Government of Rajasthan

1 · Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called The Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017.

1 · [(xx-a) "Drone" means unmanned aerial equipment that can navigate autonomously;]

2 · [(xxi-a) "electronic identification system" means a system or device which is capable to store electronic data and wirelessly sharing of such data for the purposes of identification and tracking and includes a radio frequency identification tag;]

1 · [(xxxvii-a) "M-sand" means manufactured sand produced by crushing of mineral/overburden;]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 25.01.2021 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(xlii-a) "radio frequency identification device" means any device that uses electromagnetic fields or equivalent system to automatically identify and track tags containing electronically stored information attached to objects or vehicles;]

1 · [(xliii-a) "Registered dealer" means a dealer registered under these rules;]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2022 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(lviii) "vehicle location tracking device" means any device which is capable to receive and transmit signals for tracking the location, speed and route of a vehicle using the global positioning system or an equivalent system such as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite system of such specifications as may be specified by the Government, from time to time.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

4 · Rights of a holder of a prospecting licence to obtain a mining lease.- (1) A holder of a prospecting licence granted prior to commencement of these rules shall not have right of renewal but have preferential rights for obtaining a mining lease in respect of that mineral in that land, if the Government is satisfied that the licencee,-

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1 · [Provided] that all the applications pending for renewal of prospecting licence on the date of commencement of these rules shall be deemed to have been rejected. Applicant of such application may apply for mining lease within a period of three months from the date of commencement of these rules.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Deleted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017

5 · Rights of a holder of letter of intent to obtain a 1 [mining lease or quarry licence].- (1) Where the competent authority has issued a letter of intent before commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 for grant of a mining lease under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, such application

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017

1 · [Provided] that where letter of intent has been issued in khatedari land, registered consent deed of khatedar shall be submitted 1 [before grant of mining lease, if such consent deed is not submitted], the application shall be rejected and application fees, premium amount and performance security deposited shall be forfeited, after providing an opportunity of being heard by issuing notice of thirty days.

3 · [(2A) Where the letter of intent has been issued through lottery or in khatedari land under the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 and the application was deemed rejected as per the provisions of rule 89 of these rules, notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, such application shall be considered as if received under these rules subject to payment of one time premium equal to two and half times of the dead rent or licence fee which shall be payable in advance and shall not be adjusted against dead rent or royalty or rent. Such application shall be disposed off by the competent authority as per the provisions of rule 16 or by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned as per the provisions of rule 17, as the case may be.]

6 · Rights of grantee of mining lease sanctioned before commencement of these rules.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules where a mining lease has been sanctioned under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 and the mineral has been declared as minor mineral or where a mining lease has been sanctioned under the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 and is pending for execution, shall be considered as if sanctioned under these rules subject to payment of 1 [one time premium equal to two and half times of the dead rent which shall be payable] in advance and shall not be adjusted against dead rent or royalty:

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1 · [Provided] that where sanction has been issued after determining premium through tender or auction, such grantee shall require to deposit only remaining amount of premium as per conditions of the sanction order before execution of lease deed.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Deleted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017

3 · Inserted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017

5 · Substituted vide Notification dated 21.10.2022

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 28.02.2018

7 · Area of mining lease.- (1) The Government may notify different sizes of mining lease for different areas and minerals.

2 · [(2) The minimum area for grant of mining lease shall be,-

1 · [Provided further that reserve price for such area shall be 3 [twenty five times] of annual dead rent. The premium amount offered in e-auction shall be paid in advance and shall not be adjusted against dead rent or royalty.]

3 · [(3A) All application received for grant of strip of land prior to date of commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2025 shall become ineligible:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

8 · Area of quarry licence.- (1) Size of plots in all existing boundary notified before commencement of these rules shall remain unchanged.

1 · [Provided further that reserve price for such area shall be 3 [twenty five times] of annual licence fee. The premium amount offered in e-auction shall be paid in advance and shall not be adjusted against annual licence fee.]

3 · [(4) All application received for grant of strip of land prior to date of commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2025 shall become ineligible:

9 · Period of mining lease.- (1) On and from the date of commencement of these rules, all mining leases shall be granted for the period of fifty years:

2 · [(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), (2) and (3), the period of existing mining leases other than the leases of bajri (in river sand and in khatedari land except Bikaner district) may be further extended upto 31 st t March, 2040 subject to following conditions:-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(iv) Payment of premium amount at the rate of annual dead rent of the area as per clause (iii) for each year of extension or part thereof sought by the lessee in following, manner:-

10 · Period of quarry licence.- (1) On and after the commencement of these rules, all quarry licence shall be granted for a period not exceeding thirty years:

2 · [(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), (2) and (3), the period of existing quarry licences may be further extended upto 31 st t March, 2040 subject to following conditions:-

3 · [(iii) Payment of premium amount at the rate of one third of annual licence fee for each year of extension or part thereof sought by the licencee in following manner:-

1 · Deleted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

11 · Restriction on grant of mining lease or quarry licence.- (1) No mining lease or quarry licence shall be granted,-

1 · Deleted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

1 · [12. Procedure for grant of mining lease or quarry licence in forest land and government land.- (1) In forests land and government land (including land belonging to Urban Development Authorities, Urban Improvement Trusts, Municipalities or any other Authority under the control of the State Government etc.), the mining lease or quarry licence shall be granted through auction after delineation of the area using global positioning system or global navigation satellite system:

2 · [12A. Grant of mining lease in government land where available area is less than 1.0 hectare.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, mining lease in government land where available area is less than 1.0 hectare and surrounded by khatedari land, shall be granted alongwith such khatedari land, to khatedar or holder of registered consent of khatedar.

12B · Grant of mining leases in notified scheduled area.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, in notified scheduled areas, for grant of mining leases of plots reserved under sub-rule (5) of rule 12, the centralized bidding cell at Directorate shall issue notice for inviting applications in two daily news papers, at least one of which is State level and other having wide publicity in the area where lease is being granted.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

13 · Bidding parameters for e-auction.- (1) An e-auction for mineral concession shall be conducted for determination of premium amount.

