Lok Sabha Question No. 1196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: DMF
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1196

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## DMF

1196. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Maharashtra has informed the Union Government that  the  incorporation  of  amendment  in  the  rules  regulating  the  composition  of Governing Council and Management Committee of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in  view  of  the  order  dated  23.04.2021  is  under  process  in  consultation  with  Law Department of the State Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the delay; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  works  carried  out  so  far  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) for the welfare of the affected people in the State, particularly in Wardha and Amaravati districts during the last seven years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Government of Maharashtra vide letter dated 30.03.2022 had informed that in compliance of the Ministry of Mines' order dated 23.04.2021, the Government of Maharashtra had formulated the rules called Maharashtra District Mineral Foundation (Trust) (First Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide notification dated 06.12.2021. However, vide notification dated 24.12.2021, the Government of Maharashtra has stayed the notification dated 06.12.2021 and thereafter vide letter dated 21.03.2022 all district collectors of the State have been informed as to rescind the stay and instructed for its implementation of provisions as per notification dated 06.12.2021. (Annexure-I).
- (c):  Information is provided at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I referred to in part (a) & (b) of reply to unstarred Question No 1196

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## Annexure-II referred to in part (c) of reply to unstarred Question No - 1196

## DMF Fund Status - Maharashtra (from 2015 to Till October 2022)

| S.No.                       | District                    |   Total DMF Collection (In Cr.) |   Number of Projects Sanctioned |   Details of Projects/Schemes under implementation (No. of Ongoing Projects) |   Amount Allocated (In Cr.) |   Amount Spent (In Cr.) |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1                           | Amravati                    |                           28.56 |                              84 |                                                                            7 |                       21.72 |                   17.8  |
| 2                           | Wardha                      |                           18.22 |                             430 |                                                                          394 |                        7.72 |                    6.58 |
| Total DMF Collection in the | Total DMF Collection in the |                         3787.43 |                            9910 |                                                                         2933 |                     2410.37 |                 1748.56 |