(a) whether the Study Group set up for review and revision of rates of royalty and dead
rent for minerals has submitted its report to the Government;
(b) if so, the recommendations made by the Study Group along with the follow-up action
taken by the Government thereon;
(c) if not, the reasons for delay in submission of the report and the time by which the
Study Group is likely to submit its report;
(d) whether the Government proposes to confer the power of revision of royalty rates of
minerals to the concerned States and revise its rate on the basis of inflation and market
rates instead of revising it once in three years; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?