PROVISIONS IN ACT & RULES (MINOR MINERALS)

 Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act-1957 provide for

development & regulation of mines & minerals under the control of the Union.
 Gujarat Minor Mineral Rules -1966, framed by the Government of Gujarat, under
section-15 of the act for regulating, grant of mining lease (Quarry Lease)in
respect of minor minerals.

 Types of Mineral Concession.

- Quarry Lease (QL)

- Quarry Permit (QP)
- Quarry Parwana

New Applications

Procedure Type of Concession

QL QP

Apply to whom Respective District Respective District Collector /

Collector District Officer (Mining
Branch)

Prescribed form Form-A (*) Form- T (*)

Application Fee Rupees 250/- (less than 5 Rs. 50/- for 500 Mt or part
hector) thereof.
Rupees 500/- (5 hector or
more than 5 hector)
Enclosure of 1. Detailed plan and 1. Detailed plan and
applications topographical map. topographical map.

2.. 7/12, 8A, Hakk Patrak, 2.. 7/12, 8A, Hakk Patrak,
record of applied area record of applied area
(preferred) (preferred)
3.Consent of owner in case 3.Consent of owner in case of
of private land private land
 4. Partnership deed/ company 4. Partnership deed/ company
memorandum in case of memorandum in case of
firm/company firm/company

5. power of attorneys if 5. power of attorneys if

application signed by power application signed by power
of attorneys holder. of attorneys holder.

* Form A B I-can be open with hyperlink

• Disposal Time Limit (New Applications)

Type of Disposal time Break up at various levels

concession limit
District office level for Competent office
Tech/Revenue opinions level/ District
Collector
QL 3 months 2 months 1 months

QP 45 Days 30 Days 15 Days

TENURE & AREA (New Applications)

Type of concession Tenure ( in years) Area

QL Maximum 10 years 10 hector (in case of

(for Ordinary sand maximum company 50 hector)
3 years )
QP Maximum 90 Days -----
 RENEWAL APPLICATION

Procedure Type of Concession

QL QP
When to apply for Before six months -----
renewal of expiry date

Renewal Form Form F

Enclosure with Same as new

application and to application and to
whom to submit be submitted to the
respective District
Collector.
Renewal Same as new
application fee application

Renewal period Maximum 10 years

(Two renewals)
(for Ordinary sand
maximum 3 years
up to 4 renewals)

• Procedure for disposal of application

District Level

1. Surveyor scrutinizes the map of the applied area on following points.

(i) Map of applied area tallies with the village map of DILR
(ii) Area shown in map tallies with the area mentioned in application.
(iii) Overlapping with existing leases and earlier applied areas
(iv) Scrutiny with respect to public places and permanent features.
(v) To work out free hold area for further processing.
2. One copy of the application is forwarded to concern Mamlatdar for report of
availability of land, if applied area is Gauchar land, the Mamaltdar will get the
village Panchayat resolution.
3. In case of forest land, one set of application is sent to forest department for report.
 District Geologist will inspect the applied area and will submit technical report in
prescribed format which include Geology of area, availability of applied minerals,
and other application related details with clear technical opinion to grant or refuse
the application, and prepare a technical report.
 The Collector will scrutinize the revenue report through the concerned district
Geologist. The concerned Geologist office shall prepare a comprehensive
proposal including technical, Revenue, overlapping and other required reports if
any, along with composite map of the applied area and gets approved by the
Collector.

• Procedure for disposal of application Commissioner Office

 Scrutiny of technical report along with revenue opinion received from the District
Geologist .(Comprehensive proposal)
 Scrutiny of map of the applied area (Drawing Branch)
 Whether the applied area is covered under explored area by department or not, is
verified (Report Cell).
 Comprehensive proposal including technical and revenue opinion is prepared and
send to IMD through SFS (Single File System).
 Procedure for disposal of application Government Level

 Industries and Mines Department is the competent authority for disposal of the
applications in the State.

 In case of Schedule-I (*) minerals, pre consent of Central Government is essential

for grant of concession by State Government. (Rule 5(i)
 Process of comprehensive proposals received from C G M office through S F S.
 State Govt. will issue grant order in case of RP and PL and will issue L O I in
case of ML application.
 State Government after giving an opportunity of hearing and reasons recorded in
writing, communicate to the applicant for refusal of application of RP (Rule-5 (i))
 State Government after giving an opportunity of hearing and reasons recorded in
writing, communicate to the applicant for refusal of application of PL (Rule-12
(1))
 State Government after giving an opportunity of hearing and reasons recorded in
writing, communicate to the applicant for refusal of application of ML (Rule-26
(1))
 • PROCESS OF EXECUTION AFTER GRANT ORDER

Procedure Type of Concession

Quarry Lease

Time limit for 3 months

execution
Measurement by 3 months
DILR
Fixation of stamp 3 months
duty
Security deposit Rs.1000/- per hector or part thereof

Deed execution Form- D

Registration of
lease deed