To which land the provisions of Section 17 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,…

Section 17 expressly applies to land whose minerals vest in a State Government. It also extends to minerals vested in another person, so its scope is not limited to State-owned minerals alone. The provision enables the Central Government to undertake the specified operations in such land; that operational role should not be confused with the statutory State-vesting description.