Govt to amend MMDR Act to expedite exploration of coal
KOLKATA: The Centre is in the process of bringing an amendment to the MMDR Act to do away with the need of the state governments’ seeking prior approval for giving out mining leases, Coal Secretary Sumanta Chaudhuri said here on Wednesday.
A bill for bringing the amendment to the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act will be introduced in the next session of Parliament, he said.
“The drafting of the bill for amendment of the MMDR Act is in the process and will be introduced in the next session of Parliament,” Chaudhuri said at a stakeholders’ consultation organised by the coal ministry and FICCI here.
