Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Establishment of DMFs
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1840

ANSWERED ON 21.9.2020

## ESTABLISHMENT OF DMFs

## 1840. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the status of establishment of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) in each of the districts of Jharkhand affected by mining operations;

(b) the amount of funds held by DMFs district-wise, the per cent utilization of these funds and the details of projects funded by DMFs in Jharkhand especially in Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih districts;

(c)  whether an oversight mechanism exists to prevent diversion of funds to purposes other than welfare of people in mining districts and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Ministry has come across incidents of Companies not contributing to DMFs and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and

(e) whether DMFs have been diverted or stopped for other welfare schemes in the wake of COVID-19 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a)  &  (b)  District  Mineral  Foundation  has  been  constituted  in  24  districts  of  Jharkhand. Information is given in annexure-I and annexure-II.

(c) Ministry of Mines circulated guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalya Yojna (PMKKKY) on 16.09.2015 to be implemented by the DMFs in order to implement various development  and  welfare  projects/programs  only  in  mining  affected  areas,  and  to  ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods for the affected people in mining areas. There are no such provisions  in  the  MMDR  Act  to  divert  funds  allocated  in  DMF  for  purposes  other  than welfare of people in mining districts.

(d)  Section  9B  introduced  through  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015,  prescribes  that  the composition  and  functions  of  the  District  Mineral  Foundation  shall  be  such  as  may  be prescribed by the State Government. Such information is not maintained centrally.

(e)  Ministry  of  Mines  vide  communication  dated  28.03.2020  and  subsequent  amendments dated 11.6.2020 as part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) issued one time relaxation  to  State  Govt.  for  using  30%  of  District  Mineral  Foundation  funds  available  in districts  for  implementation  of  the  projects  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan Yojna  (PMKKKY)  for  medical  interventions  required  for  testing  and  treating  the  patients affected  by  COVID-19  pandemic.  This  was  also  done  for  welfare  of  people  in  mining districts  in  this  COVID-19  pandemic  situation.  In  whole  country,  total  Rs.364.84  cr.  is utilized as on 15.9.2020 for COVID-19. Govt. of Jharkhand has utilized only Rs. 9.66 cr. for the said purpose.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No - 1840

Following is the district wise fund collection and utilization as on July 2020:

| Sr. No.Name of DistrictFund Collection (In Cr.)Fund Utilization (In Cr.)   | Sr. No.Name of DistrictFund Collection (In Cr.)Fund Utilization (In Cr.)   |   Sr. No.Name of DistrictFund Collection (In Cr.)Fund Utilization (In Cr.) |   Sr. No.Name of DistrictFund Collection (In Cr.)Fund Utilization (In Cr.) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                          | Bokaro                                                                     |                                                                     525.7  |                                                                     254.56 |
| 2                                                                          | Chaibasa                                                                   |                                                                    1148.12 |                                                                     223.58 |
| 3                                                                          | Chatra                                                                     |                                                                     722.67 |                                                                     228.33 |
| 4                                                                          | Deoghar                                                                    |                                                                      97.26 |                                                                      20.6  |
| 5                                                                          | Dhanbad                                                                    |                                                                    1453.1  |                                                                    1066.5  |
| 6                                                                          | Dumka                                                                      |                                                                      15.1  |                                                                       0    |
| 7                                                                          | Garhwa                                                                     |                                                                       1.56 |                                                                       1.11 |
| 8                                                                          | Giridih                                                                    |                                                                      25.63 |                                                                       3.27 |
| 9                                                                          | Godda                                                                      |                                                                     382.24 |                                                                     169.48 |
| 10                                                                         | Gumla                                                                      |                                                                      42.4  |                                                                       6.19 |
| 11                                                                         | Hazaribagh                                                                 |                                                                     256    |                                                                      96.16 |
| 12                                                                         | Jamshedpur                                                                 |                                                                      57.03 |                                                                      42.87 |
| 13                                                                         | Jamtara                                                                    |                                                                       2.61 |                                                                       1.19 |
| 14                                                                         | Khunti                                                                     |                                                                       4.52 |                                                                       2.86 |
| 15                                                                         | Koderma                                                                    |                                                                       3.18 |                                                                       0.62 |
| 16                                                                         | Latehar                                                                    |                                                                      45.42 |                                                                      15.85 |
| 17                                                                         | Lohardaga                                                                  |                                                                      19.32 |                                                                       3.73 |
| 18                                                                         | Pakur                                                                      |                                                                      63.72 |                                                                       1.36 |
| 19                                                                         | Palamu                                                                     |                                                                      32.59 |                                                                       0.55 |
| 20                                                                         | Ramgarh                                                                    |                                                                     710.77 |                                                                     681.95 |
| 21                                                                         | Ranchi                                                                     |                                                                      81.56 |                                                                       9.4  |
| 22                                                                         | Sahebganj                                                                  |                                                                      45.77 |                                                                       1.95 |
| 23                                                                         | Saraikella                                                                 |                                                                       9.38 |                                                                       4.54 |
| 24                                                                         | Simdega                                                                    |                                                                       4.16 |                                                                       1.53 |
| Total                                                                      | Total                                                                      |                                                                    5749.8  |                                                                    2838.16 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No - 1840

