Lok Sabha Question No. 5070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Implementation of DMF in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 5070

ANSWERED ON 02.04.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DMF IN MADHYA PRADESH

5070. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) to ensure the welfare of mining-affected areas especially in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has extended the benefits of DMF to the districts of  Katni,  Panna  and  the  town  of  Khajuraho  in  the  Khajuraho  Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  taken/to  be  taken  to  make  the foundation more effective; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  The  Section  9B  of  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 provides for establishment of District Mineral Foundation in every district  in  the  country  affected  by  mining  related  operations.  The  development  and welfare  projects/programs  undertaken  under  DMF  benefits  the  people  and  areas affected  by  mining  activities.  As  on  today,  a  total  of  645  DMFs  have  been established in 23 States across the country.

As per information received from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, DMFs have been constituted in all 52 mining districts of State including Katni, Panna, and Chhatarpur that has the town of Khajuraho in the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency. Details of the projects undertaken through DMF fund by these districts are as below:

|   Sl. No. | District   |   Total No. of Projects Sanctioned |   Total Amount Allocated (in Cr.) |   Total Amount Spent (in Cr.) |
|-----------|------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhatarpur |                                 17 |                             46.41 |                         36.03 |
|         2 | Katni      |                                233 |                             98.43 |                         67.53 |
|         3 | Panna      |                                107 |                             50.98 |                         47.25 |

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 20A of MMDR Act, 1957, Central Government has issued 'Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)' guidelines in 2015 with direction to the concerned States Government of incorporate the same into the rules framed by them for the DMFs. Further, in order to improving the impact of the projects taken up under PMKKKY, enhancing the effectiveness of the  projects  implemented  and  widening  the  scope  of  the  PMKKKY  scheme intervention, Central Government  has  issued revised PMKKKY  guidelines  in January, 2024. Some of the key features of these guidelines includes utilisation of at least  70% of DMF funds in the directly affected area and high priority sectors and mandatory audit of DMF accounts by C&AG.

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