Act Number: 11

Act Name: The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

Year: 2015

Enactment Date: 2015-03-30

Long Title: An Act to provide for allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure together with mining leases to successful bidders and allottees with a view to ensure continuity in coal mining operations and production of coal, and for promoting optimum utilisation of coal resources consistent with the requirement of the country in national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Coal

Department:

Section 7: Power to classify certain Schedule I coal mines by Central Government.
    (1) The Central Government may, before notifying the particulars of auction, classify mines identified from Schedule I coal mines as earmarked for the same class of specified end-uses.
     (2) The Central Government may in public interest, by notification, modify Schedule III coal mines by adding any other Schedule I coal mine for the purposes of specified end-use.
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