Bill states no expenditure from Consolidated Fund of India

This Bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, to bring the regulation of 'mineral bearing lands' under Union control and restrict State Governments from imposing taxes, cesses, or other levies on mineral rights or such lands without Central Government approval.

State Governments (regarding their power to impose taxes), mining operators and businesses holding mineral rights or mineral bearing lands, and the Central Government (regarding rule-making powers).

• Inserts the phrase 'and mineral bearing lands' into Section 2 of the principal Act, extending Union control to these lands.
• Defines 'mineral bearing land' in Section 3 as land having mineral contents according to parameters prescribed by the Central Government.
• Inserts a new Section 9D prohibiting State Governments from imposing tax, cess, or other levies on mineral rights or mineral bearing lands (based on quantity, value, royalty, or otherwise) except as prescribed by the Central Government.
• Declares any such tax or levy not deposited or recovered by the State Government before the Act's commencement as invalid at all material times.
• Specifies that taxes or levies already deposited or recovered before the Act's commencement are not liable to be refunded.
• Amends Section 13 to empower the Central Government to make rules prescribing conditions or restrictions on the imposition of such taxes by State Governments.

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