Lok Sabha Question No. 2569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Audit of District Mineral Foundation
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## AUDIT OF DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION

2569.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Union Government has issued any directions to the State Governments to complete audit of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  identified  some  States  for  poor  and  slow utilisation of funds under DMF and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Union  Government  has  prescribed  any  time  frame  for  utilisation  of funds under DMF; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the State Governments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Section  9B  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)  Act,  1957 provides for establishment of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in each district affected by mining  related  operation.  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojana  (PMKKKY)  is implemented through fund collected under DMFs for welfare and development of mining affected areas and people. As per the guidelines dated 16.09.2015, the accounts of DMF shall be audited every year by the Chartered Accountant appointed by the DMF, or in such other manner as the Government may specify.

Ministry of Mines vide letter dated 04.10.2018 has requested the State Governments  to  audit  the  funds  of  DMF  utilized  under  PMKKKY.  Accordingly,  most  of States have carried out or are in the process of carrying out the audit of DMF. All States have been advised to complete the audit upto the year 2017-18 by end of current financial year.

(b  to  d):  The  details  of  funds  collected/utilized  under  DMF  by  states  is  given  in  the Annexure. There  is  no  specific  time-frame  for  utilization  of  funds,  but  the  States  have been advised to expedite the utilization.

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## State wise Fund Details (as on October 2018)

| Sr. No.   | State            |   Total Collection under DMF (In Cr.) |   Amount Allocated (In Cr.) |   Amount Spent (In Cr.) |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                590.18 |                      315.71 |                   80.34 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     |                               3223.8  |                     4345.12 |                 2446.78 |
| 3         | Goa              |                                186.94 |                        3.22 |                    1    |
| 4         | Gujarat          |                                444.03 |                      356.93 |                  126.5  |
| 5         | Jharkhand        |                               3319.01 |                     2063.25 |                  745.4  |
| 6         | Karnataka        |                               1220.94 |                      638.42 |                   48.53 |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |                               1085.65 |                      361.29 |                  116.76 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   |                               1923.58 |                     1649.69 |                  526.23 |
| 9         | Odisha           |                               5599.51 |                     4489.06 |                  885.38 |
| 10        | Rajasthan        |                               2248.36 |                     2286.77 |                  430.67 |
| 11        | Tamilnadu        |                                365.9  |                      179.98 |                   18.67 |
| 12        | Telangana        |                               2007.47 |                      383.69 |                   17.03 |
| 13        | Assam            |                                 51.88 |                       22.02 |                    0.05 |
| 14        | Bihar            |                                 39.25 |                        3.25 |                    0.38 |
| 15        | Himachal Pradesh |                                 93.68 |                        0.41 |                    0    |
| 16        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                 22.04 |                        1.66 |                    0    |
| 17        | Kerala           |                                  9.55 |                        0    |                    0    |
| 18        | Meghalaya        |                                 30.07 |                        0    |                    0    |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      |                                 20.31 |                        4.97 |                    0.47 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                367.29 |                      171.62 |                   84.97 |
| 21        | West Bengal      |                                 25.49 |                        2.93 |                    0.36 |
| Total     | Total            |                              22874.9  |                    17280    |                 5529.52 |

## Annexure