GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

ABSTRACT

Mines and Minerals – Rules – The Telangana Minor Mineral concession Rules, 1966 -
Revision of Seigniorage Fee – Amendment – Notification - Orders - Issued.
INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (MINES.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.18, Dated:31.03.2022
Read the following

1) G.O.Ms.No.67, Industries & Commerce (M.I) Dept., dt:26.09.2015

2) G.O.Ms.No.16, Industries & Commerce (M.I) Dept., dt:16.03.2016
3) From the Director of Mines and Geology, Hyderabad Letter
No.1247095/P/2021, dated:22.09.2021.

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O R D E R:

The Director of Mines and Geology, Telangana, by above reference 3rd read
above, has stated that as per Section 15 (3) of Mines and Mineral (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR, 1957), Seigniorage Fee has to be revised every three
years. The Director also stated that no revision of Seigniorage Fee has been done in
past six years and the last revision was done on 26.09.2015 for Schedule-I Minor
Minerals and 16.03.2016 for Schedule III Minor Minerals.

2. Hence, the Director has proposed revision of Seigniorage Fee and requested
the Government to issue necessary amendments to Schedule I and Schedule III
under Rule 10 of Telangana State Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966.

3. After careful examination of the proposal of the Director of Mines and

Geology, Telangana, it is hereby decided to accept the revision of Seigniorage Fee.

4. Accordingly, the following notification shall be published in the Extra-

Ordinary Issue of the Telangana State Gazette.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 15 of the

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No.67 of
1957), the Governor of Telangana hereby makes the following amendments to the
Telangana Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966.

AMENDMENTS

In the said rules, for Schedule I and Schedule III under Rule 10, the following shall
be substituted.
SCHEDULE-I
RATES OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE
S. Rate of Seigniorage Fee per Metric
Name of Minor Mineral
No Tonne (MT) (In Rupees)
Building Stone, Rough Stone/
1 Boulders, Road Metal, Ballast and 65
Manufactured Sand (M-Sand)
2 Dimensional Stone used for 130
Kerbs& Cubes
The rate of royalty as applicable to
3 Lime Kankar/ Limestone Limestone (other than LD Grade) in
respect of major Minerals as per the
2nd Schedule of the Mines & Minerals
(D&R) Act, 1957.
4 Marble 130
5 Mosaic chips 58
6 Morrum/Gravel & Ordinary Earth 20
7 Ordinary Sand 27
 8 Shingle 22
9 Chalcedony Pebbles 65
10 Fullers Earth/ Bentonite 195
11 Shale/Slate 195
12 Rehmatti 32
13 Limestone slabs 130
Brick Earth used in the
manufacture of Bricks including 7800 per kiln per annum
14
Mangalore Tiles.
Granite useful for cutting and polishing
i) Black Granite
a) Gangsaw
15
(above 270 x above 150 CM) 1361/3900 MT/M3
b)below Gangsaw 1043/2990 MT/M3
ii) Colour Granite
a) Gangsaw
(above 270 x above 150 CM) 1128/2990 MT/M3
b)below Gangsaw 980/2600 MT/M3

SCHEDULE-III
RATES OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE
Rate of Seigniorage Fee
S. No Name of the Minor Mineral per Metric Tonne (MT)
(In Rupees)
1 Agate 156
2 Ball Clay 78
3 Barytes 780
4 Calcareous Sand 97
5 Calcite 91
6 Chalk 104
7 China Clay 78
8 Clay (Others) 52
9 Corundum 78
10 Diaspore 351
11 Dolomite 130
12 Dunite or Pyroxenite 52
13 Felsite 143
14 Feldspar 97
15 Fireclay (including plastic, pipe, lithomargic
and natural pozzolanic clay) 65
16 Fuchsite Quartzite 91
17 Gypsum 91
18 Jasper 156
19 Kaolin 78
20 Laterite 130
 21 Limekankar 123
22 Mica 2600
23 Ochre 45
24 Pyrophyllite 234
25 Quartz 78
26 Quartzite 78
27 Sand (Others) 78
28 Shale 169
29 Silica Sand 78
30 Slate 169
31 Steatite or Talc or Soapstone 390

5. These orders will come into effect from 01st April, 2022.

6. The Director of Mines & Geology, Telangana, shall take necessary action
accordingly.

7. This order is issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their
U.O.No.2012-A/89/EBS.VII/I&C/2021, dated:22-09-2021

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

SOMESH KUMAR
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT &
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (MINES & GEOLOGY)(FAC)

To
The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary & Stores Purchase (Ptg. Wing) Hyderabad.
(He is requested to publish the above Notification in the Extra -Ordinary
issue of Telangana Gazette, and arrange to send 500 copies of the same to
Government in Inds. & Comm. (M.I) Dept.,).
The Director of Translation, Telangana, Hyderabad.
(He is requested to furnish the Telugu version of the Notification direct to
the Commissioner, Printing, Stationary & Stores Purchase (Ptg. Wing),
Hyderabad).
The Director of Mines and Geology, Telangana State, Hyderabad.
The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Telangana State Mineral Development
Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad.
All the District Collectors/ Additional Collectors in the State of Telangana.
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department.
The Irrigation & CAD Department.
The Transport, Roads & Buildings Department.
The Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department.
The Revenue Department.
The Director General of Police, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Rural Development, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Transport, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad
The Director, Ground Water Department.
The Member-Secretary, Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad.
The Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department.
Copy to :
The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Mines, Govt of India.
The Law Department.
The Finance Department.
P.S. to Principal Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister.
P.S to Hon’ble Minister MA&UD
P.S. to Hon’ble Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development.
P.S. to Hon’ble Minister for Irrigation.
P.S. to Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary to Government, Industries &
Commerce (Mines) Department.
The Joint Directors/Deputy Directors/Assistant Directors of Mines and Geology
through the Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad.
The General Administration (Cabinet) Department.
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