President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Ordinance, paving the way for auctioning of mines containing minerals such as iron ore and bauxite.
"Ministry of Mines will be holding a day-long conference/ worshop/orientation session in all the State capitals with the officers dealing with the mining issues and stakeholders," an official source said.
The sessions will start from next week, and completed by February 8, he said, adding that this idea was floated by Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar at a meeting held recently which was welcomed by all the state ministers.
The conferences will involve state officials in the first half of the day, followed by participation from various stakeholders (industry associations, miners and users of minerals), the source said.
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"The objective of this exercise is to educate the mines officials and stakeholders and get feedback from them," he said.
The Ordinance, which amends the 57-year old MMDR Act, provides for granting mines for 50 years through a competitive bidding route including e-auction.
The Ordinance empowers the Centre to prescribe terms and conditions and procedure for bidding which include production sharing or royalty payment or a combination of both.