In a move that the iron ore mining industry says is a throwback to inspector raj, the commerce and industry ministry has moved a Cabinet note proposing that exports of iron ore with over 55 per cent ferrous content be canalised through the state-owned trading company MMTC Ltd. MMTC will get around 1 per cent of the value of exports as commission. Of the total domestic output of 220 million tonnes of iron ore, Indian miners export 115 million tonnes on their own and doubt if MMTC has the capability to handle such huge quantities.