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Cabinet extends Justice Shah Commission term by another year | |
The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the tenure
of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Inquiry till July 16, 2013. The commission
is inquiring into cases of illegal mining. "The extension has been sought since
the commission is collecting and compiling information on mining from seven important
mineral producing states, which is quite voluminous," an official statement said
today. An additional expenditure of Rs.50 lakh will be incurred towards the extension
of tenure of Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Inquiry. The commission was set up
to identify cases of illegal mining, and also to identify and rectify management,
regulatory and monitoring system failures in curbing illegal mining. The commission
will cover the states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Goa and Madhya Pradesh. Taking into account the serious concerns of Government
on several reports of large scale illegal mining and failure of State Governments
to effectively curb this menace, Government set up Justice M.B.Shah Commission
of Inquiry on November 22, 2011. The commission is based in Ahmedabad. It was
required to submit its report by July 16, 2012.
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