The State Government on Monday approved a revised amendment of the Odisha Minerals Prevention of Theft and Smuggling (OMPTS) Rules, 2007.
Keeping in mind the advance information and technology, use of modern mechanism and changing technology requirement and to make the OMPTS Rules framed by the State Government more compatible to the changing requirement, the proposal for amendment to OMPTS Rules 2007 that has got the approval of the Cabinet.
The OMPTS (Amendment) Rule, 2021 was modified in the last Cabinet meeting in order to remove the unwarranted substitution of provision in the said rule and to restore the power of the State Government vested under the said rule.
Before issue of a gazette notification, some inadvertent errors were noticed which warranted rectification in Rule 10 (15) of the OMPTS Rules. Through this amendment, such errors have been sought to be rectified.