Lok Sabha Question No. 4237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Collection under District Mineral Fund
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## Collection under District Mineral Fund

## 4237. Shri Pradeep Purohit:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  amount  collected  and  utilized  under  the  District  Mineral  Fund  (DMF)  in Jharsuguda district in Odisha during each of the last three years;
- (b)  the  company-wise  and  Government  mining  share  of  DM  Fund  contribution  in  Odisha during this period;
- (c)  the  list  of  development  projects  undertaken  in  Jharsuguda  using  DM  Fund  along  with expenditure incurred thereon and current status thereof, work-wise; and
- (d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  transparency,  accountability  and independent evaluation of DM Fund projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) The details of total amount collected and spent under the DMF in Jharsuguda during each of the last three years as furnished by State Government of Odisha are as under -
- (b) DMF Trusts have no provision for budgetary allocation from the Government. The DMF is funded by statutory contributions from holders of mining lease in terms of the fixed percentage of royalty prescribed by the Central  Government. The contribution made under DMF is collected by the concerned districts.

| Financial Year            |   Collection (in Rs. Cr.) |   Amount Spent (in Rs. Cr.) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| FY 2022-23                |                    200.82 |                      137.47 |
| FY 2023-24                |                    180.35 |                      222.37 |
| FY 2024-25 (Up to Feb'25) |                    169.26 |                       59.84 |

State  Government  of  Odisha has  furnished  the  company-wise  share  of  DMF  Fund contribution in Odisha during each of the last three years which is placed at Annexure-A .

(c)  State Government of Odisha has furnished the details of development projects undertaken in Jharsuguda using DMF which is placed at Annexure-B .

(d) Section 9B and Section 15(4) of MMDR Act empowers State Governments to frame rules for regulating the composition, functions and working of the District Mineral Foundations in the State. Accordingly, the State Government of Odisha notified Odisha District Mineral Foundation rules 2015 (ODMF 2015). State Government of Odisha has submitted that all the DMF  districts  in  the  State  adhere  and  follow  ODMF  2015  to  ensure  transparency, accountability, and independent evaluation of DMF projects. State Government of Odisha has operationalized  their  DMF  Portal,  third-party  evaluation  for  major  DMF  districts  has  been completed and  DMFs are also being  audited by Comptroller and Auditor General of  India (C&AG) empaneled Chartered Accountants.

## The company-wise share of DMF Fund contribution in Odisha

Annexure A

( Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl No | Name of the Lessee                             | FY 2022- 23   | FY 2023- 24   | FY 2024-25 (upto 10th March 2025)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | A THIRUPATI                                    | 0.09          | 0.10          | 0.07                                |
|       2 | A. MISHRA                                      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00                                |
|       3 | A. N. BAKSHI                                   | 0.13          | 0.23          | 0.54                                |
|       4 | AGRASEN SPONGE PVT. LTD.                       | 0.00          | 0.01          | 0.00                                |
|       5 | AJAX PETRO                                     | 0.26          | 0.33          | 0.65                                |
|       6 | AJAY AGARWAL                                   | -             | 0.02          | 0.02                                |
|       7 | AJAY AGARWAL CHANDANPUR                        | -             | -             | 0.01                                |
|       8 | AMARJOTHI GRANITES INDIA PVT LTD               | -             | -             | 0.39                                |
|       9 | AMBAJI ROCKS AND MINERALS                      | 0.08          | 0.11          | 0.11                                |
|      10 | AMNS INDIA LTD                                 | 23.80         | 86.11         | 45.17                               |
|      11 | ANANDAKUMARSAHU LEGAL HEIR OF LATE BALRAM SAHU | 0.06          | 0.06          | 0.04                                |
|      12 | APARTI CHARAN ROUT                             | -             | 0.00          | -                                   |
|      13 | ARCELORMITTAL                                  | 24.56         | 43.63         | 34.08                               |
|      14 | B.C. DAGARA                                    | 0.38          | -             | -                                   |
|      15 | B.C. DEB                                       | -             | 0.43          | 0.03                                |
|      16 | B.L. NEWATIA                                   | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.01                                |
|      17 | B.S.L.CO.LTD.                                  | 2.68          | 2.66          | 1.83                                |
|      18 | BALASORE ALLOYS LTD.                           | 0.73          | 3.45          | 23.57                               |
|      19 | BARGARH CEMENT LIMITED                         | 1.77          | 1.20          | -                                   |
|      20 | CH. VENUGOPAL                                  | 0.74          | 0.57          | 0.37                                |
|      21 | D.C. JAIN                                      | -             | 0.02          | 1.00                                |
|      22 | D.R. PATNAIK                                   | 15.28         | 15.66         | 21.92                               |
|      23 | DALMIA BHARAT REFRACTORIES LIMITED             | 0.01          | 0.03          | 0.00                                |
|      24 | DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT)LIMITED (DCBL)           | 14.94         | 16.95         | 18.65                               |
|      25 | DEBABRATA BEHERA SILJORAKALIMATI               | 0.26          | 0.37          | 0.49                                |
|      26 | ESL STEEL LIMITED                              | 21.87         | 50.37         | 27.81                               |
|      27 | ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.               | 4.35          | -             | -                                   |
|      28 | FACOR LTD.                                     | 15.34         | 13.26         | 15.80                               |
|      29 | FREE WORLD EXPORTS PVT. LTD.                   | 0.07          | -             | -                                   |
|      30 | G.ANIL KUMAR                                   | 0.01          | 0.03          | 0.10                                |
|      31 | GALAXY ENTERPRISES                             | 0.20          | 0.16          | 0.11                                |
|      32 | GEETARANIMOHANTY                               | 55.76         | 92.05         | 107.53                              |
|      33 | GHANASHYAM MISRA AND SONS (P) LTD              | 0.30          | 0.65          | 0.51                                |
|      34 | GMIRON AND STEEL COMPANY                       | 2.93          | 3.33          | 2.91                                |
|      35 | GREWAL MINERALS AND METALS LLP                 | 18.58         | 28.51         | 43.27                               |
|      36 | HINDUSTAN MINERALS INDUSTRIES                  | 0.01          | 0.23          | 0.28                                |

