ABOUT US

Formally established in March 2020, Mineral Inheritors Rights Association (MIRA) is an emerging coalition of diverse civil society groups and networks in India. We work towards ensuring democracy, social justice, equity, transparency, and accountability in the extractive sector governance.

MIRA is affiliated to the global Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition. The coalition brings together 30 experts and 9 Steering Committee members who are passionate about a future where everyone has an equitable access to mineral resources while preserving the integrity of the entire ecosystem.

OUR VISION: To create “A country with a fair and effective governance over minerals and natural resources, which are a shared inheritance with the State as trustee for the people, especially future generations.”

WHAT WE DO

The key objectives of the coalition are:

  • Advocating for a fair mineral resource governance mechanism based on the principle of intergenerational, intragenerational, and interspecies equity.
  • Guaranteeing total transparency on the part of both government and the extractive industries, including the disclosure of payments and policy affairs, and effective implementation of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC).
  • To call for rationalisation and regularization of mining activities with strict limits to the amount of production of mines and minerals.
  • Advancing gender responsive approach at all extractive stages and welfare activities with women as the key stakeholders in the mining process.
  • To advocate for India to be a member of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and the Open Government Partnership to commit to and comply with international standards of disclosure and transparency.

 

WHO CAN JOIN THE COALITION?

If you are a civil society group/ network working on extractive sector governance in India, and endorse the Vision of the coalition and the Transparency Charter, please write to us expressing your interest.

CONTACT US

Mineral Inheritors Rights Association (MIRA)
C/O Environics Trust
Khasra No.177, Shokeen Market, Neb Sarai,
Main IGNOU Road New Delhi- 110068 INDIA

E-mail: miracoalition2020@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter: @rights_mineral