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1 · [(2) For determination of premium amount, the reserve price for mining lease or quarry licence shall be an amount equal to five times of the annual dead rent or licence fee of area under auction respectively or as may be determined by the Government, from time to time.

2 · [(6) In case of mineral bajri, the State Government may specify the maximum sale price at pit mouth of the lease and the successful bidder shall deliver or sale the bajri on such specified price.]

14 · Electronic auction and bidding process of mineral concession.- (1) The Government may utilize any online electronic platform which meets the minimum technical and security requirements as specified in the guidelines for compliance to quality requirements of e-procurement systems issued by the Standardization Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. For this purpose Government may appoint any agency as service provider for conducting e- auction.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Added vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

3 · Deleted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

2 · [(4) Notice inviting bid shall contain brief particulars regarding the area under auction, including, particulars of area classified into forests land and government land 4 [forests land and government land. In case where pre-embedded clearances has been obtained, information about such clearances shall be specifically mentioned in the notice inviting bid].]

1 · [(8) The ascending forward online electronic auction shall be held in the following manner, namely:-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [Provided that where total number of bidders is less than two, the bidder shall not be declared as successful bidder and auction process shall be annulled.

5 · [Provided that above provision shall be applicable only for the plots auctioned before the commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022.]

7 · [(ix) The bid security of the successful bidder, if not forfeited or adjusted under these rules, shall be refunded by the agency appointed for auction.]]

2 · [(10) After declaration of successful bidder, the successful bidder shall submit the following documents alongwith first installment being forty percent of offered premium amount to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned within fifteen days of completion of e-auction:-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 25.06.2018 2. Added vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 13.09.2021

5 · Added vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 6. Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

7 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · [Provided that if the successful bidder fails to comply with the above mentioned provisions, the stipulated time period of fifteen days shall be deemed to have been extended for further fifteen days, subject to an additional payment of ten percent of the offered bid amount.]

2 · [(11) If successful bidder fails to comply the provisions of sub-rule (10), bid security deposited shall be forfeited and shall be de-barred for five years in participating in 3 [further e-auction]. In such a case, fresh e-auction shall be conducted.]

2 · [(12) Bid security of unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded by the agency conducting auction soon after the completion of auction, latest by next working day.]

1 · [(13) The Director after recording reasons in writing may debar the bidder for participating in e-auction due to any of the following reasons, namely:-

15 · Guidelines for submitting any bid on e-auction platform.- (1) A Bidder shall be required to possess a valid Digital Signature Certificate of signing type to be able to submit its bid and to participate in the electronic auction on e-auction platform. For this purpose, bidders or its authorized signatory shall be required to procure Digital Signature Certificate as per the procedure given on the website www.eproc.rajasthan.gov.in. The Digital Signature Certificate will be used to digitally sign the bids.

1 · Added vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 13.09.2021 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 23.11.2021

5 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(12) The Government may, in its sole discretion, extend date of receiving application fees and bid security or bid due date by issuing an amendment that is made available to all bidders through corrigendum published on the website of department and that of agency appointed for e-auction.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

5 · [15A. Obtaining approvals and clearances under sub-rule (4) of rule 12 and issuance of vesting order.- (1) The Government shall nominate an Additional Director level officer as the nodal officer, in respect of plots auctioned with pre-embedded clearances.

16 · Grant of mining lease.- (1) Mining lease shall be granted to a person who offers highest premium amount through e-auction subject to provisions of 1 [clause (vi) of sub-rule (5) of rule 9 or clause (viii) of] sub-rule (8) of rule 14:

2 · [Provided that the gap area and strip of land shall be granted as per the provisions of sub-rule (3) and (3A) of rule 7 respectively.]

4 · [(2) Upon compliance of the sub-rule (10) of rule 14 or sub-rule (3) of rule 12A sub-rule (8) of rule 17A, as the case may be, the competent authority shall issue a letter of intent to successful bidder or applicant, as the case may be, to,-

3 · [(3) If the applicant or successful bidder, as the case may be, complies with the conditions of letter of intent within the stipulated or extended period of time, the mining lease shall be granted by the competent authority with the condition that the lessee shall commence mining operations after obtaining environment clearance:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Added vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [(6A) No mining lease shall be granted on the expiry of a period of three years from the date of the letter of intent and the letter of intent shall be invalidated leading to annulment of the entire process of auction:

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4 · [(8)]

17 · Grant of quarry licence.- (1) Quarry licence shall be granted to a person who offers highest premium amount through e-auction subject to provisions of 1 [clause (vi) of sub-rule (5) of rule 10 or clause (viii) of] sub-rule (8) of rule 14:

2 · [Provided that the gap area and strip of land shall be granted as per the provisions of sub-rule (3) and (4) of rule 8 respectively.]

5 · [(2) Upon compliance of the sub-rule (10) of rule 14 or sub-rule (8) of rule 17A, as the case may be, the competent authority shall issue a letter of intent to successful bidder or applicant, as the case may be, to,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Added vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

3 · Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

4 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · [(3) If the applicant or successful bidder, as the case may be, complies with the conditions of letter of intent within the stipulated or extended period of time, the quarry licence shall be granted by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned with the condition that the licencee shall commence mining operations after obtaining environment clearance. The grantee shall pay the second installment being twenty percent of the premium amount before issuance of quarry licence in Form-7 by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer:

6 · [(4) No quarry licence shall be granted on the expiry of a period of three years from the date of the letter of intent and the letter of intent shall be invalidated leading to annulment of the entire process of auction:

1 · [17A. Grant of mining lease or quarry licence in khatedari land.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.

7 · [(3) The premium amount shall be paid in four installments in following manner:-

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 13.09.2021 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

7 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(viia) a copy of registered consent of all khatedar;]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 23.11.2021

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [(10)]]

1 · [(2) The bid security shall be as specified in table given below:-

4 · [Provided that in notified scheduled area, plots having one hectare area, the amount of bid security shall be 5 lacs.

1 · [(3) The bid security of successful bidder shall be adjusted against first installment to be deposited as per sub-rule (10) of rule 14, if not forfeited under these rules.]

