Apply for a Letter of Intent for minor minerals, fully online.
Register with your mobile number, submit your mining lease application, pay the fee through GRAS, and track every stage of departmental scrutiny and approval in one place.
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Acknowledgement
ACK/TLR/2026/0042
- Application submitted
- Fee paid via GRAS
- Under scrutiny
- Field inspection
- LOI issued
Minor minerals covered
The portal handles Letter of Intent processing for the following minor minerals on raiyati land.
- Ordinary Sand
- Ordinary Earth
- Boulder / Stone
- Brick Earth
- Gravel / Morrum
- River Bed Sand
Application types
Each type maps to its own fee head and document checklist, validated before submission.
Quarry Permit
Online submission with acknowledgement and GRAS-linked fee.
Mining Lease
Online submission with acknowledgement and GRAS-linked fee.
Prospecting License cum Mining Lease
Online submission with acknowledgement and GRAS-linked fee.
How the LOI process works
Six stages, from registration to a system-generated Letter of Intent and compliance verification.
- Step 01
Register & KYC
Sign in with mobile OTP and complete one-time applicant KYC.
- Step 02
Submit application
Choose mineral, area and type, upload the required documents.
- Step 03
Pay fee via GRAS
Generate the challan and capture the GRN and CIN against your application.
- Step 04
Departmental scrutiny
Officers verify documents, raise queries and schedule field inspection.
- Step 05
Letter of Intent
On approval, a system-generated LOI with conditions is issued for download.
- Step 06
Compliance & lease
Upload clearances and security deposit; the department verifies for lease execution.
Department notices
- 10/06/2026
Revised application fee for minor mineral quarry permits
No. F.7(2)-IND/MIN/2026
- 02/06/2026
Mandatory online submission of LOI applications from this quarter
Circular No. IND/LOI/14
- 21/05/2026
GRAS integration for security deposit payments now live
Notification No. IND/GRAS/09
Ready to apply?
Keep your land record, identity proof and sketch map ready for upload.