UPSC Prelims 2025 · Question 69 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2025 question on State Rules Minor Minerals
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2025
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectPolity
- TopicGovernance
- DifficultyHard
- TypeAssertion
Consider the following statements:
Statement I:
In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
Statement II:
In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Answer: D. Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
Statement I – INCORRECT: Under Section 15(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), State Governments are empowered to make rules for the grant of concessions related to minor minerals within their territories. Hence Statement I is not correct — State Governments do have this power.
Statement II – CORRECT: As per Section 3(e) of the MMDR Act, the Central Government has the authority to notify any mineral as a 'minor mineral' via official notification. Hence Statement II is correct.
Statement I is not correct, while Statement II is correct → Option (d).