20 · Performance Security.- (1) The performance security shall be in the form of fixed deposit receipt of nationalized bank or scheduled bank or national saving certificate and duly pledged in favour of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned or bank guarantee of nationalized bank or scheduled bank in favour of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned as specified in Form -5 or any other form of securities notified by the Government for due observance of the performance of the mineral concession.

1 · [(2) The amount of performance security deposit shall be,-

21 · Execution of mining lease.- (1) The grantee shall deposit fees for map rupees one thousand and annual dead rent, security deposit, performance security, 2 [second installment being twenty percent of the offered premium] and requisite non judicial stamp papers within three month from the date of receipt of the order of grant for execution of the lease deed.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

22 · Registers for mineral concession.- (1) A register of applications for mining lease shall be maintained online by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned in Form -8.

23 · Dead rent, royalty of mining leases and its revision.- (1) The holder of mining lease, granted on or after the commencement of these rules, shall pay to the Government, every year, dead rent at such rate as may be specified, for the time being in Schedule III, for all the areas included in the instrument of lease.

1 · [(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the instrument of the lease or any law or rules in force at the time of commencement of these rules, the holder of mining lease of any mineral granted under,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

24 · Annual licence fee for quarry licence.- (1) The annual licence fee for a quarry licence shall be recommended by the following committee:-

25 · Surrender of mineral or area of mining lease.- (1) A lessee holding a mining lease for a group of minerals may apply for surrender of any mineral from a lease along with a non-refundable fee of rupees five thousand to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned on the ground that deposits of that mineral have since exhausted or depleted to such an extent that it is no longer economical to work the mineral, the competent authority may permit the lessee to surrender that mineral subject to the condition that he shall not cause any hindrance in the working of the mineral so surrendered by him. A mining lease in respect of that mineral may be subsequently granted to any other person:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(3A) The Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned shall process and sent the proposal of the applications received under sub-rule (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt, to the competent authority for its disposal.

26 · Surrender of quarry licence.- The licencee may apply for surrender of the quarry licence at any time by giving an application in writing to Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned at least fifteen days before the intended date of surrender. The Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned shall accept the surrender if the licencee has carried out the protective, reclamation and rehabilitation work in accordance with the mine closure plan or scheme but it shall not be necessary if no mining operation was carried out. The amount of licence fee for the balance period of the licence shall not be refunded but the security amount and performance security shall be refunded if no dues are outstanding:

2 · [26A. Lapsing of the mining lease or quarry licence.- (1) Where production and dispatch of mineral has not been commenced within a period of two years from the date of registration of the mining lease or issuance of quarry licence, or is discontinued for a continuous period of two years after commencement of such operations, the mining lease or quarry licence shall be declared as lapse.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

26B · Revival of the mining lease or quarry licence.- (1) The authority competent to grant the mining lease or quarry licence, on an application made by the holder of a mining lease or quarry licence submitted within a period of three months from the date of order of lapse and on being satisfied about the adequacy and genuineness of the reasons for non-commencement of production and dispatch of mineral or discontinuance thereof was beyond the control of holder of the mining lease or quarry licence, revive the mining lease or quarry licence within a period of three months from the date of receiving the application:

27 · Transfer of mineral concession.1 [(1) The lessee or licencee may transfer his mining lease or quarry licence, as the case may be, to any person who is eligible to hold mining lease or quarry licence under these rules, in the manner specified in this rule.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [Provided that the competent authority may extend, the stipulated time period of two months, on an application subject to payment of late fee at the rate of rupees five thousand for every month of delay or part thereof. In such cases, the delay shall be counted after lapse of two months.

2 · [(8) The lessee or licencee shall inform regarding any change as mentioned in sub-rule (7) to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned within sixty days along with the following information or documents, namely:-

1 · [(9) Transfer of lease or licence shall be permitted subject to payment of one time premium at the rate of five times of annual dead rent or annual licence fee with maximum of rupees five lacs before the execution of transfer agreement. The premium so deposited shall not be adjusted against dead rent or annual licence fees or royalty as, the case may be:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 08.10.2023

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

28 · Terms and Conditions of mining lease or quarry licence.- (1) Every mining lease or quarry licence shall be subject to the following conditions:-

1 · [(b) The lessee or licencee of lease or licence granted through auction under these rules shall also pay premium amount as specified in rule 13]; and

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

2 · [Provided further that in case of mining lease granted pursuant to notice inviting bid published before commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018, the newly discovered mineral shall be included subject to payment of premium amount as mentioned in sub-rule (5) of rule 13.]

4 · [Provided that after the commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) rule, 2025, no mining lease or quarry licence shall be granted within a distance of forty five meters from any railway line or under or beneath any ropeway or ropeway trestle or station or any public road or reservoir or canal or other public place or buildings, pillars of railway and road bridge or inhabited site. All the places/structures specified in this proviso shall be verified by the google maps/images on or before the date of issuance of letter of intent of the area;]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [Provided that after the commencement of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) rule, 2025, no mining lease or quarry licence shall be granted within a distance of ten meters from mines approach road or village roads (including any track shown in the revenue record as village road) or village ponds or minor canals/tributaries. All the places/structures specified in this proviso shall be verified by the google maps/images on or before the date of issuance of letter of intent of the area;]

1 · Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [Provided further that where mining lease is granted with the condition that the lessee shall commence mining operations after obtaining environment clearance, in such case dead rent shall be payable after commencement of mining operations or one year from the date of registration of lease deed, whichever is earlier,]

2 · [(d) The lessee shall furnish online annual return in FORM-16 within three month from the date of expiry of the financial year. The receipt of annual return shall be acknowledged in FORM-17:

3 · [(dd) Every lessee shall carry out a drone survey of the leased area and upto hundred metres outside the lease boundary in the month of April or May every year and submit the processed output digital elevation model (DEM) and orthomosaic images obtained from such survey or any other format as may be specified by the Director in this regard to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer, concerned along with annual return:

4 · [(e-a) The lessee shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral from the lease area unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 73A.]

