The government dismissed reports claiming that private entities are getting permission to mine and explore atomic minerals from offshore regions. The Ministry of Mines said that such reports are misleading and factually incorrect. It clarified that the Offshore Areas Atomic Minerals Operating Rights Rules, 2025, provide the procedure for the grant of operating rights for atomic minerals only to the Government, Government companies, or corporations, and not to private entities.
The Ministry said that the media reports appear not to be consistent with the facts, provisions of the relevant Acts, Rules, and policy frameworks governing atomic minerals in India.
