Keralam CM urges Modi to reconsider provisions of amended mining Bill
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2026. The state government argues that the bill infringes on constitutional fiscal powers by restricting the state's ability to tax mineral rights.
Why it matters
This reflects a significant federalism dispute between the Indian Union government and states regarding legislative and fiscal autonomy over natural resources.
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging a relook at the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, that “restrict the taxation powers of States over mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands.”
The amendments, the Chief Minister, wrote, have far-reaching implications for the constitutional and fiscal powers of States, particularly their authority to levy taxes and other imposts on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands.
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