|   37 | I.R.E LTD                                         | 7.65   | 12.99   | 10.21   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|   38 | IDC OF ORISSA LTD.                                | 0.25   | 0.27    | 0.42    |
|   39 | ILIYAS GRANITES                                   | 0.02   | 0.23    | 0.22    |
|   40 | ILLYAS AHMED KHAN                                 | 0.04   | 0.12    | 0.13    |
|   41 | IMFA LTD.                                         | 41.58  | 58.40   | 57.51   |
|   42 | INDRANI PATNAIK                                   | 17.59  | 14.03   | 4.36    |
|   43 | J.N. PATNAIK                                      | 4.37   | 5.04    | 5.13    |
|   44 | JAGAT JANANI SERVICES PVT. LTD                    | 0.06   | 0.46    | -       |
|   45 | JAY JAGANNATH MULTI MINERAL PVT. LTD.             | -      | -       | 0.00    |
|   46 | JINDAL STAINLESS LTD.                             | -      | 2.88    | 4.71    |
|   47 | JINDAL STEEL AND POWER LTD                        | 98.62  | 93.46   | 50.71   |
|   48 | JSW STEEL LTD                                     | 114.20 | 141.27  | 121.31  |
|   49 | K SRINIVASA RAO                                   | 0.40   | 0.40    | 0.07    |
|   50 | K.C. PRADHAN                                      | 0.11   | -       | -       |
|   51 | KAMADGIRI POLYSPINE                               | 0.02   | 0.07    | -       |
|   52 | KANAKDHARA MINING AND MINERALS (P) LTD.           | 0.00   | 0.01    | 0.01    |
|   53 | KASHVI INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD                      | 3.39   | 3.94    | 2.84    |
|   54 | KCP IRON PRIVATE LIMITED                          | 3.40   | 5.79    | 4.81    |
|   55 | KHATKURBAHAL NORTH BLOCK LIMESTONE ANDDOLOMITE MI | -      | -       | 0.43    |
|   56 | KORP RESOURCES P LTD.                             | 1.46   | 2.46    | 4.99    |
|   57 | KUNDAKUNDIKUNDA DECORATIVE KHONDALITE             | 0.00   | 0.01    | 0.02    |
|   58 | L.K. DASH                                         | 0.04   | 0.05    | 0.06    |
|   59 | MMURALIKRISHNA                                    | -      | 0.04    | 0.01    |
|   60 | M.G. MOHANTY                                      | 8.26   | 8.60    | 12.76   |
|   61 | MAACHANDESWARI GRANITES                           | 0.02   | 0.03    | 0.02    |
|   62 | MALA ROY AND OTHERS                               | 0.74   | -       | -       |
|   63 | MANIKESWARI MINERALS                              | 0.01   | 0.01    | 0.01    |
|   64 | MAXRAMPURFORTUNES PVT. LTD.                       | -      | -       | 0.00    |
|   65 | MCL                                               | 526.05 | 440.20  | 457.02  |
|   66 | MCL SIARMAL OCP                                   | -      | 1.47    | 12.07   |
|   67 | MD. IRFAN RAZZAK                                  | 0.25   | 0.32    | 0.28    |
|   68 | MGMMINERALS LTD.                                  | 34.59  | 32.60   | 25.59   |
|   69 | MID EAST INT. STEEL LTD.                          | 2.69   | 2.50    | -       |
|   70 | MINERAL TRADING SYNDICATE                         | -      | 0.21    | 0.05    |
|   71 | MS HINDUSTAN MINERALS INDUSTRY                    | 0.02   | 0.01    | 0.01    |
|   72 | NALCO LTD.                                        | 70.10  | 61.04   | 61.67   |
|   73 | NARBHERAM POWER AND STEEL PVT LTD                 | 15.87  | 20.88   | 13.91   |
|   74 | NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED                | -      | 3.15    | 3.18    |
|   75 | NEELACHAL GRANITES (P) LTD.                       | 0.11   | 0.13    | 0.35    |
|   76 | NEELACHAL ISPAT NIGAM LTD                         | 6.04   | 46.25   | 69.60   |
|   77 | NEMANIRAMA KISHNA                                 | -      | -       | 0.04    |
|   78 | NEW LAXMI GRANITE                                 | 0.08   | 0.12    | 0.09    |

