All over India, in a Single order by Joint Secretary of Ministry of Mines, all the private mining leases were terminated. In Tamilnadu alone it affect more than Fifty thousand (50,000) employees life and huge revenue loss to our nation. Total 15% of the export cargo of Tuticorin Port is Beach Minerals. Because of Ministry of Mines order, Tuticorin Port Export Cargo 15% reduced. Our nation loss more than three thousand Crore Rupees (Rs.3000 Cr) per year foreign exchange by way of export stoppage and three hundred crore rupees (Rs.300 Cr.) by way of export duty and Rs. 840 Crore loss by way of GST.
By Explaining all the above facts, our parent association Southern Region Mines and Mineral based workers welfare Association requested the Honourable Prime Minister and others to withdraw the premature termination order passed by Mines Joint Secretary. Copy of letter posted below for information.
Source : http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/epaper_main.aspx#2498242
Mr. B.K. Bhatia 09.07.2021
Joint Secretary
General
Federation of
Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI)
FIMI House,
B-311, Okhla Industrial Area
Phase-I, New Delhi - 110 020.
Dear Sir
Sub : The
Comments and Suggestions on the Proposed Draft Minerals (Other than Atomic and
Hydro-Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Amendment Rules, 2021 – Reg.
Ref : Your Circular No. B/8/21-22/Cir. No. 41
Dt. 19 June, 2021 sent through E-mail
by FIMI on 19.06.2021.
We
M/s. V.V. Mineral involved in Mining and Mineral Separation Beach Sand Minerals
viz., Ilmenite, Garnet, Rutile, Zircon and Sillimanite. Now, we are submitting
the following Comments & Suggestions on the Proposed Draft Minerals (Other
than Atomic and Hydro-Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Amendment Rules,
2021.
COMMENTS &
SUGGESTIONS ON THE PROPOSED DRAFT MINERALS (OTHER THAN ATOMIC AND HYDRO-CARBONS
ENERGY MINERALS) CONCESSION AMENDMENT RULES, 2021
|
Sl. No. |
Proposed Rule |
Comments/ Suggestions |
Reasons/ Justifications |
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1 |
Additional Proposal Rule 3 - Applicability.- These rules shall apply to all
minerals, except (ii) minerals listed in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule to the Act. |
Suitable Amendments
to be incorporated in the Proposed MCR to accommodate and govern the mineral
concessions relating to atomic minerals where the grade of atomic mineral
contained in the ore is less than the threshold value. Hence the suitable
amendments to be incorporated in the rule 3 as follows – “Applicability - These rules shall apply to all
minerals, except (ii) minerals listed in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule minerals where the
grade of atomic mineral contained in the ore is equal or above than the threshold
value”. |
As per rule 3(2) of
AMCR, 2016, the mineral concessions relating to atomic minerals where the
grade of atomic mineral contained in the ore is less than the threshold value
will be governed, mutatis mutandis, by the provisions of the Minerals
(Other than Atomic and Hydrocarbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016,
in force. Whereas the existing MCR, 2016 is not reflecting the same. Whereas MMDR Act, 1957 and
MCDR 2017 are in line with the rule 3 of AMCR, 2016. Hence the conflicted rule no.
3 of MCR, 2016 to be amended suitably. |
|
2 |
Omission of Rule 8 - Rights under the provisions of clause
(c) of sub-section (2) of section 10A |
The rule 8 - Rights under the provisions of clause
(c) of sub-section (2) of section 10A – shall not be omitted and to be
retained. |
i) Recently MMDR Act has been
amended on 28.03.2021, in which the section 10A (2)(c) is not omitted and the
same is retained. Whereas this rule is framed based on MMDR Act and
shockingly making proposal for omitting the important rule provision. ii) During the period 2016 to 2019 – (the
threshold value is fixed as 0.75% monazite in Total Heavy Minerals, in the case of Beach
Sand Minerals as per AMCR, 2016) – there are about 24 mining leases were
saved under section 10A(2)(c) of MMDR Act pertaining to our members. All the
above 24 mining leases were having the grade of atomic mineral contained in
the ore is less than the threshold value and shockingly no rule is to govern
those mining leases. Thus, our members were not provided with any opportunity
towards saving those mining leases applications. iii) Now we strongly objecting the
omission of rule no. 8 and our members shall be given a special grace period
of at-least 3 years to save their mining leases under section 10A (2) (c). |
|
3 |
Schedule
XII – Amount of Fine – Delay in Modification and
review of the Mining Plan – Rs. 2,000/ per day subject to maximum Rs. 5,00,000/-. |
The amount of Fine to be
modified as, Rs. 500/- per day
subject to maximum Rs. 50,000/-. |
The amount of Fine is
exceptionally high and already all the lessees are overcharged with several
financial implications viz., Royalty, DMF, NMET, GST etc. |
Hence,
we kindly requested that the above comments & suggestions may be forwarded
to the Ministry of Mines accordingly.
Thanking
You,
Your’s
Truly
For
M/s. Vetrivel Minerals
(T.
Srinivasagan)
Sr.
Manager (Mining)
