Niti Aayog writes to PMO against the amendment of MMDR Act
NITI Aayog has written to the PMO gainst the mines ministry’s proposal to amend MMDR Act citing it could lead to litigation and disrupt existing investments of the mining sector.
The government think tank NITI Aayog on Thursday has written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) against the union mines ministry’s proposal to amend the Mines & Mineral Development Regulation (MMDR) Act citing it could lead to litigation and disrupt existing investments of the mining sector.
Earlier, union mines ministry has prepared a proposal to amend the MMDR Act to free up over 500 mines for auction.
The mines ministry has proposed to amend section 10A(2b) and (2c) under the MMDR Act. Clause 10A (2c) allowed pre-auction mines to get environmental and forest clearances (EC and FC) by 2017 and clause 10A (2b) does not have a sunset clause on pre-auction mines for starting operations.
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The Prime Minister’s Office has sought comments from the mines ministry on the same. The union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May this year had announced the auction of 500 mineral mines as part of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat announcements
First Published: Jul 16, 2020 3:29 PM IST
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