{"id":344426,"date":"2025-08-13T16:41:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344426"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:11:50","slug":"mines-and-minerals-development-and-regulation-amendment-bill-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mines-and-minerals-development-and-regulation-amendment-bill-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Lok Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344427\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-344427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-ET-1.jpg?resize=254%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-ET-1.jpg?resize=166%2C300&amp;ssl=1 166w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-ET-1.jpg?w=481&amp;ssl=1 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>This Bill seeks to <strong>further liberalize, modernize, and make more dynamic<\/strong> India\u2019s mineral sector, particularly with a <strong>focus on critical and strategic minerals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It introduces <strong>several reforms<\/strong> to the <strong>Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957),<\/strong> aligning the legal framework with current economic and technological realities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Amendments<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inclusion of other minerals in a mining lease:<\/strong> <strong>Under the Act<\/strong>, a mining <strong>lease<\/strong> is granted for a <strong>specific mineral<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Bill<\/strong> provides that <strong>lease holders may apply to the state government<\/strong> for <strong>adding<\/strong> other minerals to an existing lease.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>inclusion of critical and strategic minerals<\/strong>, and other specified minerals, <strong>no additional amount needs to be paid<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>These include minerals such as <strong>lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, gold, and silver<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>For inclusion of a minor mineral<\/strong>, the <strong>state government<\/strong> may decide the <strong>royalty<\/strong> and other <strong>payments<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Minor minerals include <strong>building stones, gravel, sand, and other minerals declared as minor minerals by the central government.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>For inclusion of major minerals to minor mineral leases<\/strong>, the <strong>central government<\/strong> will prescribe <strong>conditions<\/strong> through Rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An atomic mineral<\/strong> above a specified grade <strong>cannot be included<\/strong> in a mining lease granted for non-atomic minerals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Removal of limit on sale for captive mines:<\/strong> Under the <strong>Act<\/strong>, <strong>captive mines<\/strong> are allowed to <strong>sell up to 50% of minerals produced in a year<\/strong>, after meeting end-use requirements.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Bill removes the limit<\/strong> on sale of minerals.<\/li>\n<li>The Bill also <strong>empowers state governments<\/strong> to allow <strong>sale of mineral dumps stacked <\/strong>in the leased area.<\/li>\n<li>The Bill provides that <strong>lease holders may apply to the state government<\/strong> for <strong>adding<\/strong> other minerals to an existing lease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanded scope of National Mineral Exploration Trust:<\/strong> The <strong>Bill widens the scope<\/strong> of the National Mineral Exploration Trust (<strong>established under the Act<\/strong>) to <strong>also fund development of mines and minerals.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bill also <strong>renames<\/strong> the Trust as the <strong>National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Bill<\/strong> <strong>increases<\/strong> the rate of <strong>contribution<\/strong> into the<strong> Trust <\/strong>to <strong>3%<\/strong> of the royalty from 2% earlier in the Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inclusion of contiguous area in mining lease for deep-seated minerals:<\/strong> The <strong>Bill <\/strong>allows for a <strong>one-time extension of the area <\/strong>under a mining or composite lease.\n<ul>\n<li>This will be <strong>applicable for deep-seated minerals<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deep-seated minerals<\/strong> are minerals which occur at a <strong>depth of more than 200 m<\/strong> from the surface of land.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mineral exchanges:<\/strong> The <strong>Bill<\/strong> provides for <strong>establishing an authority to register and regulate mineral exchanges.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Definition:<\/strong> The Bill defines mineral exchange as a <strong>registered electronic trading platform or marketplace for trading minerals and metals. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>central government will frame Rules<\/strong> regarding mineral exchanges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Lok Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025. About Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025 This Bill seeks to further liberalize, modernize, and make more dynamic India\u2019s mineral sector, particularly with a focus on critical and strategic minerals. 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