|   79 | NIRMAN VIKAS PRIVATE LTD           | 0.12   | 0.13   | 0.15   |
|------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   80 | NLC INDIA LIMITED                  | 15.13  | 18.77  | 21.22  |
|   81 | NTPC DULANGA COAL MINING PROJECT   | 9.03   | 10.40  | 8.53   |
|   82 | O.M.D.CO.                          | 2.72   | 5.41   | 4.62   |
|   83 | ODISHA COAL AND POWER LTD.         | 10.25  | 10.87  | 12.48  |
|   84 | OMCLTD                             | 570.66 | 969.13 | 950.62 |
|   85 | ORIENTAL TRIMEX LTD.               | 0.01   | 0.02   | -      |
|   86 | P. K. SRIVASTAV                    | 0.04   | 0.02   | 0.01   |
|   87 | PATNAIK MINERALS PVT. LTD          | 0.11   | 0.11   | -      |
|   88 | PENGUIN TRADING AND AGENCIES LTD.  | 28.52  | 41.20  | 40.95  |
|   89 | PM GRANITE EXPORT PVT. LTD.        | 0.02   | 0.02   | 0.01   |
|   90 | PRABHAS CHANDRA AGRAWAL            | 0.01   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
|   91 | PRABODH MOHANTY                    | 0.20   | 1.12   | 0.31   |
|   92 | PRADHAN INDUSTRIES                 | 0.02   | 0.02   | 0.02   |
|   93 | PRAKASH INDUSTRIES LTD.            | 7.00   | 7.84   | 6.63   |
|   94 | PRAMODKUMARAGRAWAL                 | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
|   95 | R.A. JALAN                         | 0.23   | 0.17   | 0.04   |
|   96 | R.B. DAS                           | 0.00   | -      | -      |
|   97 | REAL INDIA CONSULTANCY LTD.        | 0.01   | -      | -      |
|   98 | RISHAV MINING P LTD.               | 0.03   | 0.01   | 0.05   |
|   99 | RUNGTA SONS (P) LTD.               | 294.05 | 493.55 | 545.60 |
|  100 | S.C. PADHI                         | 0.10   | 0.89   | 1.42   |
|  101 | S.N. MOHANTY                       | 62.51  | 76.07  | 52.44  |
|  102 | SAIL                               | 481.04 | 461.90 | 246.85 |
|  103 | SARDA MINES (P) LTD.               | 77.86  | -      | -      |
|  104 | SERAJUDDIN AND CO BALDA IRON MINES | 3.04   | 8.20   | 4.44   |
|  105 | SHIVA CEMENT LTD.                  | 0.59   | 3.17   | 2.11   |
|  106 | SIBANANDA PRADHAN                  | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
|  107 | SMT DEVARA LATHA                   | -      | 0.03   | -      |
|  108 | SMT PARIPADMA                      | -      | -      | 0.01   |
|  109 | SMT. BABITA PATRA.                 | -      | 0.01   | -      |
|  110 | SMT. RANJULATA SWAIN               | 0.05   | 0.17   | 0.16   |
|  111 | SMT.SUMITA DAS                     | 0.09   | 0.13   | 0.04   |
|  112 | SOBHAN KUMARMAHAPATRA              | 0.00   | 0.01   | 0.01   |
|  113 | SREE METALIKS LTD                  | 20.64  | 32.41  | 32.08  |
|  114 | SRI AJIT KUMARSADANGI              | 0.01   | 0.00   | -      |
|  115 | SRI BHIMASEN NANDA                 | 0.09   | 0.17   | 0.23   |
|  116 | SRI HOTHA VENKATESH                | -      | -      | 0.00   |
|  117 | SRINEMANIRAMA KRISHNA              | 0.08   | 0.40   | 0.33   |
|  118 | SRIPRAMODKUMARPANDA                | -      | -      | 0.00   |
|  119 | SRI SIBARAM PATANAYAK              | 0.00   | 0.01   | 0.01   |
|  120 | STONE FIELDS                       | 0.05   | -      | -      |
|  121 | SUKHUAPARA DECORATIVE STONE BLOCK  | 0.00   | -      | -      |
|  122 | SUNANDAN PRADHAN                   | -      | -      | 6.32   |
|  123 | TARINI MINERALS P LTD.             | 3.96   | 2.07   | 1.73   |

