Lok Sabha Question No. 1695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Allocation of Funds to PMKKKY
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1695 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO PMKKKY

1695 : SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE.

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) to the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) so far State-wise and district-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  mining  affected  areas  on  which  contribution  made  by  the Government under PMKKKY is being utilised;
- (c)  whether  the  Government is aware that in some districts, DMF funds are being utilised for schemes of the State Governments and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether in some districts DMF funds are not being utilised on time due to which ensuing instalments are not being received; and
- (e) if so, the details and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The fund is allocated from the DMF to various projects to be taken up through Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  KalyanYojna  (PMKKKY).  Details  are  provided  in Annexure-I.
- (b):  Ministry  of  Mines  has  circulated  guidelines  for  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) on 16.09.2015 to be implemented by the District Mineral Foundations  (DMF)  for  taking  up  development  and  welfare  projects/programs  in mining affected areas and other directions from time to time. As per the guidelines, the  DMFs  have  been  instructed  to  spend  majority  of  funds  on  the  areas  directly affected  by  mining  i.e.  areas  where  direct  mining-related  operations  such  as excavation, mining, blasting, beneficiation and waste disposal (overburdened dumps, tailing ponds, transport corridors etc.), etc. are located and a percentage of the funds on  indirectly  affected  areas  where  local  population  gets  affected  on  account  of economic, social and environmental consequences due to mining-related operations.
- (c):   Ministry  of  Mines  issued  PMKKKY  guidelines  vide  Order  dated  16.09.2015 which states that 'The developmental and welfare activities to be taken up under the PMKKKY should be, as far as possible, in the nature of complementing the ongoing schemes/projects being funded by the State as well Central Government. However, without prejudice to the powers of the Foundation, efforts shall be made to achieve convergence with the State and the District Plans so that the activities taken up by the Foundation supplement the development and welfare activities and are treated as extra budgetary resources for the State Plan.'
- (d) & (e): The contribution to DMF is not related to utilization of DMF funds. Also, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, the holder of a mining lease or a prospecting licence-cum-mining lease, in addition to the royalty, shall pay amount  as  prescribed  under  Mines  and  Minerals  (Contribution  to  District  Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 to the District Mineral Foundation.

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Annexure-I referred to in part (a) of reply to Unstarred Question No - 1695 State wise Fund collection under DMF (Till October 2021)

| Sr. No.   | State            |   DMF Collection (In Cr.) |   Amount Allocated for Projects under PMKKKY (In Cr.) |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                   1367.77 |                                               1253.85 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     |                   7833.28 |                                               7653.95 |
| 3         | Goa              |                    224.52 |                                                 70.83 |
| 4         | Gujarat          |                   1002.03 |                                               1104.3  |
| 5         | Jharkhand        |                   7479.63 |                                               5213.21 |
| 6         | Karnataka        |                   2975.89 |                                               3687.08 |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |                   2790.71 |                                               1952.47 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   |                   4380.67 |                                               2671.9  |
| 9         | Odisha           |                  15437.8  |                                              15444.3  |
| 10        | Rajasthan        |                   5468.11 |                                               5154.8  |
| 11        | Tamilnadu        |                    888.89 |                                                706.98 |
| 12        | Telangana        |                   3224.05 |                                               3713.27 |
| 13        | Assam            |                     92.63 |                                                 73.19 |
| 14        | Bihar            |                     95.73 |                                                 27.09 |
| 15        | Himachal Pradesh |                    215.41 |                                                 48.31 |
| 16        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                     39.62 |                                                 16.51 |
| 17        | Kerala           |                     36.08 |                                                  0    |
| 18        | Meghalaya        |                     70.77 |                                                 13.68 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      |                    183.84 |                                                 41.33 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh    |                   1020.49 |                                                529.28 |
| 21        | West Bengal      |                     77.44 |                                                 25.65 |
| 22        | Punjab           |                     70.45 |                                                  0    |
| Total     | Total            |                  54975.8  |                                              49402    |

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