Lok Sabha Question No. 4492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Unspent District Mineral Fund
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4492

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## UNSPENT DISTRICT MINERAL FUND

## 4492. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the District Mineral Fund of  different districts of the country is not being spent due to the existing rules;
- (b) if so, the quantum of funds which remained unspent during the last three years, State-wise and the modalities to be framed for spending the same;
- (c) whether certain suggestions have been made by the Public Representatives (MPs) to the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the action taken/to be taken thereon; and
- (d) whether Public Representative (MP) of the concerned area is to be considered for the chairmanship and collector to be the member secretary of the said fund and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES AND COAL (SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to  (c):  1.  The  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)    Act,    1957, under  section  9B,    prescribes    the  establishment  of  District  Mineral Foundation (DMFs) in any district affected by mining related operations, the  object  of  which  shall  be  to  work  for  the  interest  and  benefit  of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations .  Further,  the Central  Government has issued directions to  the State  Governments  to incorporate the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) into the rules framed by them for the DMFs.
2.   The  contribution  to  DMF  is  directly  paid  by  the  holders  of  the  mining leases into the DMF account of that district. DMFs have been established in 337 districts of twelve major mineral producing states  viz Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.  The  details  of  collection  and  utilisation  of  DMF  funds  are  not maintained  centrally. They  are  maintained  at  the  district level  and

mandated to be provided by the State Government on the website of the respective DMFs. However, as per the information provided  by the State Governments, a statement of  establishment of DMFs,  funds collection and  project sanctioned amount  in 12 major minerals rich States as on 31.01.2018  is given below :

| Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   | Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   | Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   | Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   | Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   | Statement of establishment of DMFs ,Collection and Project Sanctioned Amount under PMKKKY of the 12 Major Mineral Producing States as per information provided by the respective State Governments (till 31.01.2018)   |
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| Sl. No                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | State                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of districts in which DMF has been set up                                                                                                                                                                       | Funds collected under DMFs (in Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                                                                              | Project Sanctioned Amount (in Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                                                                               | Total Number of projects/schemes sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 397                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 397                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3700                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2557                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2795                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 25905                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 154                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 00                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 00                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 301                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 148                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2873                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2508                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1727                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1123                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 835                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 353                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 5896                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 581                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 808                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 51                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1564                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1473                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4193                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4047                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2311                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10142                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2110                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 903                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4849                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1394                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 219                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 202                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 00                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 00                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 337                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 16650                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 10307                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 59708                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

(d). As per sub-section (3) of section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, the composition and functions of the DMF and rules in this regard is to be prescribed by the State Governments.

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