011
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| Profit sharing clause to stay in reworked mining law draft, Business Standard, Jul 04, 2011
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| Q&A: S Vijay Kumar, Mining Secretary, Business Standard, May 11, 2011
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| New Mines bill to be placed before GoM again: Patel, Economic Times, Feb 07, 2011
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| Centre likely to include 'value addition' clause in MMDR Bill, Business Standard, Jan 10, 2011
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| Profit sharing with displaced people to cost miners dearly, Business Standard, Jan 05, 2011
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| Govt paves way to introduce Mines Act amendment Bill, Business Standard, Dec 31, 2010
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| Cabinet approves introduction of mining bill in Parliament, Live Mint, Dec 30, 2010
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| Mines Act to be amended for welfare of miners, Economic Times, Dec 30, 2010
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| Naveen meets Pranab, discusses mining Bill, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2010
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| Govt allays mining firms' fears on profit-sharing, Business Line, Nov 10, 2010
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| Govt tweaks new Mining Bill to address industry concerns, Economic Times, Nov 09, 2010
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| Impact of Mining Activities, PIB, Nov 09, 2010
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| Profit Sharing in Mining Entities, PIB, Nov 09, 2010
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| Nobody in GoM objected to the mining Bill’s profit-share clause, Live Mint, Nov 02, 2010
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| Steelmin for reservation in mining for PSUs, Economic Times, Oct 31, 2010
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| Naveen Patnaik to meet Pranab Mukherjee on amendment bill to MMDR Act, DNA, Oct 30, 2010
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| Mining Bill digs multiple options for the displaced, Financial Express, Oct 29, 2010
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| GoM approves strong central mining regulator, Business Standard, Oct 25, 2010
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| Cos mining scarce minerals to face curbs on concessions, Economic Times, Oct 19, 2010
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| Mining law draft has stringent norms, DNA, Oct 15, 2010
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| Minimum land regulation for lease in draft mining Bill spells trouble for Himachal, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2010
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| Mining cos may have to pay annual compensation to land losers, Economic Times, Oct 08, 2010
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| Mining project payouts to go to women, Economic Times, Oct 04, 2010
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| Informed consent is a must in Mining Bill, Live Mint, Sep 30, 2010
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| MinesMin says no to diluting law on profit-sharing by miners, Business Standard, Sep 29, 2010
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| Govt's latest mine profit sharing plan faces heat, Business Standard, Sep 28, 2010
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| Miners should not dig themselves out of their social responsibility, Business Standard, Sep 28, 2010
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| Mining Bill aims at providing lifetime livelihood support for affected persons, Economic Times, Sep 28, 2010
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| Finalising Mining Bill as per GoM's suggestions: Mines Secy, Economic Times, Sep 22, 2010
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| GoM consensus on draft mining Bill, Business Standard, Sep 18, 2010
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| Open Bidding of Coal Blocks to Bring Greater Transparency, PIB, Aug 11, 2010
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| Miners may get some flexibility in offering relief to displaced, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2010
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| New mines bill: Pranab-led GoM to resolve inter-ministerial row, Hindustan Times, Jun 16, 2010
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| GoM set up to ensure transparency in mining, Indian Express, Jun 16, 2010
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| Mine it right, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2010
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| Moily opposes ore exports, Financial Express, Jun 11, 2010
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| Mining bill to establish govt as ‘natural’ owner, Economic Times, Jun 04, 2010
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| Bill for auctioning of coal blocks gets Cabinet nod: Jaiswal, Business Standard, Feb 04, 2010
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| Auction of coal blocks: Bill to amend Act in Budget session, Business Standard, Feb 02, 2010
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| New mines Bill likely to be tabled in Budget session, Financial Express, Jan 24, 2010
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| Mine Field, Times of India, Jan 18, 2010
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| Private companies face mining ban in tribal areas, Economic Times, Jan 13, 2010
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