The Ministry of Coal (MoC), on January 22, 2026, issued the Public consultation on the draft amendment to rules contained in Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.
The following has been stated namely: -
• A new Section 15B - 'Inclusion of other minerals in mining lease.' has been inserted vide MMDR Amendment Act, 2025
• As part of the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, the draft amendment notification is made available as Annexure I and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025 (28 of 2025) is made available as Annexure II.
• All stakeholders are requested to send their comments/suggestions by email in MS-Office Word format to the following email id within 15 days of publication of this notice: Email: [email protected]
• The subject of the e-mail should be "Comments/suggestions on the draft amendment to rules contained in Mineral Concession Rules, 1960".
• Alternatively, comments/suggestions may also be addressed to the Under Secretary (P&S-I Section), Ministry of Coal, Government of India, Room No 113, F-wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001.
[Notification No. PS1/1/2026-PS1 (FTS: 365152)]
