# Sand and mineral extraction will be restricted to transparent auctions

- ID: P10-C-04#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p10-c-04-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p10-c-04-1)
- Pillar: 10. People's Government; Truthful and Honest Governance
- Section: C. Zero Tolerance Against Bribery
- Manifesto page: 88
- Stage: Said (Announced, with no money or order yet)
- Last recorded: 11 Jun 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Mineral resources and sand extraction will be permitted solely through transparent auctions and in accordance with the law.

## Where it stands

Announced on 11 Jun 2026. No budget mention or order recorded yet.

The government announced it will auction government lands to manage mineral extraction.

**So far:** plans to identify and auction government waste lands for mineral production

**Not yet seen:** Specific procedures for transparent sand and mineral auctions are not yet fully detailed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 11 Jun 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21950: The government will take steps to identify suitable land in government waste lands and auction them to increase mineral production and distribution. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.No.215_-_Hon_ble_Natural_Resources_Minister_Meeting_Press_Release_-_Date.11.06.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.