1 · Deleted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 21.04.2023

3 · Inserted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024 4. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(ee) Where the Director reserves a mine for any particular special end use, the mineral extracted under such mining lease shall,-

1 · [(xi-a) In larger public interest, the State Government may specify the maximum sale price of mineral bajri at pit mouth of the lease and the lessee shall deliver or sale the mineral on such specified price.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Added vide Notification dated 25.01.2021

1 · [Provided that where the competent authority to take decision on termination of mining lease is the Director, no prior approval of next higher authority shall be required.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [Provided that where quarry licence is granted with the condition that the licencee shall commence mining operations after obtaining environment clearance, in such case annual licence fee shall be payable after commencement of mining operations or one year from the date of issuance of licence, whichever is earlier.]

1 · Added vide Notification dated 16.08.2022 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [Provided that decision of termination of licence shall be taken, only if the licencee has failed to remedy the breach, after serving of a thirty days' notice.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

29 · Mine plan and mine closure plan.- (1) No quarry licence having area more than one hectare and mining lease shall be granted unless there is a mining plan duly approved by the competent authority.

1 · [(v-a) appropriate measures for zero waste mining practices;]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.04.2025

1 · [(5A) All plans and cross-sections shall be prepared by using a combination of global positioning system (GPS) or differential global positioning system (DGPS) or global navigation satellite system or by the use of drone survey or as may be specified in this regard by the Director in relation to certain or all categories of mineral concession.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024

1 · [29A. Digital aerial images of mining lease area.-(1) On and after 1 st t April, 2025, every lessee shall carry out a drone survey of his mining lease area and upto hundred meters outside the lease boundary within six months before submission of mining plan or mining scheme or modification thereto to the department for approval and shall submit processed output digital elevation model (DEM) and orthomosaic images obtained from such survey or any other format as may be specified by the Director in this regard to the approving authority concerned along with the application for approval or modification of mining plan or mining scheme, as the case may be:

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024

30 · Employment of qualified persons.- (1) The lessee or licencee shall employ, for the purpose of carrying out mining operations in accordance with these rules,-

31 · Duties of qualified person.- (1) It shall be the duty of the qualified person employed to take all necessary steps to plan and conduct mining operations, so as to ensure conservation of minerals, systematic development of the mineral deposits, protection of environment and safety of persons in and around the lease or licence area in accordance with these rules.

32 · Role of Revenue Department.- (1) In government land, the competent revenue authority shall enter in the revenue records the mining lease area as mineral bearing area after registration of the lease.

33 · Role of Forest Department.- (1) The significant mineral laying under forest shall be explored by the department or any government entity or through outsourcing to develop the mineral resource as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

34 · Environmental safeguard.- (1) No mining lease or quarry licence shall be granted without obtaining prior consents, approvals, permits, no-objections and the like as may be required under applicable laws for commencement of mining operations.

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36 · Grant of royalty collection contract or excess royalty collection contract.- (1) No royalty collection contract or excess royalty collection contract shall be granted to a person who is not a citizen of India.

1 · [Provided also that in the event of any pandemic or natural calamity, the period of existing contract may be extended by the Government for a period upto one year subject to condition that the contractor shall pay ten percent of increased amount to the existing contract amount and a rider agreement shall be executed within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of order of extension or before expiry of the original contract period whichever is earlier. In such cases, the difference amount of security deposit and performance security in proportion to the enhancement of contract amount shall be deposited before execution of the rider agreement. In this regard, the State Government may issue separate guidelines.]

37 · Procedure for e-auction and grant of contract.- (1) The Government may utilize any online electronic platform which meets the minimum technical and security requirements as specified in the guidelines for compliance to quality requirements of e-procurement systems issued by the Standardization Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. For this purpose Government may appoint any agency as service provider for conducting e- auction.

1 · [Provided that in case where no bid is received or auction process is annulled under clause (g) of sub-rule (7), period of fresh notice for re-inviting bid shall not be less than seven days. The above period of seven days shall be counted from the date of publication of the notice re-inviting bid on the departmental website or on the website of the agency appointed for auction, whichever earlier.]

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2 · [(7) The ascending forward online electronic auction shall be held in following manner, namely:-

1 · Added vide Notification dated 19.04.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(7A) After declaration of successful bidder, the successful bidder shall submit the following documents to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned within fifteen days of completion of eauction:-

5 · [Provided that if the successful bidder fails to comply with the above mentioned provisions, the stipulated time period of fifteen days shall be deemed to have been extended for further fifteen days, subject to payment of ten percent of the offered bid amount.]

2 · [(7B) If successful bidder fails to comply with the provisions of sub-rule (7A), bid security deposited by him shall be forfeited and he shall be debarred for five years in participating further e-auction. In such case, fresh e-auction shall be conducted.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 19.07.2021

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 23.11.2021 4. Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

38 · Reserve price.- (1) Reserve Price for new contract to be granted for first time or to be granted with revised area or mineral shall be evaluated by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned keeping in view the following factors,-

39 · Bid security.- (1) Bid security shall be in form of electronic fund transfer (RTGS/NEFT, etc.).

40 · Security deposit.- (1) Security deposit shall be in the form of fixed deposit receipt of nationalized bank or scheduled bank valid for at least three years or national saving certificate and duly pledged in favour of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned or any other form of securities notified by the Government for the due observance of the terms and conditions of the contract. Fixed deposit receipts shall be made from the bank account of the contractor.

41 · Performance Security.- (1) The performance security shall be in the form of fixed deposit receipt of nationalized bank or scheduled bank valid for at least three years or national saving certificate and duly pledged in favour of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned or bank guarantee of nationalized bank or scheduled bank in favour of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned as specified in Form -5 or any other form of securities notified by the Government for the due performance of the contract. Fixed deposit receipts shall be made from the bank account of the contractor.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 28.09.2021

42 · Bid amount.- (1) The bidder for the royalty and/or excess royalty collection contracts in whose favour contract has been sanctioned by the competent authority, shall deposit following bid amount before execution of the contract:-

43 · Execution of contract.- (1) The grantee shall submit security deposit, performance security and advance installment of bid amount and shall execute the agreement in Form -22 within fifteen days from the date of the receipt of sanction order.

44 · Conditions of royalty collection contract and excess royalty collection contract.Conditions of royalty collection contract and excess royalty collection contract shall be following;-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 28.09.2021

1 · [(i) in sub-rule (1), for the existing expression "contractor", the expression "royalty collection contractor" shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government.]

