2[(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, mining lease or quarry licence in khatedari land shall be 3[granted to khatedar or] his registered consent holder subject to payment of premium amount as specified in table given below. The premium amount shall not be adjusted against annual dead rent or licence fee, as the case may be.
Table S.
No.
Khatedar or his registered consent holder Premium amount 1 2 3
1. Khatedar Five times of annual dead rent or annual licence fee
2. Khatedar’s registered consent holder Ten times of annual dead rent or annual licence fee ]
(2) The 4[ ] minimum area shall be,-
(i) in case of mining lease, one hectare; and
(ii) in case of quarry licence, as per sub-rule (2) of rule 8.
7[(3) The premium amount shall be paid in four installments in following manner:-
(i) first installment, forty percent of the premium amount along with application;
(ii) second installment, twenty percent of the premium amount before execution of mining lease deed or issuance of quarry licence, as the case may be; and ____________________________________________________________________________________
1. Added vide Notification dated 25.06.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021
3. Substituted vide Notification dated 13.09.2021 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022
5. Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 6. Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025
7. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 26
(iii) third and fourth installments, twenty percent of the premium amount on upcoming 1st April and 1st April of subsequent year, respectively.]
(4) An application for grant of a mining lease or quarry licence shall be submitted online in Form-1 to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned, with a non-refundable fee of 3[rupees ten thousand and first installment as per clause (i) of sub-rule (3)].
(5) Every online application for grant of a mining lease or quarry licence shall be accompanied with scanned copy of following documents, namely:-
(i) a copy of 2[PAN card or GSTIN];
(ii) a copy of driving licence or voter identification card or aadhar card for photo identity and address proof;
(iii) a copy of partnership deed and firm registration certificate in case of partnership firm issued under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 or a copy of memorandum of association, articles of association and certificate of incorporation in case of company registered under the Companies Act, 2013;
(iv) a copy of resolution passed by the board of directors in favour of a person who is authorized to sign the application on behalf of the company;
(v) a copy of registered power of attorney in favour of a person who is authorized to sign the application, on behalf of the firm or association of persons where application is not signed by all the partners or persons as the case may be;
(vi) a copy of no dues certificate from the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer, concerned, if the applicant or his/her family member holds or has held any mineral concession or royalty or excess royalty collection contract in the State:
Provided that such certificate shall also be furnished by all the members of association of person or all the partners of the partnership firm or all the directors of the private limited company, in case the applicant is a association of person or partnership firm or a private limited company as the case may be. A no dues certificate shall also be submitted by the company or undertaking in case of limited company or Government undertaking as the case may be.
Provided further that where any injunction has been issued by the competent court or authority staying the recovery of the dues, non-payment thereof, shall not be treated as a disqualification for the grant of a mining lease or quarry licence.
Provided also that no dues certificate shall not be required where the applicant, partners of a firm, directors of the private limited company, members of association of persons, limited company or Government undertaking have furnished an affidavit to the satisfaction of the Government, stating that he/she/it or his/her family member does not or did not hold any mineral concession, royalty or excess royalty collection contract in the State.
(vii) a copy of an affidavit giving particulars of areas already held by the applicant under mineral concession including the area held jointly with other persons, area applied but not granted and granted but not executed or registered;
(viii) e-mail address and mobile number of an individual or all members of association of persons or firm or all partners of the partnership firm or company or all the directors of the company or Government undertakings, as the case may be;
1[(viia) a copy of registered consent of all khatedar;]
(ix) a recent passport size color photo of applicant and all the partners, members or directors in case the applicant is a firm or association of person or company, as the case may be;
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1. Substituted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 23.11.2021
3. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 27
(x) a copy of plan and description report of the applied area with latitude and longitude in WGS 84 Datum of all the corner pillars of the applied area; and
(xi) a copy of revenue details of the applied area with khasra naksha trace, khasra or araji number, jamabandi and extent of the area of the khasra or aaraji falling in the applied area along with superimposed map.
(6) Every application submitted under sub-rule (4) shall be acknowledged, in Form -2, online at the time of submission of application.
(7) Duly signed application along with self-certified documents as mentioned in sub-rule (5) shall be physically submitted to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned, within a period of fifteen days from the date of its online submission and same shall be acknowledged by the office concerned.
(8) Except otherwise provided in this rule, the provisions of rule 16 or rule 17, as the case may be, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the grant of mining lease or quarry licence, as the case may be, under this rule and decision on the application shall be communicated on registered address and e-mail of the applicant.
(9) Where it appears that the application is not complete in all material particulars or is not accompanied by the required documents, the competent authority shall reject the application and forfeit the application fees and premium amount, after providing an opportunity of being heard by issuing notice of thirty days.
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