Lok Sabha Question No. 2544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Audit of District Mineral Foundation
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2544

ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## AUDIT OF DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION

2544.  DR. HEENA GAVIT: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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 utilization 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 MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): Ministry of Mines has circulated guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojna  (PMKKKY)  on  16.09.2015  through  the  funds  under DMF  with  the  directions  to  the  concerned  State  Governments  to  incorporate  the same in to the rules framed by them for the DMF. As per the said  guidelines the provision regarding audit of  fund under DMF is as below:

'The  accounts  of  the  DMF  shall  be  audited  every  year  by  the  Chartered Accountant appointed by the DMF,  or in such other manner  as the Government may specify, and the report thereof shall be placed in the public domain along with the Annual Report.'

- (b):   The  status  of  utilisation  of  funds  from  DMF  in  various  States  is  attached  as annexure.
- (c)  &  (d):  Section  9B of  the  MMDR Act, 1957 empowers the State Government to make  rules  for  composition  and  functions  of  District  Mineral  Foundation.  Pradhan Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojna  (PMKKKY)  guidelines  were  circulated  on 16.09.2015  by  the  Union  Government  with  a  direction  to  State  Governments  to incorporate the same into the rules framed by them from DMF. It lays emphasis on transparency in implementation of projects, regular audit and publication of annual reports.

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Annexure DMF Collection and Utilization Status (upto January 2021)

| S.No.   | State            |   DMF Collection (In Cr.) |   Amount Utilized (In Cr.) |   %age Utilization |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |                   1159.1  |                   361.71   |              31.21 |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh     |                   6329.78 |                  4370.36   |              69.04 |
| 3       | Goa              |                    216.05 |                    42.91   |              19.86 |
| 4       | Gujarat          |                    827.01 |                   330.63   |              39.98 |
| 5       | Jharkhand        |                   6533.04 |                  2983.91   |              45.67 |
| 6       | Karnataka        |                   2336.31 |                   798.16   |              34.16 |
| 7       | Maharashtra**    |                   2249.79 |                   937.52   |              41.67 |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh   |                   3682.91 |                  1594.05   |              43.28 |
| 9       | Odisha           |                  11984.9  |                  5364.45   |              44.76 |
| 10      | Rajasthan        |                   4496.5  |                  1324.5    |              29.46 |
| 11      | Tamilnadu        |                    762.51 |                   413.29   |              54.2  |
| 12      | Telangana***     |                   2956.43 |                  1422.14   |              48.1  |
| 13      | Assam            |                     88.83 |                    21.91   |              24.67 |
| 14      | Bihar            |                     91.38 |                     0.76   |               0.83 |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh |                    182.96 |                     0.5516 |               0.3  |
| 16      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                     32.72 |                     7.75   |              23.68 |
| 17      | Kerala           |                     32.21 |                     0      |               0    |
| 18      | Meghalaya        |                     63.18 |                     7.68   |              12.15 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand      |                    130.06 |                     0.7    |               0.54 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh    |                    875.52 |                   339.47   |              38.77 |
| 21      | West Bengal      |                     64.71 |                    14.89   |              23    |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL            |                  45095.9  |                 20337.3    |              45.1  |

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