1 · [(ii) the existing sub-rule (2) shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government, by the following, namely:-

1 · [(iii) in sub-rule (3), with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government,-

1 · [(iv) the existing sub-rule (4) and sub-rule (5) shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government, by the following, namely:-

1 · Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(5A) The Director shall issue guidelines for surveillance at the check post and process of excess royalty collection by electronics identification system.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

45 · Debarring or Black listing of a contractor.- (1) The competent authority after recording reasons in writing may debar the contractor for participating in contract due to any of the following reasons, namely:-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

46 · Self Assessment of royalty.- (1) 1 [Every lessee who has filed annual return] within the prescribed time and not involved in illegal mining or transportation of mineral and there is no dispute regarding rate or amount of royalty or dead rent of the area concerned, shall, subject to provisions of subrule (2), be deemed to have been assessed for that year on the basis of annual return.

2 · [Provided that the data/record submitted under the provisions of sub-clause (dd) of clause (iv) of sub-rule (2) of rule 28 along with annual return may be used for the purpose of assessment under this sub-rule.]

47 · Assessment on failure to deposit royalty or submit returns.- (1) Where an assessee has failed to deposit royalty in accordance with the provisions of these rules or has 1 [failed to submit online annual return], the assessing authority shall after making such enquiry as it may consider necessary and after providing reasonable opportunity of being heard, assess royalty for that period to the best of his judgment.

48 · Assessment of royalty incorrectly assessed.- (1) Where the assessing authority has reason to believe that assessee has avoided or evaded royalty or if for any reason, the whole or any part of dispatches of mineral from the leased area or consumption of mineral within the leased area, escaped royalty or was assessed at a low rate in any year, the assessing authority after giving the assessee a reasonable opportunity of being heard, if any, may assess royalty to the best of his judgment at any time and for any period.

49 · Re-opening of cases of best judgment of assessment.- (1) Where an assessment has been made to the best of judgment by the assessing authority and the assessee makes an application to the assessing authority within thirty days from the date of service of notice of demand in consequence of assessment for the re-opening of the assessment on the ground,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 21.04.2023 2. Added vide Notification dated 24.10.2024

50 · Creation of special division or circle for royalty assessment.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Government may create any special division or circle for the purpose of royalty assessment for any mineral or group of minerals by notification.

51 · Short term permit.- (1) Short term permit may be granted for excavation and use of mineral masonary stone, murram, 3 [ordinary earth] to a contractor for executing works of Government, SemiGovernment, Local Body, Panchayati Raj Institution or Organizations aided or funded by the government:

3 · [Provided that for excavation of ordinary earth from khatedari land and used for filling or levelling purposes in construction of National or Mega Highways, Four or Six lane roads, laying of Railway Tracks, no permit shall be required and royalty and other payments shall be levied on the basis of G-schedule or consumption certificate. In such cases, consent of khatedar for excavation of ordinary earth shall be submitted to the concerned works Department.]

4 · [(1A) Short term permit for mineral murram may be granted to private persons for construction or repair of their residential or commercial projects.]

2 · [(6A) The short term permit holders shall also pay contribution to the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund as per rates specified in the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust Rules, 2020, as amended from time to time.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 4. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [(7A) The permit holder shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral from permit area unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 73A.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

3 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

52 · Permit.- (1) For removal of overburden, ordinary earth or murram accumulated in mining area,-

1 · [(i) the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned may grant permit to,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.04.2025

1 · [(1A) For removal of overburden used in M-sand unit,-

3 · []

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 25.01.2021 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · Deleted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

4 · [Provided that if the successful bidder fails to comply with the above mentioned provisions, the stipulated time period of fifteen days shall be deemed to have been extended for further fifteen days, subject to an additional payment of ten percent of the offered bid amount;]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 23.11.2021 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(xi) the permit shall be granted by the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concern within seven days from the date of completion of formalities of letter of intent and shall be intimated by registered post and e-mail;]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(s-a) The permit holder shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral from the permit area unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 73A.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(1B) For removal of overburden dump accumulated in government land and used in any industry,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(i) the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned may after consultation with Indian Bureau of Mines as provided in clause (k) of sub-rule (1) of rule 12 of the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, grant permit for removal of minor mineral from major mineral lease area to the concerned lessee on advance payment of royalty, premium at the rate of royalty, contribution to the District Mineral Foundation Trust fund as per rates specified in the District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund as per rates specified in the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust Rules, 2020, as amended from time to time;

1 · [(3) For extraction or removal of gypsum from agriculture land for improvement of land,-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 21.10.2022 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [(viii-a) The permit holder shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral from permit area unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 73A.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

2 · [(3A) For grant of permit or any other permission for extraction of other surficial minerals, Government may issue separate guidelines.]

1 · [(4) Permit for dispatch of silt/sand/soil/gravel dredged from the submergence area of dams/water reservoir which is dredged to reclaim its storage capacity,-

2 · [(vi-a) The holder of permit shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral from permit area unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of rule 73A.]

53 · Brick earth permit.- (1) No brick earth permit shall be granted,-

1 · [(2) The quantity of brick earth for which permit may be granted shall be calculated on the basis of following formula:-

1 · [(viii) first installment equal to one fourth of annual royalty; and]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017

1 · [(i) The permit holder shall deposit annual royalty alongwith contribution to the District Mineral Foundation 2 [Trust fund and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund] in advance equated quarterly installments;]

1 · [(v) The permit holder shall deposit within sixty days from the date of enhancement of royalty, a further sum so as to make the total security deposit as mentioned in clause (ix) of sub-rule (4);]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

54 · Illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals.- (1) No person shall undertake any prospecting or mining operations in any area without holding any mineral concession, permit or any other permission granted or permitted under these rules, as the case may be and shall not dispatch mineral from the mines, except from the quarry licenced area or bricks, without valid rawanna or transit pass.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017

1 · [(5A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (5), no seized vehicle shall be released without registration with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of the rule 73A, if not registered.]

55 · Contravention of certain conditions of lease.- Any lessee, his transferee or his assignee breaches any condition of the lease mentioned in clause (x) of sub-rule (1) of rule 28 and/or clause (iv) of sub-rule (2) of rule 28 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or both. In case of continuous contravention, the additional fine upto five hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention shall be imposed.

