Lok Sabha Question No. 2607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: District Mineral Fund in Odisha
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2607

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## DISTRICT MINERAL FUND IN ODISHA

2607 SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total allocation and expenditure of the District Mineral (DM) Fund for each district of Odisha during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the policy guidelines for the utilization of the DM Fund including the priority areas for expenditure;
- (c) whether the DM Fund has been fully utilized year-wise in each district and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the total DM Fund available for each district of Odisha upto the last financial year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (c) The district wise total collection, allocation and expenditure under DMF in Odisha during last 3 years and the current year is given in Annexure-I. The collection and utilization of  funds  in  a  DMF  is  a  continuous  process.  As funds  are  collected,  new  schemes are sanctioned from time to time and the fund is utilized.
- (b) As per the Odisha State DMF rules, at least 60% of the funds are to be spent on High Priority areas like drinking water supply, environment preservation and pollution control, health  care,  education,  welfare  of  women  and  children,  aged  and  disabled,  skill development, sanitation and housing. Up to 40% of the fund are to be spent on other priority activities like physical infrastructure, irrigation, energy, watershed development and afforestation.
- (d) The total DM Fund available for each district of Odisha upto the last financial year is given in Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I

## District wise total allocation and expenditure under DMF in Odisha during last 3 years

(in Rs. Cr)

| S. N o.   | District          | FY 2021-22        | FY 2021-22        | FY 2021-22        | FY 2022-23        | FY 2022-23        | FY 2022-23        | FY 2023-24        | FY 2023-24       | FY 2023-24        | FY 2024-25 (till October, 2024)   | FY 2024-25 (till October, 2024)   | FY 2024-25 (till October, 2024)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. N o.   | District          | Colle ction       | Alloca tion       | Expen diture      | Colle ction       | Alloca tion       | Expen diture      | Colle ction       | Alloc ation      | Expen diture      | Colle ction                       | Alloca tion                       | Expen diture                      |
| 1         | Angul             | 488.3 6           | 273.7 7           | 297.34            | 652.2 6           | 297.0 3           | 207.65            | 510.1 3           | 138.1 4          | 193.13            | 342.0 7                           | 7.20                              | 93.52                             |
| 2         | Bolangir          | 0.53              | 0.08              | 0.12              | 0.59              | 0.24              | 0.23              | 0.88              | 0.30             | 0.28              | 1.05                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 3         | Balasore          | 0.56              | 1.09              | 1.35              | 1.24              | 0.41              | 1.44              | 1.38              | 1.24             | 0.57              | 0.95                              | 0.00                              | 0.47                              |
| 4         | Bargarh           | 2.37              | 0.97              | 0.97              | 1.70              | 3.71              | 3.71              | 1.24              | 3.12             | 3.12              | 0.55                              | 0.39                              | 0.39                              |
| 5         | Bhadrak           | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.01              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.56                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 6         | Boudh             | 0.11              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.46              | 0.46              | 0.06              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.28                              | 0.17                              | 0.17                              |
| 7         | Cuttack           | 0.77              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 1.19              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.39              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.95                              | 0.00                              | 0.13                              |
| 8         | Deogarh           | 0.26              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.30              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.06              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.03                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 9         | Dhenkanal         | 11.66             | 10.28             | 10.28             | 3.38              | 4.81              | 4.81              | 39.51             | 6.10             | 6.10              | 1.59                              | 9.67                              | 9.67                              |
| 10        | Gajapati          | 0.27              | 0.00              | 0.03              | 0.44              | 0.11              | 0.11              | 0.24              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.06                              | 0.49                              | 0.23                              |
| 11        | Ganjam            | 6.30              | 8.84              | 11.08             | 8.95              | 0.67              | 1.85              | 14.19             | 4.58             | 4.31              | 7.47                              | 1.98                              | 0.58                              |
| 12        | Jagatsingh pur    | 0.03              | 0.08              | 0.20              | 0.01              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.15              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.23                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 13        | Jajpur            | 344.0 5           | 338.3 6           | 68.58             | 283.7 5           | 82.69             | 368.25            | 368.0 7           | 788.4 9          | 187.30            | 226.4 8                           | 59.40                             | 106.28                            |
| 14        | Jharsugud a       | 150.0 6           | 50.76             | 197.99            | 200.8 2           | 107.2 7           | 137.46            | 180.3 5           | 66.73            | 222.38            | 107.1 3                           | 30.00                             | 31.89                             |
| 15        | Kalahandi         | 19.64             | 36.36             | 3.63              | 34.21             | 0.00              | 13.17             | 18.51             | 30.87            | 23.81             | 0.22                              | 4.07                              | 10.37                             |
| 16        | Kandhama la       | 0.07              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.07              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.35              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 17        | Kendrapar a       | 0.05              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.10              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.18              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 18        | Keonjhar          | 2327. 96          | 855.6 0           | 833.04            | 1543. 85          | 2794. 34          | 885.62            | 1731. 73          | 2228. 21         | 1247.3 3          | 966.9 7                           | 105.6 0                           | 411.31                            |
| 19        | Khurdha           | 0.90              | 0.29              | 0.29              | 0.01              | 0.96              | 0.96              | 0.66              | 0.10             | 0.10              | 0.68                              | 0.03                              | 0.03                              |
| 20        | Koraput           | 70.62             | 115.0 4           | 44.40             | 76.27             | 78.18             | 61.57             | 80.82             | 25.71            | 45.54             | 47.97                             | 28.08                             | 16.92                             |
| 21        | Malkangiri        | 1.18              | 0.03              | 0.03              | 1.26              | 0.04              | 0.05              | 1.24              | 0.03             | 0.03              | 0.52                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 22        | Mayurbhan j       | 23.17             | 15.22             | 24.97             | 5.00              | 2.62              | 4.96              | 6.59              | 5.78             | 7.07              | 3.64                              | 0.39                              | 1.13                              |
| 24        | pur Nayagarh      | 0.38              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.25              | 0.51              | 0.51              | 0.31              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.19                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 25        | Nuapada           | 0.22              | 0.04              | 0.04              | 0.18              | 0.04              | 0.04              | 0.54              | 0.84             | 0.84              | 0.61                              | 0.09                              | 0.09                              |
| 26        |                   |                   |                   | 0.00              | 0.14              | 0.01              |                   | 0.05              |                  |                   |                                   |                                   | 0.00                              |
| 27        | Rayagada          | 46.54             | 52.47             | 25.43             | 56.04             | 28.23             |                   | 52.06             | 57.79            | 28.52             | 33.99                             | 8.94                              | 16.70                             |
|           | Puri              | 0.03              | 0.00              |                   |                   |                   | 0.01              |                   | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.29                              | 0.00                              |                                   |
|           |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   | 45.70             |                   |                  |                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 28        | Sambalpur         | 28.36             | 0.01              | 0.01              | 49.10             | 5.85              | 0.04              | 54.25             | 16.34            | 3.12              | 34.87                             | 2.75                              | 3.54                              |
| 29        | Subarnapu r       | 0.03              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.07              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.16              | 0.00             | 0.00              | 0.49                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| 30        | Sundergar h Total | 1833. 12 5357. 71 | 1652. 46 3411. 74 | 1449.1 4 2968.9 1 | 1190. 57 4112. 44 | 1387. 88 4796. 07 | 1989.5 2 3728.1 0 | 1518. 27 4582. 94 | 560.3 8 3934. 75 | 1052.5 6 3026.1 2 | 951.3 8 2731. 88                  | 359.4 9 618.9 2                   | 320.84 1024.4 5                   |

