The Government of Chhattisgarh on June 22, 2025, issued amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In proviso of clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7, the words “confined to the depth of six meters” and word “Part B and” shall be omitted.
• After clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a),(b),(c) and (d) of sub-rule (1), in cases of private land, except for the minerals specified in Part A of Schedule-I, a Composite Licence may be granted upon payment of premium at the rates determined by the Government.”
• For clause (a) of sub-rule (4) of rule 7, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) For obtaining the composite licence, the application fees shall be deposited as per the rates and manner prescribed in rule 31.”
• After sub-rule (1) of rule 10, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided that for applications received under clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7, after submission of performance security, the Sanctioning Authority may issue a Letter of Intent in favor of the applicant.”
• After clause (d) of sub-rule (2) of rule 10, the following shall be inserted, namely.-
“(e) In the Scheduled areas, recommendations shall be obtained in accordance with the sub-rule (4) and (5) of rule 4.”
• In sub-rule (2) of rule 13, after the words “three years”, the words “or maximum period as may be” shall be inserted.
• After sub-rule (4) of rule 13, the following shall be added, namely:–
“(5) Under clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7 and rule 34, prior to issuing a letter of intent for grant of composite licence, the applicant shall, within 15 days from the date of the letter issued by the Competent Authority regarding deposit of performance security amount, submit a demand draft or valid bank guarantee for the amount specified in Schedule V, which shall be for a period of three years or for the maximum period, as performance security and it shall be ensured that the same is extended from time to time during the entire period of the lease.
Provided that, in cases where letters of intent have been issued under clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7 and rule 34 prior to the date of publication of this notification, the amount of performance security shall be deposited within a period of 6 months from the date of publication of this notification.”
• After sub-rule (4) of rule 14, the following shall be added, namely:-
“(5) Subject to the provision of sub-section (5) of Section 247 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959), the Collector may issue permission for entry upon land in the composite licence area.”
• After sub rule (1) of rule 20, the following shall be added, namely:–
“(2) In respect of applications received under clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7, for grant of composite licence for minerals specified in Part B of Schedule I, the State Government shall be the Competent Authority and for minerals specified in Part C of Schedule I and Part A of Schedule II, where the area applied for composite licence is up to 10 hectares, the Collector shall be the Competent Authority for granting, but where the area applied for is more than 10 hectares, the Director shall be the Competent Authority.”
• After sub rule (1) of rule 21, the following shall be added, namely:-
“(2) In respect of applications received under clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 23A, for grant of quarry lease for minerals specified in Part B of Schedule I, the State Government shall be the Competent Authority and for minerals specified in Part C of Schedule I and Part A of Schedule II, where the area applied for quarry lease is up to 10 hectares, the Collector shall be the Competent Authority for granting, but where the area applied for is more than 10 hectares, the Director shall be the Competent Authority.”
[Notification No.:RULE-8/43/2026-MRD]
