GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
Mines & Minerals Amendments to Rule 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral
Concession Rules, 1966 Orders Issued.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE (M.I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No:100

Dated:31.10.2015
Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No. 198, Ind. & Com. (M.I) Dept., dt. 13.08.2009.

2. Director of Mines & Geology, Letter No. 7598/P-MR/2014, dated.
09.10.2015.
O R D E R:
The following notification will be published in the Extra-Ordinary issue of the
Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated. 01.11.2015.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 15 of the
Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957),
the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendments to the
Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1966 issued in G.O.Ms.No. 1172,
Industries and Commerce (M.I) Department, dated. 04.09.1967 and subsequently
amended from time to time.
AMENDMENTS
In the said rules, Under Rule 10 for Schedules I and II, the following shall be
substituted, namely;
SCHEDULE-I
RATES OF SEIGNIORAGE FEE

Sl. No.

Name of the Minor Mineral

Building Stone

Rough Stone/Boulders

Unit

M3/MT

Rate of Seigniorage Fee

(in Rupees)

Rs.75 / 50
(Rupees Seventy five / Fifty)

2a

Manufactured Sand

Road Metal & Ballast

3a

Dimensional Stone used for

Kerbs & Cubes

MT

Rs. 110
(Rupees one hundred and ten)

Lime kankar/Limestone

MT

Rs. 80
(Rupees Eighty)

Lime shell

MT

Marble

Mosaic Chips

Morrum /Gravel & Ord. Earth

M3/MT
MT
M3/MT

Rs. 100
(Rupees one hundred)
Rs. 250 / 100
(Rupees Two hundred fifty /
one hundred)
Rs. 50
(Rupees fifty)
Rs. 30/20
(Rupees Thirty / Twenty)

Ordinary Sand

Rs. 50
(Rupees fifty)

M3

Rs. 75/50
(Rupees Seventy five / Fifty)
Rs. 75/50
(Rupees Seventy five / Fifty)

10

Shingle

M3/MT

11

Chalacedony Pebbles

M3/MT

12

Fullers Earth/Bentonite

MT

13

Shale/Slate

MT

14

Rehmati

15

Limestone Slabs:

(i)

Colour

(ii)

White

Rs. 8/- (Rupees Eight) per Sq.Mt

or Rs. 100/- (Rupees Hundred)
Sq.Mt/MT per MT whichever is higher.

(iii)

Black

Sq.Mt/MT

16

Ordinary Clay, Silt and Brick

Earth used in the
Manufacture of Bricks
including Mangalore Tiles

Rs. 150
(Rupees one hundred and fifty)
Rs. 150
(Rupees one hundred and fifty)
Rs. 30/20
(Rupees Thirty / Twenty)

M3/MT

Sq.Mt/MT

Rs. 6000/- (Rupees Six thousand)

per kiln per annum for Bricks and
Tiles.

17. Granite Useful for Cutting:

Item

Unit

Super Gang
Saw above
300cmX
180cm size.

Black
Granite
Galaxy
variety

M3

Black
Granite
other than
Galaxy
variety

M3

M3
Colour
Granite
Srikakulam
Blue, Moon
white, River
white
of
Visakhapatn
am
Dist.,
Leptinites of
Coastal
Dists.,
Black pearl
of
Prakasam
and Guntur
Dists.,

Mini Gang Saw

above
270cmX150cm
size.

270cmX
150cm and
below size.

Rs. 4000/-

Rs. 3200/-

Rs. 3000/-

(Rupees
four
thousand)

(Rupees Three
thousand two
hundred)

(Rupees
Three
thousand)

Rs. 3000/-

Rs. 2500/-

Rs. 2350/-

(Rupees
Three
thousand)

(Rupees Two
thousand five
hundred)

(Rupees Two
thousand
three hundred
fifty)

Rs. 3000/-

Rs. 2500/-

Rs. 2350/-

(Rupees
Three
thousand)

(Rupees Two
thousand five
hundred)

(Rupees Two
thousand
three hundred
fifty)

Below 75cm
size.

Rs. 1350/(Rupees one

thousand
three
hundred
fifty)
Rs. 1000/(Rupees
Thousand)

Rs. 1000/(Rupees
Thousand)

Colour
M3
Granite
of
other
varieties

Rs. 2350/-

Rs. 2150/-

Rs. 2000/-

(Rupees
Two
thousand
three
hundred
fifty)

(Rupees Two
thousand one
hundred fifty)

(Rupees Two
thousand)

Rs. 1000/(Rupees
Thousand)

SCHEDULE-II
Rate of Dead Rent
Sl.
No.

2.

Name of the Minor Mineral

Rate of Dead Rent per

hectare per Annum
(in Rupees)
Rs.1,00,000/-

Black Granite

Colour Granite

Limestone other than classified as major minerals

used for lime burning for Building construction
purposes, marble, boulders, building stone including
Rs.50,000/stone used for Road Metal, Ballast concrete & other
construction purpose, Shale, Slate & Phyllites, Mosaic (Rupees Fifty thousand)
Chips, Fullers Earth/Bentonite & Dimensional Stone
used for Cubes and Kerbs.

Gravel, Morrum, Ordinary Earth, Shingle, Limestone

Rs.40,000/Slabs used for flooring purpose Limekankar,
Chalcedony Pebbles used in the building purpose (Rupees Forty thousand)
Lime-shell for burning used for building purpose and
Rehmati.

(Rupees one lakh)

Rs.1,00,000/(Rupees one lakh)

This order shall come into force w.e.f. 01.11.2015.

3.
This order issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their No.
4519/PFS/2015, Dt.12.10.2015.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
M. GIRIJA SHANKAR,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (MINES & FP) (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 Andhra Pradesh,
and arrange to send 1000 copies of the same to Government in Industries & Commerce
(M.I) Department).
The Director of Mines & Geology, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Chief Executive Officer, SERP, Hyderabad.
All the Joint Director / Deputy Director / Asst. Director of Mines & Geology through the
Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
The Secretary to Govt, Ministry of Mines, GoI.
The Law (A) Department.
The Finance Department.
The P.S to Honble Minister for Women Empowerment, Child Welfare and Disabled & Senior
Citizens Welfare and Mines & Geology.
The Secretary to Govt., (Mines), CMs office.
SF/SC
//FORWARDED: BY ORDER//
SECTION OFFICER