DGMS Circulars

DGMS Circulars - 2025

Category Description
Legislative —
General 1. DGMS Circular (Upto June-2017) (17 MB)
Technical 1. DGMS(Tech.)(S&T)Circular 01 of 2025 on Quality and condition of explosive materials to be used in mines. (460 KB)

2. DGMS(Tech.)(S&T)Circular 02 of 2025, Guidelines on minimum air quantity required for CM and Longwall Panels in coal mines (660 KB)

3. DGMS(Tech.) Circular 03 of 2025, Heat wave in Summer and Precautions Against Accidents Incidents Due to High Temperature (560 KB)

DGMS Circulars - 2024

Category Description
Legislative 1. Circular-1 of 2024 Legs.(Exam)
General 1. DGMS circulars compiled upto JUNE 2017
Technical 1. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 6 of 2024 – Training Syllabus for Electrical Engineers and Electricians (460 KB)

2. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 5 of 2024 – Guidelines for adequacy of Electrical supervisors (660 KB)

3. DGMS OH Tech Circular No. 04 dated 21.08.2024 – Acceptance of Digital Radiography (460 KB)

4. DGMS (Tech)(SOMA)Circular No. 03 Dhanbad 21.08.2024 – Safety in opencast coal mines (560 KB)

5. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 2 of 2024 – Precautions against danger of inundation (360 KB)

6. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 1 of 2024 – Heat wave precautions (560 KB)

DGMS Circulars - 2023

Category Description
General 1. Jurisdiction of the zones and Regions of DGMS after Reorganisation – 18 May 2023 (882 KB)
Technical 1. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 1 of 2023 – Accidents/incidents due to high temperature (24 Apr 2023) (4.55 MB)

DGMS Circulars - 2022

Category Description
Technical 1. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 2 of 2022 – Recommendations of Rajmahal Court of Inquiry (29 Apr 2022) (1.11 MB)

2. DGMS Tech. Circular No. 1 of 2022 – Accidents due to high temperature (28 Apr 2022) (649 KB)

DGMS Circulars - 2021

Category Description
Legislative 1. No.DGMS(Legis.)(Exam) Circular No. 01 of 2021 – Bye-Laws for Competency Certificates (27 Aug 2021) (173 KB)
Technical 1. DGMS (Tech)(OH) Circular No. 01 of 2021 – Standards for First-Aid Training (6 Aug 2021) (206 KB)

DGMS Circulars - 2020

CategoryDescription
Approval 1. DGMS Tech. Cir. No. 14 of 2020 – Precautions against premature blast of SME/SMS explosive (5.25 MB)

2. DGMS (Approval) Circular No 01 of 2020 – Man Riding Systems in Mines (499 KB)
Technical 1. DGMS (Tech)(OH) Circular No 13 of 2020 – Medical Examination (Reg 31 MMR 1961) (142 KB)

2. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 12 (Revised) 2020 – Online submission of accident intimation (411 KB)

3. DGMS Circular No 11 of 2020 – Online submission of annual return (241 KB)

4. DGMS Circular No 10 of 2020 – Protection against lightning (7.68 MB)

5. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 08 of 2020 – 12th National Conference on Safety in Mines (4.41 MB)

6. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 07 of 2020 – Safe Conduct RLY Siding (489 KB)

7. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 06 of 2020 – (27-02-2020) (5.23 MB)

8. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 05 of 2020 – Drilling & Production operations in Oil and Gas Mines (1.09 MB)

9. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 04 of 2020 – Inflammable gas hazards (599 KB)

10. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 03 of 2020 – Scientific Study (Reg 106 CMR 2017) (1.44 MB)

11. DGMS (Tech) Circular No 02 of 2020 – Systematic Monitoring of Slopes (883 KB)
General1. DGMS General Circular 01 of 2020 – Uninterrupted mineral production & transportation (444 KB)

DGMS Circulars - 2019

CategoryDescription
Technical 1. DGMS (TECH) CIR No 03 of 2019 (3.79 MB)

2. DGMS (TECH) CIR No 02 of 2019 (0.97 MB)

3. DGMS Technical Circular No 2 of 2019 (908 KB)

4. DGMS Technical Circular No 1 of 2019 (1.35 MB)
Examination1. Online payment of examination fee under CMR 2017 & MMR 1961 (3.76 MB)
Legislative 1. Equal employment opportunity for women in mines – Revised (1.64 MB)

2. Equal employment opportunity for women in mines – Original (10.8 MB)

DGMS Circulars - 2018

CategoryDescription
Examination1. Online payment of examination fee under CMR 2017 and MMR 1961 (55 KB)
Technical1. Standards and Safety Provisions of Diesel Equipments for use in belowground coal and metalliferous mines (15.9 MB)
Legislative 1. Standard for emergency escape device used in oil mines (4.41 MB)

2. Standard for design, construction, installation and testing of lifting appliance, gear and rope used in Oil Mines (3.41 MB)

DGMS Circulars - 2017

CategoryDescription
Technical 1. Approval of dust suppression/prevention devices used in coal mines (Reg 123(6)(b)(ii)) (4.49 MB)

2. Providing Environmental Monitoring System in belowground coal mine (460 KB)

3. Occurrence of Accidents – Alert thereof (221 KB)

4. LOCK OUT & TAG OUT – Energy shut down procedures (1.54 MB)

5. Approval Strata monitoring in longwall working in coal mines (133 KB)
Approval 1. Approval of dust suppression/prevention devices used in coal mines (Reg 123(6)(b)(ii)) (608 KB)

2. Approval of dust suppression/prevention devices used in metalliferous mines (Reg 124(6)(b)(ii)) (499 KB)
Legislative 1. Standards of illumination in opencast metalliferous mines (214 KB)

2. Standards of illumination in opencast coal mines (211 KB)

3. Amendment in the Mines Rules 1955 – Ease of Compliance Registers 2017 (2.53 MB)

DGMS Circulars - 2016

CategoryDescription
General1. DGMS Circulars – 2016 (6.33 MB)

DGMS Circulars - 2015

CategoryDescription
General1. DGMS Circulars – 2015 (2 MB)