|   124 | TARINI PRASAD MOHANTY            | 5.83   | 11.63   | 12.74   |
|-------|----------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|   125 | TATA STEEL LIMITED               | 851.55 | 968.05  | 845.37  |
|   126 | TRL KROSAKI REFRACTORIES LIMITED | 0.30   | 0.38    | 0.45    |
|   127 | UTKAL ALUMINA INT. LTD.          | 59.55  | 55.99   | 62.25   |
|   128 | UTKAL C COAL MINES               | -      | 3.03    | 8.97    |
|   129 | UTKAL MINERALS (P) LTD.          | 0.00   | 0.00    | 0.01    |
|   130 | V.K. LAL                         | 0.12   | -       | -       |
|   131 | VEDANTA LIMITED                  | 0.09   | 8.04    | 2.76    |
|   132 | Y.RAJANI                         | 0.04   | 0.08    | 0.03    |
|   133 | YAZDANI STEEL &POWERLTD          | 0.02   | 0.09    | 0.03    |

## Development projects undertaken in Jharsuguda using DMF Fund:

|                                                          | Completed Projects   | Completed Projects   | On Going Projects   | On Going Projects    |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| Sector                                                   | No. of Projects      | Amount Spent (in Cr) | No. of Projects     | Amount Spent (in Cr) |
| Afforestation                                            | 15                   | 8.67                 | 3                   | 1.53                 |
| Drinking Water Supply                                    | 16                   | 103.34               | 9                   | 338.60               |
| Education                                                | 279                  | 79.70                | 42                  | 8.31                 |
| Energy &Watershed Development                            | 29                   | 9.07                 | 3                   | 0.40                 |
| Environment/ Preservation and Pollution Control Measures | 160                  | 27.01                | 71                  | 2.55                 |
| Health Care                                              | 112                  | 30.56                | 24                  | 6.41                 |
| Housing                                                  | 9                    | 0.30                 | 9                   | -                    |
| Irrigation                                               | 168                  | 64.24                | 6                   | 146.54               |
| Livelihood                                               | 84                   | 5.74                 | 43                  | 7.46                 |
| Miscellaneous                                            | 3                    | 0.02                 | 2                   | 0.89                 |
| Physical Infrastructure                                  | 17                   | 13.13                | 15                  | 0.17                 |
| Road Connectivity                                        | 19                   | 34.13                | 11                  | 16.27                |
| Sanitation                                               | 1                    | 0.12                 | 1                   | 0.20                 |
| Skill Development                                        | 17                   | 8.93                 | 6                   | 0.98                 |
| Welfare of Women &Children                               | 85                   | 8.24                 | 49                  | 0.57                 |
| Welfare of aged and disabled people                      | 82                   | 35.84                | 1                   | -                    |

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