Annexure-II

## DMF Fund available for each district of Odisha upto the last financial year

(in Rs. Cr.)

| S. No.   | Name of the District   |           |
|----------|------------------------|-----------|
| 1        | Angul                  | 1560.39   |
| 2        | Bolangir               | 2.48      |
| 3        | Balasore               | 3.93      |
| 4        | Bargarh                | 3.95      |
| 5        | Bhadrak                | 0.04      |
| 6        | Boudh                  | 0.24      |
| 7        | Cuttack                | 5.22      |
| 8        | Deogarh                | 0.75      |
| 9        | Dhenkanal              | 42.45     |
| 10       | Gajapati               | 1.28      |
| 11       | Ganjam                 | 26.74     |
| 12       | Jagatsinghpur          | 0.35      |
| 13       | Jajpur                 | 975.41    |
| 14       | Jharsuguda             | 207.81    |
| 15       | Kalahandi              | 58.41     |
| 16       | Kandhamala             | 0.93      |
| 17       | Kendrapara             | 0.78      |
| 18       | Keonjhar               | 5936.05   |
| 19       | Khurdha                | 0.84      |
| 20       | Koraput                | 197.52    |
| 21       | Malkangiri             | 6.20      |
| 22       | Mayurbhanj             | 31.65     |
| 23       | Nabarangpur            | 1.15      |
| 24       | Nayagarh               | 1.24      |
| 25       | Nuapada                | 0.57      |
| 26       | Puri                   | 0.31      |
| 27       | Rayagada               | 131.30    |
| 28       | Sambalpur              | 131.80    |
| 29       | Subarnapur             | 0.44      |
| 30       | Sundergarh             | 1454.86   |
|          | Total                  | 10,785.09 |