56 · Offence cognizable only on written complaint.- No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under these rules except upon a complaint in writing made by the authorities mentioned in sub-rule (4) of rule 54:

57 · Role of police.- The authorities empowered to take action under rule 54 and rule 60 may request in writing for the help of the police and the police authorities shall render such assistance, as may be necessary, to enable the officer or official to exercise the powers conferred on them by these rules to stop illegal mining and the illegal movement of minerals. In case of theft of mineral, First Information Report shall be lodged in the respective police station under relevant section of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

58 · Investigation of offences.- (1) Subject to such conditions as may be specified, authorities as mentioned in sub-rule (4) of rule 54 shall investigate all or any of the offences punishable under these rules.

59 · Power to take evidence on oath.- The assessing authority or investigating officer as mentioned in sub-rule (4) of rule 54 and the appellate authority shall for the purpose of these rules have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit in respect of the following matters namely:-

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

60 · Establishment of check posts or barriers and inspection of minerals in transit and weighment.- (1) To prevent or check the evasion of royalty, the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned may direct to establish check post or barrier at such place and for such period as may be specified in the order.

2 · [Provided that no sized vehicle shall be released without registration with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of the rule 73A, if not registered.]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [61. Powers of entry, inspection of mineral stocks/records of a dealer or assessee and their seizure.]- (1) An assessing authority or investigating officer not below the rank of Assistant Mining Engineer or Revenue Intelligence Officer of the State Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or any other officer or official authorized by the Government or Director in this behalf may for the purpose of these rules, require any dealer or assessee to produce before him the accounts, registers and other documents and to furnish any other information relating to mining operations or business.

2 · [(3A) Where authority mentioned in sub-rule (1) has reason to suspect that any dealer or assessee has stocks mineral illegally, the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned shall make arrangements for volumetric assessment of such stocks as provided in rule 91 of these rules.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024

62 · Power to summon.- (1) The assessing authority for the observance of these rules and for reasons to be recorded may summon any person using and/or dealing in the mineral in the State and may demand necessary information and sources from where the mineral has been procured and the assessing authority may also depute any officer or official by a general or special order in writing to collect such information and thereafter assess the royalty or an amount equal to ten times of royalty in lieu of cost of mineral, rent, royalty, compensation for environmental degradation and tax chargeable on the land occupied without lawful authority, etc. recoverable as the case may be.

63 · Appeal.- (1) Any person aggrieved by any order of the Superintending Mining Engineer, Superintending Mining Engineer (Vigilance), Mining Engineer, Mining Engineer (Vigilance), Assistant Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer (Vigilance) passed under these rules shall have the right of appeal to the Additional Director Mines authorized by the Government.

64 · Revision.- (1) The Government, in respect of any order passed in appeal or otherwise under these rules by any officer, may on an application by an aggrieved party or of its own motion call for and examine the connected records for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of such order, may confirm, modify or rescind such order.

65 · Procedure of appeal and revision.- (1) On receipt of appeal or revision, copy of appeal or revision as the case may be, shall be sent to the officer whose order is the subject of appeal or revision or other authority and to all the impleaded parties calling upon them to make such comments as they may like to make within three months from the date of issue of communication.

2 · [66. Amalgamation of mining leases or quarry licences.- (1) The competent authority may, in the interest of mineral development and after recording reasons in writing, permit amalgamation of two or more adjoining leases or licences held by the same or different lessees or licencees or two or more letters of intent held by the same holder of letter of intent, as the case may be, in favour of any lessee or licencee or holder of letter of intent:

67 · Application of these rules.- These rules shall apply to all existing mining leases and quarry licences granted or renewed or period of which have been extended, short term permit, permit, royalty collection contract, excess royalty collection contract with or without collection of permit fee or other charges, granted before the commencement of these rules.

3 · [67A. Assessment of mineral quantity.- In case of volumetric measurement of mining pit or stock of the lessee or licencee or dealer, as the case may be, for comparing with the actual records submitted by him, an allowance upto five percent excess or shortage shall be considered for determining the quantity of the mineral mined/dispatched or stored and no cost of the mineral shall be levied.]

68 · Assessment of compensation for damage.– (1) After the termination of a mining lease, the Government shall assess the damage, if any, done to the land by the prospecting or mining operations and shall determine the amount of compensation payable by the licensee or the lessee as the case may be to the occupier of the surface land.

1 · [68A Bajri mining guidelines.- For mining of mineral bajri, the State Government may issue guidelines, from time to time. The guidelines so issued shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of these rules.]

2 · [69. Change of name, nationality, etc., to be intimated.- (1) An applicant or the holder of a mineral concession shall intimate to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned within sixty days any change that may take place in his name, nationality or other particulars furnished to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer.

70 · Delegation of powers.- (1) Any power exercisable under these rules by the Government shall also be exercised by such officer or authority subordinate to the Government as mentioned in Schedule VI appended to these rules.

71 · Dues may be recovered as arrears of land revenue.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, Government may recover any dues in respect of dead rent, royalty, licence fee, royalty collection contract amount, excess royalty collection contract amount, contribution to the District Mineral Foundation 1 [Trust fund and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund], any other dues together with interest, if applicable, cost of mineral, penalties as an arrears of land revenue.

72 · e-Payment.- All type of fee, penalty, dues, dead rent, royalty or any other payment payable under these rules shall be made through e-payment only.

73 · e-Rawanna.- (1) It shall be mandatory for the lessee to obtain e-rawanna generated through online.

2 · [(5) For generation of each e-rawanna processing fee of rupees ten shall be deposited online.]

