Lok Sabha Question No. 2629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: DMF under PMKKKY
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2016

## 'DMF under PMKKKY'

## 2629.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  District  Mineral  Foundation  (DMF)  have  been  set  up  in  the  country including Buldhana region of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  works  done  so  far  under  PMKKKY  for  the  development  of  mining affected areas and welfare of the people of the said region?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): The  Mines  and  Mineral  (Development  and  Regulation)  Act,  1957  (MMDR Act, 1957) was amended through the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015. One of the amendment provisions  relates  to  introduction  of  section  9B  which  provides  for  the  establishment  of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in any district affected by mining related operations. The object of the DMF is to work for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations.

Out  of  12  mineral  rich  states  of  the  country,  11  States  [i.e.  Goa,  Karnataka, Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Telangana,  Andhra  Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra] have framed DMF rules and DMF has been set up in 263 districts including Buldhana as per details provided below:

| S.No   | State          |   Total Number of districts in whichDMF has been set up | Whether rules for DMF notified   | Date of setting up of DMF for Major Minerals   |
|--------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Goa            |                                                       2 | Yes                              | 15.01.2016                                     |
| 2      | Karnataka      |                                                      30 | Yes                              | 11.01.2016                                     |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh   |                                                      27 | Yes                              | 02.01.2016                                     |
| 4      | Odisha         |                                                      30 | Yes                              | 18.08.2015                                     |
| 5      | Madhya Pradesh |                                                      51 | Yes                              | 15.05.2015                                     |
| 6      | Jharkhand      |                                                      24 | Yes                              | 22.03.2016                                     |
| 7      | Rajasthan      |                                                      33 | Yes                              | 31.05.2016                                     |
| 8      | Telangana      |                                                      10 | Yes                              | 21.06.2016                                     |
| 9      | Andhra Pradesh |                                                      13 | Yes                              | 14.03.2016                                     |
| 10     | Gujarat        |                                                      32 | Yes                              | 01.04.2016                                     |
| 11     | Maharashtra    |                                                      11 | Yes                              | 01.09.2016                                     |
| 12     | Tamilnadu      |                                                       0 | No                               | -----                                          |
| Total  | Total          |                                                     263 |                                  |                                                |

The Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) has been launched by the Government which will be implemented through funds collected under DMF. At  least  60%  of  PMKKKY  funds  will  be  utilized  for  high  priority  areas  like:  (i) drinking  water  supply;  (ii)  environment  preservation  and  pollution  control  measures;  (iii) health  care  (iv)education;  (v)  welfare  of  women  and  children;  (vi)  welfare  of  aged  and disabled people; (vii) skill development; and (viii) sanitation.  The rest of the funds will be utilized for the following: (i) physical infrastructure; (ii) irrigation; (iii) energy and watershed development;  and  (iv)  any  other  measures  for  enhancing  environmental  quality  in  mining district. Details  related  to  welfare  projects/schemes  initiated  by  State  Governments  under

DMFs are not maintained centrally.

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