Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
22 August 2026
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Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
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Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 on 13 August 2026. It amends the MMDR Act, 1957 and seeks to provide greater certainty and stability in the fiscal and regulatory framework governing major minerals. The Government argues that this will improve investor confidence and support higher investment in mining.
Background
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Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 restricts State-level taxes on mineral rights, aiming for fiscal certainty and investor confidence while raising federal taxation concerns.
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Mines and Minerals AmendmentMMDR Act 1957mineral taxationCentre-State fiscalmineral-bearing landSupreme Court 2024investor confidencefiscal federalism