Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Expenditure under PMKKKY
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBURARY, 2017

## 'EXPENDITURE UNDER PMKKKY'

†109 . SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojana  (PMKKKY)  has  been implemented the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the quantum of funds spent under the same since its inception, State/UT/ Headwise;
- (c) the quantum of funds recovered as royalty during each year since inception of the yojana  with  the  names  of  mines  from  which  the  same  was  recovered  and  the head/ work-wise amount of the funds spent out of it with the names of spending agencies;
- (d) the names of heads under which funds allocated to Panchayats under this yojana are allowed to be spent; and
- (e) whether any monitoring system has been set up to monitor these funds, if so, the details thereof along with the name of bodies/agencies engaged to monitor the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As per section 9B of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act,  1957  ( MMDR  Act,  1957 )  the  state  governments  have  been  empowered  to establish  a  trust  to  be  called  the  District  Mineral  Foundation  ( DMF )  in  any  district affected by mining related operations with the object of working for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations.

The  rules  incorporating  the  manner  in  which  the  DMF  shall  work  for  the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining as also the composition and functions of the DMF, are to be framed by the State Governments.

The  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojana  ( PMKKKY ) will  be implemented by the District Mineral Foundations ( DMFs )  of  the  respective districts using the funds accruing to the DMF, 60% of which will be utilized for high priority areas and 40% will be utilized for other priority areas.

As  per  the  data  available  with  the  Ministry,  out  of  the  twelve  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 rules for DMF and have set-up DMFs in 287 districts and have so far collected Rs. 5800 Cr as contribution to DMF.

Under PMKKKY at least 60% of the 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 districts.

However, the details regarding the quantum of funds spent, details of funds allocated or the works undertaken by the states under PMKKKY are not maintained centrally.

Further, the details of the amount  of  contributions collected by state governments from individual miners are not maintained centrally. However, as per the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Contribution  to  District  Mineral  Foundation)  Rules,  2015 which  have  been  notified  in  the  Official  Gazette  on  17th  September,  2015,  every holder of a mining lease or a prospecting licence-cum-mining lease shall, in addition to  the  royalty,  pay  to  the  DMF  of  the  district  in  which  the  mining  operations  are carried on, an amount at the rate of --

- (a) ten per cent of the royalty in respect of mining leases or, as the case may be, prospecting licence-cum-mining lease granted on or after 12th January, 2015; and
- (b) thirty per cent of the royalty in respect of mining leases granted before 12th January, 2015.

Directions have also been issued to all States to incorporate the 'PMKKKY' into  the  rules  framed  by  them  for  the  DMFs.  The  Ministry  of  Mines  is  in  constant touch with the state governments to monitor the progress with regard to framing of rules for DMF and for implementation of the PMKKKY scheme.

Further, a national web portal is being developed by the Ministry of Mines to monitor  the  progress  of  DMF  including  the  implementation  of  the  PMKKKY  in  the states.

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