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The Central Government authorises specified officers of nine government coal companies to exercise powers under sections 22 and 24 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, in their designated mining areas.

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In pursuance of Sections 22 and 24 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Ministry of Coal, by notification S.O. 5346(E) dated 21 November 2025 (New Delhi), authorises named officer designations of nine government coal companies to exercise the powers specified in those sections, for purposes relating to coal and lignite specified in Part A of the First Schedule to the Act, in the mining areas listed against each company. The authorised companies and their listed areas are: Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Dhanbad, Jharkhand (Barora, Block-II, Chanch/Victoria, Govindpur, Katras and Sijua Areas); Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand (Amrapali-Chandragupta, Argada, Barka Sayal, Bokaro and Kargali, Dhori, Giridih Hazaribagh, Kathara, Kuju, Magadh Sanghmitra, North Karanpura, Piparwar, Rajhara and Rajrappa Areas); Eastern Coalfields Limited, Dishergarh, West Bengal (Jhanjra Project Colliery, Kajora, Khandra, Bankola, Kenda, Kunustoria, Pandaveswar, Rajmahal, Salanpur, Mugma, Satgram-Sripur, Chinakuri, Sodepur, Sonepur Bazari and Chitra East Areas); Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha (Basundhara, Bharatpur, Ib Valley, Hingula, Jagarnnath, Kaniha, Lakhanpur, Lingaraj, Orient, Subhadra and Talcher Areas); NLC India Limited, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu (Neyveli Area and Talabira II and III Open Cast Projects); North Eastern Coalfields (Coal India Limited), Margherita, Assam; Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh (Amlohri, Bina, Block-B, Dudhichua, Jayant, Jhingurda, Kakri, Khadia, Krishnashila and Nigahi Areas); South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (Baikunthpur, Bhatgaon, Bishrampur, Chirimiri, Dipka, Gevra, Hasdeo, Jamuna-Kotma, Johila, Korba, Kusmunda, Raigarh and Sohagpur Areas); and Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur, Maharashtra (Ballarpur, Chandrapur, Kanhan, Majri, Nagpur, Pathakhera, Pench, Umrer and Wani/Wani North Areas). For most companies the authorised designations are the Area General Manager (Mining), Project Officer, Mine Manager, Area Nodal Officer (Security), Area Manager (Human Resource), and the Commandant, Senior Commandant, Deputy Commandant and Assistant Commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force, or an equivalent-rank gazetted State Police officer posted in the area; for NLC India Limited the designations are the Assistant Commandant and Deputy General Manager (Mining), and for North Eastern Coalfields the Area Security Officer, North Eastern Coalfields, Margherita, Assam. The notification bears File No. 43024/13/2025-LAIR and is signed by Dr. Manik Chandra Pandit, Economic Adviser, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi.

Full Text

CG-DL-E-24112025-267935 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) 7814 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st November, 2025 S.O. 5346(E).—In pursuance of the provisions of sections 22 and 24 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby authorises the following officers of the government companies mentioned in column (4) of the Table below indicated against them to exercise all or any of the powers specified in these sections in the areas indicated in column (3) of the said table below, for the purposes specified in these sections in respect of coal and lignite specified in Part A of the First Schedule to the Act, namely: — TABLE | Serial Number | Name of the company | Name of Area | Designation | |---|---|---|---| | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | | 1. | Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Koyla Bhawan, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad, Jharkhand - 826005 | Barora Area Block-II Area Chanch/Victoria Area Govindpur Area Katras Area Sijua Area | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 2. | Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, Kutchery Road, Ranchi-834029, Jharkhand | Amrapali – Chandragupta Area Argada Area Barka Sayal Area Bokaro and Kargali Area Dhori Area Giridih Hazaribagh Area Kathara Area Kuju Area Magadh Sanghmitra North Karanpura Area | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | Serial Number | Name of the company | Name of Area | Designation | |---|---|---|---| | | | Piparwar Area Rajhara Area Rajrappa Area | Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 3. | Eastern Coalfields Limited, Sanctoria, Post: Dishergarh, Dist.: West Bardhaman, West Bengal - 713333 | Jhanjra Project Colliery Kajora Area Office Khandra Colliery Area Office, Bankola New Kenda Colliery Kenda Area Office Kunustoria Area Office Pandaveswar Area Office Area Office, Rajmahal Area Office, Salanpur Area Office, Mugma Area Office, Satgram-Sripur Area Area Office, Satgram-Sripur Area Chinakuri I and II Area Office, Sodepur Sonepur Bazari Project Chitra East OCP Area Office, S P Mines | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 4. | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Jagriti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur -768020, Odisha | Nehru Shatabdi Central Hospital Basundhara Area Bharatpur Area Central Workshop Ib Valley Central Workshop Talcher Hingula Area IB Valley Jagarnnath Area Kaniha Area Lakhanpur Area Lingaraj Area Mahalaxmi Area Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Bhubaneshwar Odisha Industrial Security Force, Basundhara Odisha Industrial Security Force, Talcher Coalfields Orient Area Subhadra Area Talcher Area | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 5. | NLC India Limited, Corporate Office, Block-1, Neyveli Township, District: Cuddalore, Tamilnadu - 607801 | Neyveli Area Talabira II and III Open Cast Projects Area | Assistant Commandant Deputy General Manager (Mining) | | 6. | North Eastern Coalfields, Coal India Limited, Post Office Margherita, District Tinsukia, Assam – 786181 | North Eastern Coalfields Area | Area Security Officer, North Eastern Coalfieds, Margherita, Assam | | Serial Number | Name of the company | Name of Area | Designation | |---|---|---|---| | 7. | Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh - 486889 | Amlohri Area Bina Area Block-B Area Central Stores Central Workshop Dudhichua Area Jayant Area Jhingurda Area Kakri Area Khadia Area Krishnashila Area Northern Coalfields Limited Headquarter Nigahi Area Nehru Shatabdi Chikitsalaya | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 8. | South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Seepat Road, Bilaspur - 495006 (Chhattisgarh) | Baikunthpur Area Bhatgaon Area Bishrampur Area Chirimiri Area Dipka Area Gevra Area Hasdeo Area Jamuna-Kotma Area Johila Area Korba Area Kusmunda Area Raigarh Area Sohagpur Area | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | | 9. | Western Coalfields Limited, Coal Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001 (Maharashtra) | Ballarpur Chandrapur Central Workshop Tadali Western Coalfields Limited Headquarter Kanhan Majri Nagpur Pathakhera Pench Umrer Wani Wani North | 1. Area General Manager (Mining) 2. Project Officer 3. Mine Manager 4. Area Nodal Officer (Security) 5. Area Manager (Human Resource) 6. Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 7. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 8. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 9. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial Security Force 10. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, equivalent to any of the above ranks of Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the areas indicated in column (3). | [F. No. 43024/13/2025-LAIR] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA Date: 2025.11.24 14:14:34 +05'30'

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