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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-10062025-263694
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 334]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025/JYAISTHA 19, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2025
G.S.R.. 377(E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Ammonium Nitrate
Rules, 2012, were published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) number G.S.R. 768 (E), dated the 16th
December, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections
and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days
from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the
public;
And whereas the copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 16th
December, 2024;
And whereas no objection or suggestions received from the public within the said period;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 read with section 14 of the Explosives
Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, namely:-
1. Short titled and commencement.- (1) Theserules may be called the Ammonium Nitrate (Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2,-
(a) after clause (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
'(na) “Micro and Small Enterprises”means an enterprise defined in clause (h) and clause
(m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006;';
(b) after clause (s), the following clauses shall be inserted,namely:-
(t) “startup” means an entity registered with the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and as defined in clause (a) of
Paragraph 1 of the Notification number G.S.R. 127(E), dated the19th February, 2019, and
as amended from time to time.
‘(u) “women entrepreneur” meansan enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having
a minimum financial interest of 26 percent of the capital.'.
3. In rule 29 of the said rules, for sub-rule (1) the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) The following fee shall be payable for prior approval, issuance of licences and amendment,
namely:-
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| Sl. | Type of Fee | Fees | Fees for micro and | Fees for women |
| No. | | (in Rs.) | small enterprises | entrepreneur |
| | | | and startups | (in Rs.) |
| | | | (in Rs.) | |
+=====+=============================================================+============+==============================+==============================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (a) | Scrutiny fee for prior approval | 1000 | 500 | 200 |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (b) | Licence to manufacture and possess for sale | 20000/Year | 10000 / Year | 4000/Year |
| | Ammonium Nitrate or convert melt to solid and vice | | | |
| | versa andpossess for sale [of Ammonium Nitrate] | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (c) | Licence to Possess for sale ofAmmonium Nitrate from a | 2000/Year | 1000 / Year | 400/Year |
| | store house [or Ammonium Nitrate melt in tank] | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (d) | Licence to Possess for use of Ammonium Nitrate from | 1000/Year | 500 / Year | 200/Year |
| | a store house [or Ammonium Nitrate melt in tank] | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (e) | Licence to Import Ammonium Nitrate | 5000 | 2500 | 1000 |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (f) | Licence to Export Ammonium Nitrate | 5000 | 2500 | 1000 |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (g) | Licence to bag and store Ammonium Nitrate | 20,000/Year| 10,000 / Year | 4000/Year |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (h) | Licence to Transport Ammonium Nitrate | 2000/Year | 1000 / Year | 400/Year |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
| (i) | Amendment oflicence | 1000 | 500 | 200 |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
(1A) The fee under sub-rule (1), shall apply only on the furnishing of the following document,
namely:-
(a) Micro and Small Enterprises - Certificate issued by the Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises:
Provided that, above said relaxation shall only be applicable to Micro and Small
Enterprises and not for Medium Enterprises.
(b) Micro and Small Startup- Documentary evidence towards registration with the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry:
(c) Women Entrepreneur - Documentary evidence towards Proprietor or Director of the
firm or company.
(1B) Where Micro and Small Enterprises or Startup is owned and controlled by a woman,
the fees whichever is lower shall be applicable:
Provided that if information submitted by the applicant, is found to be false or
misleading at any stage, the approval or license shall be liable to be cancelled.”.
[F. No. P-13033/92/2023-EXPLOSIVE]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt.Secy.
Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i) vide notification G.S.R. 553(E), dated the 11th July, 2012 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R.
469(E), dated the 9th July, 2013, G.S.R. 938(E), dated the 27th September, 2018 and G.S.R. 608(E), dated the
31st August, 2021 and G.S.R. 239 (E), dated 17th April, 2025.