Right to Information - Supervision and accountability
(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;
The procedure followed in the decision making process.
Decision-making involves officers at different levels –
- In Central Head Quarter: - Controller General, Chief Controller of Mines, Director (Ore Dressing), Controller of Mines, Chief Mineral Economist, Chief Mining Geologist, Superintending Mineral Economist (Stats.)
- In Zonal Offices:- Controller of Mines or Officer in Charge.
- In Regional Offices:- Regional Controller of Mines or Officer in Charge
- In Modern Mineral Processing Laboratory, Pilot Plant and Analytical Laboratory: - Chief Ore Dressing Officer, Superintending Officer ( Ore Dressing) or Officer in Charge.
- In Regional Ore Dressing laboratories:- Superintending Officer (Ore Dressing) or Officer in Charge.
SUPERVISION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Activity |
Accountability |
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Direct |
Supervisory |
1. Mines Control and Conservation of Minerals Division |
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i. Inspection of Mines for Administration of MCDR, 1988 and for approval of Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining/Mine Closure Plan & Special Geological Studies |
Reg. Controller of Mines Dy. Controller of Mines Sr. Asst. Controller of Mines Asst. Controller of Mines Asst. Mining Engineer Senior Mining Geologist Junior Mining Geologist Asst. Mining Geologist |
Controller General Chief Controller of Mines Controller of Mines Chief Mining Geologist Supdtg. Mining Geologist Reg. Mining Geologist |
ii. Approval of Mining Plans/Mining Schemes.
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Reg. Controller of Mines Dy. Controller of Mines
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Chief Controller of Mines Controller of Mines Reg. Controller of Mines |
iii. Preparation of Mineral Maps with Forest Overlays |
Senior Mining Geologist Junior Mining Geologist Asst. Mining Geologist |
Chief Mining Geologist Supdtg. Mining Geologist |
2. Ore Dressing Division |
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i) Pilot Plan/Lab. Scale Ore Dressing Investigation |
Supdtg. Officer ( Ore Dressing) |
Controller General Director (OD) Chief Ore Dressing Officer |
ii) Chemical Analysis |
Chief Chemist |
Director (OD) Chief Ore Dressing Officer |
iii) Mineralogical Examination |
Supdtg. Officer ( Ore Dressing) |
Director (OD) Chief Ore Dressing Officer |
3. Technical Consultancy Services (Mining & Geology) |
Dy. Controller of Mines Senior Mining Geologist Sr. Asst. Controller of Mines Asst. Controller of Mines Junior Mining Geologist Survey Officer |
Controller General Controller of Mines Reg. Controller of Mines |
4. Mining Research |
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i. Environmental Studies ii. Rock Mechanics iii. StudiesGround Vibration Studies |
Dy. Controller of Mines Sr. Asst. Controller of Mines Asst. Controller of Mines Senior Mining Geologist Junior Mining Geologist |
Controller General Controller of Mines Reg. Controller of Mines
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5. Mineral Economics Division |
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i. Quinquennial updating of NMI |
Dy. Mineral Economist (I) Asst. Mineral Economist (I) Mineral Officer (I) |
Controller General Chief Mineral Economist (I) Suptdg. Mineral Economist (I) |
ii. Indian Minerals Year Book |
Dy. Mineral Economist (I) Asst. Mineral Economist (I) |
Chief Mineral Economist (I) Suptdg. Mineral Economist (I) |
iii. Other Technical Publications (Monographs & Bulletins) |
Dy. Mineral Economist (I) /Senior Mining Geologist Sr. Asst. Controller of Mines Asst. Controller of Mines Junior Mining Geologist Asst. Mining Engineer Chief Editor Sr. Editor Editor Asst. Editor |
Chief Mineral Economist (I) Reg. Controller of Mines |
6. MMS Division
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Dy Mineral Economist (S) Asst. Mineral Economist (S) Senior Statistical Officer Junior Statistical Officer |
Controller General Chief Controller of Mines (Mineral Economics & Mineral Statistics) Director(S)
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7. Training
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Dy. Ore Dressing Officer Asst. Mining Engineer Asst. Mining Geologist |
Controller of Mines Director (Trg.) |
8. Administration