3 · [73A. Electronic identification system.- (1) The Government may establish and maintain an electronic identification system to manage and regulate the transportation of minerals within the State.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020 2. Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2022

3 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

74 · Exemptions.2 [(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, extraction removal of gypsum for improvement of agriculture land, digging or extraction of brick earth used for making bricks or pottery, ordinary earth or murram used for filling, leveling or embankment of roads or railways upto depth of three meters, removal of overburden from dumps and dredging/de-silting of water reservoir shall not be treated as mining operations:

1 · [(iv-a) excavation of brick earth used in making bricks by way of 3 [awa kajawa];]

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 07.10.2023

2 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

3 · [(ix-a) excavation of ordinary earth except when it is used for filling or levelling purposes in construction of National or Mega Highways, Four or Six lane roads or laying of Railway Tracks;]

75 · Null and void.- No mining lease, quarry license, short-term-permit or any other permit shall be granted otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of these rules and if granted shall be deemed to be null and void:

4 · [Provided that dispatch of mineral before the date of issue of order under this rule shall be treated as valid.]

76 · Mutation of mineral concession, contract and permit.2 [(1) Where a holder of mineral concession, contract or permit, being an individual, dies during the currency of the mineral concession, contract or permit, then his legal heirs shall intimate in this regard to the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned within a period of three months. In case his legal heirs have not intimated within specified time of three months from date of death of holder of mineral concession, contract or permit, it may be intimated on payment of penalty for delay five hundred rupees per month or part thereof and suspend all the mining operations in the area, immediately. Mining operations shall be resumed only after execution of mutation deed.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 21.04.2023

3 · [(6) In case application for mutation of mineral concession, contract or permit is not submitted within specified time of six months from date of death of holder of mineral concession, contract or permit, it may be submitted on payment of penalty for delay five hundred rupees per month or part thereof.]

77 · Rate of interest.- Simple interest at the rate of eighteen percent shall be charged from the due date on all dues in respect of dead rent, royalty, annual quarry 4 [licence fee, premium,] royalty collection contract, excess royalty collection contract amount and contribution towards District Mineral Foundation 1 [Trust fund and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund]:

78 · Recognition of bapi and proprietary rights.- The Government shall not recognize any Bapi or proprietary right in or any land wherein such a right is claimed by any person over any mineral bearing land, quarry or mine unless declared so by a court of competent jurisdiction.

79 · Rectification of mistakes.- Any clerical or arithmetical mistake or any error arising therein from accidental slip or omission in any order passed by the Government or any other officer may be corrected within two years from the date of order by the Government or officer, as the case may be:

80 · Refund.- The assessing authority with prior approval of the competent authority shall, refund to an assessee any amount paid by him in excess to the amount due either by cash payment or by adjustment:

81 · Register to be open for inspection.- All registers maintained in the office of the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer under these rules shall be open for inspection by any person who holds or intends to acquire a mineral concession under these rules on payment of fee of rupees one hundred for each inspection.

2 · [81A. Registration of dealer.– (1) For the purpose of carrying of the business of buying, selling, storing, distributing 4 [masonary stone gitty/grit/crusher dust, M-sand and selling of bajri (river sand) from permitted stocks of the lessee], a dealer shall be required to got registered with the Department.

5 · [(1A) The dealer shall not use any vehicle for transportation of mineral unless the same is registered with the department as per the provisions of sub-rule (2) of the rule 73A.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2022

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 21.04.2023 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

82 · Regulation of transportation of mineral.- The Government, in public interest, may by notification in the official gazette, restrict or regulate the transport of any mineral from any area for any specific time.

1 · [83. Relaxation of rules.- (1) The Government may rehabilitate the lessee or licencee whose mining lease or quarry licence has been premature terminated under sub-section (2) of section 4A of the Act after relaxing the provisions of these rules.

84 · Reservation of area by the Government.- (1) Where prospecting of any mineral is to be undertaken by the State or Central Government or State or Central Government Company or Corporation owned or controlled by it, the State Government shall issue a notification giving details of the area and the period for which such operations are to be undertaken. The notification shall be uploaded on departmental web portal. The period of such reservation shall be upto three years. The prospecting agency shall intimate the complete results of prospecting operations to State Government within the period of three months after the expiry of the period specified in the notification.

3 · [84A. Resolution of discrepancies in survey, demarcation and record keeping.- (1) Any discrepancies in survey, demarcation and record keeping, other than mistakes/errors in online feeding of description report/latitude and longitude of pillars of mining leases, may be resolved, as per standard operating procedure issued under sub-rule (2), by the authorities specified in table given below:-

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 05.10.2023 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 23.08.2024

3 · Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [85. Requirement of no dues certificate.- (1) A copy of no dues certificate from the Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned shall be required only at the time of submission of application for grant of any mineral concession, if the applicant or his/her family member holds or has held any mineral concession, royalty or excess royalty collection contract in the State. Latest no dues certificates shall also be required at the time of execution of lease deed or issuance of quarry licence.

86 · Service of notice.- (1) Every notice to the holder of mineral concession, permit, contract etc. under these rules shall be given in writing in person or by registered post at the address recorded in lease deed, licence, permit or contract or such other address as may be, from time to time, intimated in writing by such person, to the authorities concerned having jurisdiction.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

87 · Special mode of recovery.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or contract to the contrary, the assessing authority may at any time, by notice in writing (a copy of which shall also be sent to the assessee at his last known address) require any person from whom any amount is due or may become due to an assessee who has failed to pay any rent, royalty, contribution towards District Mineral 1 [Foundation Trust fund and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund], penalty, interest or any sum due to the Government to pay such amount limiting to total dues on demand by the assessing authority.

88 · Status of the grant on the death of applicant.- (1) Where an applicant, for grant of mineral concession, contract or permit, as the case may be, dies before passing the order of grant, such application shall be deemed to have been made by his/her legal heirs.

89 · Status of pending applications.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, all the pending applications except saved under rule 4 and rule 5, on the date of notification of these rules shall be deemed to have been rejected:

90 · Stoppage of mining operations.- The Director, Additional Director Mines, Superintending Mining Engineer, Mining Engineer, Assistant Mining Engineer may prohibit mining operations and seize mineral, equipment, tool and vehicle in case the mining operations are not being carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of the mineral concession or permit granted under these rules:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

3 · [91. Survey, demarcation and volumetric assessment.- (1) The Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned may conduct survey and demarcation of the area granted under lease or licence using a combination of global positioning system (GPS) or differential global positioning system (DGPS) or global navigation satellite system or by the use of drone survey or as may be specified in this regard by the Director:

1 · [92. e-Transit Pass.- For transportation/dispatch of royalty paid mineral 4 [bajri (river sand) from permitted stocks of the lessee, masonary stone gitty/grit/crusher dust, M-sand], e-Transit Pass shall be issued to the registered dealer on deposition of processing fee of 2 [rupees two] for each e-Transit Pass through e-payment.]