Sector wise Project Details - Jharkhand (Till July 2020)

| S.No.                   | Sectorwise work                                                            | No. of Projects   | Amount Sanctioned (In cr.)   | Amount Spent (in cr.)   |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
| High Priority work-60%  |                                                                            |                   |                              |                         |
| 1                       | Drinking water supply                                                      | 16679             | 3963.51                      | 2221.34                 |
| 2                       | Environment Preservation and pollution control measures.                   | 1                 | 0.30                         | 0.30                    |
| 3                       | Health                                                                     | 90                | 35.37                        | 20.87                   |
| 4                       | Education                                                                  | 247               | 31.19                        | 19.76                   |
| 5                       | Welfare of Women and Children.                                             | 1482              | 26.06                        | 7.22                    |
| 6                       | Welfare of aged and disabled people.                                       | 2                 | 0.31                         | 0.00                    |
| 7                       | Skill development                                                          | 27                | 14.08                        | 4.95                    |
| 8                       | Sanitation                                                                 | 16                | 451.30                       | 376.55                  |
| 9                       | Other                                                                      | 0                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                    |
| Sub Total               | Sub Total                                                                  | 18544             | 4522.11                      | 2650.99                 |
| Other Priority work-40% | Other Priority work-40%                                                    |                   |                              |                         |
| 1                       | Physical infrastructure                                                    | 425               | 454.14                       | 109.50                  |
| 2                       | Irrigation                                                                 | 141               | 97.05                        | 57.19                   |
| 3                       | Energy and watershed development.                                          | 0                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                    |
| 4                       | Any other measures for enhancing environmental quality in mining district. | 9                 | 1.08                         | 1.08                    |
| 5 Other                 | 5 Other                                                                    | 25                | 20.36                        | 19.41                   |
| Sub Total               | Sub Total                                                                  | 600               | 572.62                       | 187.17                  |
| Total                   | Total                                                                      | 19144             | 5094.73                      | 2838.16                 |

Details of the projects in Bokaro, Dhanbad and Giridih are as follows:

|                | Dhanbad        | Dhanbad           | Dhanbad      | Bokaro         | Bokaro            | Bokaro       | Giridh         | Giridh            | Giridh       |
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Sector         | No. of Schemes | Sanctioned Amount | Spent Amount | No. of Schemes | Sanctioned Amount | Spent Amount | No. of Schemes | Sanctioned Amount | Spent Amount |
| Drinking water | 70             | 1527.25           | 941.95       | 31             | 435.28            | 240.41       | 12             | 2.55              | 1.74         |
| Sanitation     | 1              | 116.34            | 116.34       | 1              | 10.00             | 10.00        | 0              | 0.00              | 0.00         |
| Health Care    | 6              | 1.66              | 0.52         | 3              | 2.40              | 2.40         | 0              | 0.00              | 0.00         |
| Others         | 11             | 264.23            | 7.69         | 3              | 1.74              | 1.74         | 15             | 2.70              | 1.54         |
| TOTAL          | 88             | 1909.49           | 1066.50      | 38             | 449.42            | 254.56       | 27             | 5.26              | 3.27         |