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Director (Administration) Chief Administrative Officer Sr. Administrative Officer Administrative Officer Asst. Administrative Officer |
Controller General Controller of Mines (Co-ord) |
(iv) NORMS OF THE ACTIVITIES UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES
NORMS OF THE ACTIVITIES UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES
S.No. |
Activity |
Norms |
1. |
Inspection of mines for MCDR/MPI/MSI |
1200 |
2. |
Mining Plan /Review of Mining Plan disposal |
As & when received |
3. |
Star Rating of Mines |
Evaluation of templates for the Assessment year |
4. |
Ore Dressing Investigations |
40 |
5. |
Mineralogical Examinations |
2,000 |
6. |
Chemical Analysis |
25,000 |
7. |
Technical Consultancy Assignments |
Subject to availability of manpower |
8. |
Mining Research Assignments |
Subject to availability of manpower |
9. |
Imparting Training to IBM Personnel, to Industry and State DGM personnel. |
12 Training Courses per Year |
10. |
Mining Surveillance System (MSS) |
Generation of Triggers, sending to State Govt. for field verification |
11. |
Use of Drone Technology: |
UAV survey related activities, Basics of GIS and Processing of Drone Survey data. |
12. |
Publication of Average Sale Price (ASP) |
Monthly as prescribed in the M(OAHCEM) Concession Rule, 2016 |
13. |
Updation of National Mineral Inventory (NMI) adopting United nations Framework Classification (UNFC) |
Qiunquennially i.e. at every Five Years interval |
14. |
Mining Tenement System (MTS) |
Development of various modules of MTS |
15. |
Release of IBM Technical & Statistical Publications. |
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1. Indian Minerals Year Book (Yearly) |
1 Issue |
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2. Monthly Statistics Mineral Production (Monthly) |
12 Issues |
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3. Indian Mineral Industry at a Glance (Annual) |
1 Issue |
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4. Statistical Profiles of Minerals (Annual) |
1 Issue |
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5. Updation of Directory of Mines & Mining Leases (Yearly Updation) |
1 Issue |
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6. Bulletin on Mining Leases and Prospecting Licences (Annual) |
1 Issue |
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7. Bulletin on Mineral Information (Half Yearly) |
2 Issues |
(v) The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions;
(i) Manual for inspection of mines (ii) Manual for mining Geologists (iii) Manual for appraisal for mining plans and mining schemes, etc are available with the office of the Chief Controller of Mines.
(vi) A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control;
Different categories of documents are statutory documents (returns, notices etc), Mining plans/Schemes/ Mine Closure Plans (MCP) etc, published /unpublished reports, confidential documents, etc.
(vii) The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;
IBM ADVISORY BOARD
IBM Advisory Board was first constituted in 1981 with a view to strengthening the links between IBM and the various organizations interested in or connected with the functions of IBM and to enable Government to have objective appraisal of the effectiveness of the working of the IBM and of the ways and means by which its utility and effectiveness can be continually enhanced.
Functions of IBM Advisory Board:
- To review and advise on the programme of work during the coming years.
- To review and advise on the Annual and Five Year Plan Proposals of Indian Bureau of Mines.
- To appraise from time to time the work in different areas, done by the Indian Bureau of Mines.
- To advise on systems of management information & management accounting.
- To advise on ways and means of making Indian Bureau of Mines functioning more effective.
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(viii) a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;
- Member of Expert Committee of Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for Environmental Clearance of Mining Projects.
- Study Group on Revision of Rates of Royalty and Dead Rent.
- Committee for Review of Taxation Regime for the Mineral Sector
- Granite Development Council
- Group on Marble Development
- Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) and State Geological Programming Board (SGPB) Meetings.
The minutes of the meeting are circulated to the members of the Committee by the respective Ministry/ Organisations.