5 · [93. When day of completion of any requirement is a public holiday.- When the day of completion of any requirement under these rules is falling due on a public holiday, the day of completion shall be deemed to be due on the next working day.

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2022 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 23.08.2024

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 24.10.2024 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · Added vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [ ]

1 · [SCHEDULE II

3 · [Part-B

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 13.09.2021

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 04.09.2023

1 · [APPLICATION FOR MINING LEASE/QUARRY LICENCE

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 25.06.2018

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 25.06.2018

1 · [FORM -3]

2 · [See rule 14(10)(iv) and 37(7A)(v)]

1 · Deleted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 14.03.2018

1 · Note: To be modified if the applicant is not a company.

1 · Demises:

2 · Liberties, powers and privileges to be exercised and enjoyed by the lessees:

3 · Restriction as to the exercise of the liberties etc.:

4 · The lessee/lessees hereby covenants with the Government as following:

4 · [Provided further that where mining lease is granted with the condition that the lessee shall commence mining operations after obtaining environment clearance, in such case dead rent shall be payable after commencement of mining operations or one year from the date of registration of lease deed, whichever is earlier.]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

3 · Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020 4. Added vide Notification dated 16.08.2022

5 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

5 · Further covenants of the lessee:

6 · Further covenants of the lessee:

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

7 · Calculation of royalty, assignment of tax and recovery of dues:

8 · If in any event the orders of competent authority are revised or cancelled by the appellate authority or by the State Government in pursuance of the proceedings under Chapter XI of the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017 or under any other provisions of the said rules, the lessee/lessees shall not be entitled to compensation for any loss sustained by him/them in exercise of the powers and privileges conferred upon him/them by these presents.

9 · If in any event the orders of the Government or any other officer empowered under these rules are revised, reviewed or cancelled by the appellate authority or court of law, the lessee/lessees shall not be entitled to compensation for any loss sustained by the lessee/lessees in exercise of the powers and privileges conferred upon him/them by these presents.

10 · In the event of the existence of a state of war or of emergency (of which existence the Government shall be sole judge and a notification to this effect in the Rajasthan Gazette shall be conclusive proof), the Government shall from time to time and all times, during the said terms have the right (to be exercised by a notice in writing to the lessee/lessees) forthwith to take possession and control of the works, plant, machinery and premises of the lessee/lessees situated on the said lands or meant for use in connection with the said lands or the operations under this lease, during such possession or control and the lessee/lessees shall confirm to and obey all directions given by or on behalf of the Government regarding the use or employment of such works, plants, premises and minerals:

11 · Security and forfeiture thereof:

12 · Interpretation:

1 · Name of licencee

2 · Father’s/Husband’s Name : ……………………………………….....................

3 · Address

4 · Contact No.

5 · PAN No. :

6 · Quarry or plot No.

7 · Name of block/boundary

8 · Name of office

9 · No. and date of order of grant : ……………………………………….....................

10 · Period of licence covered by initial grant

11 · (a) Period of extension : From ……………………………………………...

1 · [FORM-15]

1 · 2 3 4 5 6

13 · 14 15 16 17 18

1 · [FORM -18 RAWANNA

1 · [in sub-clause (i), for the existing expression “contractor”, the expression “royalty collection contractor” shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government.]

1 · [the existing sub-clause (ii) shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government, by the following, namely:-

1 · [in sub-clause (iii), with effect from 1 st July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government,-

1 · Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · [the existing sub-clause (iv) and sub-clause (v) shall be substituted, with effect from 1 st t July, 2025 or from such date as may be extended by the Government, by the following, namely:-

2 · [(v-a) The Director shall issue guidelines for surveillance at the check post and process of excess royalty collection by electronics identification system.]

1 · Notification dated 03.01.2025 2. Inserted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

1 · Inserted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 03.01.2025

13 ·

9 · Rawanna No .…………………...……………………………………………………………………….

15 · Time of dispatch…………………………………………………………………………………………

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5 · Particulars of the mineral-wise areas applied by the applicant in the State:-

1 · [(i) The permit holder shall deposit annual royalty alongwith contribution to the District Mineral Foundation 2 [Trust fund and the Rajasthan State Mineral Exploration Trust fund] in advance equated quarterly installments;]

1 · [(v) The permit holder shall deposit within sixty days from the date of enhancement of royalty, a further sum so as to make the total security deposit as mentioned in clause (ix) of sub-rule (4) of rule 53;]

1 · Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Substituted vide Notification dated 15.09.2020

1 · Name and address of individual/firm or company

2 · Profession of individual/firm or company : ………………………………………………..

3 · No. and date of order against which appeal is filed (copy attached)

4 · Designation of the authority having passed the said order

5 · Mineral or minerals for which the appeal is filed

6 · Details of the area in respect of which the appeal is filed

7 · Whether application fee has been deposited through e-payment as per rule 63(3), If so, Name of bank, GRN No. and date

8 · Whether the appeal application has been filed within three months of the order passed by the competent authority

9 · If not, the reason for not presenting it within the prescribed time limit as provided for in proviso to rule 63(4)

10 · Name and complete address of the party/parties impleaded

11 · Grounds of appeal

1 · Name and address of individual/firm or company

2 · Profession of individual/firm or company : ……………………………………………….

3 · No. and date of order against which revision is filed (copy attached)

4 · Designation of the authority having passed the said order

5 · Mineral or minerals for which the revision is filed

6 · Details of the area in respect of which the revision is filed

7 · Whether application fee has been deposited through e-payment as per rule 64(3). If so, Name of Bank, GRN No. and date

8 · Whether the revision application has been filed within three months of the order passed by the competent authority

9 · If not, the reason for not presenting it within the prescribed limit as provided for in proviso to rule 64(2)

10 · Name and complete address of the party/parties impleaded

11 · Grounds of revision

1 · [FORM -33]

1 · [FORM -34]

1 · [FORM – 35]