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UPSC 2025: Consider the following statements : Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II : In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
(b)Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
(c)Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
(d)Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
Section 15 of the Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 authorises State Governments to frame rules governing the grant of mineral concessions for minor minerals, so Statement I is wrong. Section 3(e) empowers the Central Government to declare any mineral as a ‘minor mineral’ by notification, making Statement II correct. Hence Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct. ([indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/145952598/?utm_source=openai))
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