Bengaluru | Nov 27, 2015:The Cabinet decided to hand over 15 ‘C’ category mines to the Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL) to estimate mineral deposits in them and submit a report to the government. The mines are located in Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts. The government will auction these mines based on the MECL report, the sources said.

The Cabinet also decided to grant 10 acres of land to All India Institute of Speech and Hearing at Varuna and Choranahalli villages in Mysuru for free. It also approved a proposal to amend Section 9(1)(a) of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, to give stamp duty exemption to private firms taking up certain tourism development projects under public-private partnership.

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