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The Central Government authorises specified officers of government companies to exercise powers under section 23B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, in designated areas for coal and lignite.

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The Ministry of Coal, through Notification S.O. 5347(E) dated November 21, 2025, issued in pursuance of section 23B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), authorises specific officers of various government companies to exercise powers as defined in that section. This authorisation is for purposes related to coal and lignite, as specified in Part A of the First Schedule to the Act, within designated areas. The authorised officers include the Commandant, Senior Commandant, Deputy Commandant, and Assistant Commandant of the Central Industrial Security Force, as well as gazetted officers of a State Police Force equivalent to these ranks, posted in the respective areas. The government companies whose officers are authorised are Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Central Coalfields Limited, Eastern Coalfields Limited, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, NLC India Limited, North Eastern Coalfields, Northern Coalfields Limited, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, and Western Coalfields Limited. The notification details a comprehensive list of specific operational areas for each company where these powers are to be exercised, such as Barora Area, Amrapali - Chandragupta Area, Jhanjra Project Colliery, Nehru Shatabdi Central Hospital area, Neyveli Area, North Eastern Coalfields Area, Amlohri Area, Baikunthpur Area, and Ballarpur areas, among others.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24112025-267937 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5171] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025/KARTIKA 30, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st November, 2025 S.O. 5347(E). In pursuance of the provisions of section 23B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby authorises the following officers of the Government companies mentioned in the column (4) of the table below to exercise all or any of the powers specified in that section in the areas indicated in column (3) of the said table, for the purposes specified in the said section in respect of coal and lignite specified in Part A of the First Schedule to the Act, namely: TABLE Serial Name of the company Name of Area Designation Number (1) (2) (3) (4) +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Bharat Coking Coal Limited, | Barora Area | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Koyla Bhawan, Koyla Nagar, | Block-II Area | Force | | | Dhanbad, Jharkhand - 826005 | Chanch/Victoria Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Govindpur Area | Security Force | | | | Katras Area | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Sijua Area | Security Force | | | | | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | | Security Force | | | | | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | | areas indicated in column (3). | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Central Coalfields Limited, | Amrapali - | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Darbhanga House, Kutchery Road, | Chandragupta Area | Force | | | Ranchi-834029, Jharkhand | Argada Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Barka Sayal Area | Security Force | | | | Bokaro and Kargali | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Area | Security Force | | | | Dhori Area | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Giridih | Security Force | | | | Hazaribagh Area | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | Kathara Area | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Kuju Area | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Magadh Sanghmitra | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | North Karanpura Area | | | | | Piparwar Area | | | | | Rajhara Area | | | | | Rajrappa Area | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Eastern Coalfields Limited, | Jhanjra Project Colliery | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Sanctoria, Post: Dishergarh, Dist.: | Kajora Area Office | Force | | | West Bardhaman, West Bengal - | Khandra Colliery | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | 713333 | Area Office, Bankola | Security Force | | | | New Kenda Colliery | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Kenda Area Office | Security Force | | | | Kunustoria Area Office | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Pandaveswar Area | Security Force | | | | Office | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | Area Office, Rajmahal | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Area Office, Salanpur | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Area Office, Mugma | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | Area Office, Satgram- | | | | | Sripur Area | | | | | Area Office, Satgram- | | | | | Sripur Area | | | | | Chinakuri I and II | | | | | Area Office, Sodepur | | | | | Sonepur Bazari Project | | | | | Chitra East OCP | | | | | Area Office, S P Mines | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, | Nehru Shatabdi Central | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Jagriti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur - | Hospital | Force | | | 768020, Odisha | Basundhara Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Bharatpur Area | Security Force | | | | Central Workshop Ib | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Valley | Security Force | | | | Central Workshop | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Talcher | Security Force | | | | Hingula Area | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | IB Valley | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Jagarnnath Area | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Kaniha Area | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | Lakhanpur Area | | | | | Lingaraj Area | | | | | Mahalaxmi Area | | | | | Mahanadi Coalfields | | | | | Limited, Bhubaneshwar | | | | | Odisha Industrial | | | | | Security Force, | | | | | Basundhara | | | | | Odisha Industrial | | | | | Security Force, Talcher | | | | | Coalfields | | | | | Orient Area | | | | | Subhadra Area | | | | | Talcher Area | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 5. | NLC India Limited, Corporate | Neyveli Area | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Office, Block-1, Neyveli | Talabira II and III Open | Force | | | Township, District: Cuddalore, | Cast Projects Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | Tamilnadu - 607801 | | Security Force | | | | | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | | Security Force | | | | | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | | Security Force | | | | | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | | areas indicated in column (3). | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 6. | North Eastern Coalfields, Coal | North Eastern | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | India Limited, Post Office | Coalfields Area | Force | | | Margherita, District Tinsukia, | | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | Assam-786181 | | Security Force | | | | | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | | Security Force | | | | | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | | Security Force | | | | | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | | areas indicated in column (3). | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Northern Coalfields Limited, | Amlohri Area | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh - | Bina Area | Force | | | 486889 | Block-B Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Central Stores | Security Force | | | | Central Workshop | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Dudhichua Area | Security Force | | | | Jayant Area | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Jhingurda Area | Security Force | | | | Kakri Area | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | Khadia Area | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Krishnashila Area | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Northern Coalfields | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | Limited Headquarter | | | | | Nigahi Area | | | | | Nehru Shatabdi | | | | | Chikitsalaya | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 8. | South Eastern Coalfields Limited, | Baikunthpur Area | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Seepat Road, Bilaspur - 495006 | Bhatgaon Area | Force | | | (Chhattisgarh) | Bishrampur Area | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Chirimiri Area | Security Force | | | | Dipka Area | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Gevra Area | Security Force | | | | Hasdeo Area | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Jamuna-Kotma Area | Security Force | | | | Johila Area | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | Korba Area | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Kusmunda Area | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Raigarh Area | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | Sohagpur Area | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 9. | Western Coalfields Limited, Coal| Ballarpur | 1. Commandant of Central Industrial Security | | | Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001| Chandrapur | Force | | | (Maharashtra) | Central Workshop | 2. Senior Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Tadali | Security Force | | | | Western Coalfields | 3. Deputy Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Limited Headquarter | Security Force | | | | Kanhan | 4. Assistant Commandant of Central Industrial | | | | Majri | Security Force | | | | Nagpur | 5. A gazetted officer of a State Police Force, | | | | Pathakhera | equivalent to the any of the above ranks of | | | | Pench | Central Industrial Security Force, posted in the | | | | Umrer | areas indicated in column (3). | | | | Wani | | | | | Wani North | | +-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 43024/13/2025-LAIR] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH Digitally signed by GORAKHA YADAVA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.11.24 14:12:02 +05'30'

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