Lok Sabha Question No. 1693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: District Mineral Fund
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1693

ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## DISTRICT MINERAL FUND

1693. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  regarding  the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised under the District Mineral Fund (DMF) in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise especially in Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency; (b)  the  details  regarding  the  list  of  projects  proposed,  under  construction  and presently implemented in Andhra Pradesh via the DMF (especially the high priority areas), district-wise especially in Bapatla Lok Sabha Constituency; (c)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  of  projects  under  DMF  across Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  five  years,  district-wise  especially  in  Bapatla  Lok Sabha Constituency; (d) whether there is any contemplation of transferring INR 5 Crores to MPLADS in each district, if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor; and (e)  whether  there  are  any  districts  that  have  underutilised  the  DMF  and  the  steps undertaken by the Union Government to increase proper utilisation of funds in such districts, especially in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh, the details are given at annexure-I.

(b) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh, the details are given at annexure-II.

(c) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh, such details are not maintained.

(d) As  per  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojana  (PMKKKY) Guidelines, 2024, no fund shall be transferred in any manner from DMF to the State Exchequer or State level fund (by whatever name called) or Chief Minister's Relief Fund or any other funds or schemes.

(e) The District Mineral Foundation (DMF) operates as a non-lapsable fund and unspent  balances  continue  to  be  part  of  the  cumulative  fund  available  with  each DMF Trust. As per the information received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, as of April 2025, total DMF collection in Andhra Pradesh is ₹2375 crores, of which ₹2281 crores have been allocated for various projects.

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Annexure: I

## District wise status of funds under the DMF in Andhra Pradesh

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.No   | District Name               |   Collection |   Allocation |   Spent |
|--------|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|---------|
| 1      | Alluri Sitharama Raju       |         1.72 |         0    |    0    |
| 2      | Anakapalli                  |        28.31 |        23.37 |    0    |
| 3      | Ananthapuramu               |       128.35 |        87.96 |   37.67 |
| 4      | Annamayya                   |        88.26 |        60.27 |    4.08 |
| 5      | Bapatla                     |        13.1  |        14.52 |    0    |
| 6      | Chittor                     |        67.49 |        39.55 |    5.95 |
| 7      | DR.B.R Ambedkar Konaseema   |         1.19 |         1.85 |    0.71 |
| 8      | East Godavari               |        47.61 |        32.52 |    8.36 |
| 9      | Eluru                       |        33.19 |        18.52 |    2.65 |
| 10     | Guntur                      |       118.32 |        48.02 |   35.42 |
| 11     | Kakinada                    |        13    |        47.65 |   22.87 |
| 12     | Krishna                     |       179.44 |        47    |    7.99 |
| 13     | Kurnool                     |       262.15 |       566.7  |  341.24 |
| 14     | Nandyal                     |       155.04 |       101.79 |   13.95 |
| 15     | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |        68    |        58.16 |   20.39 |
| 16     | NTR                         |       163.57 |       154.78 |   74.26 |
| 17     | Palnadu                     |        57.22 |       204.7  |   82.43 |
| 18     | Parvathipuram Manyam        |         2.98 |         1.35 |    0    |
| 19     | Prakasam                    |       216.74 |       112.91 |   46.64 |
| 20     | Sri Satya Sai               |         2.97 |         0.33 |    0.33 |
| 21     | Srikakulam                  |        83.2  |        76.47 |   53.5  |
| 22     | Tirupati                    |        16.92 |        24.15 |    4.4  |
| 23     | Visakhapatnam               |        81.25 |        35.09 |   22.73 |
| 24     | Vizianagaram                |        68.83 |        52.99 |   13.88 |
| 25     | West Godavari               |        20.1  |         0    |    0    |
| 26     | YSR Kadapa                  |       456.08 |       470.56 |  206.67 |
| Total  | Total                       |      2375.03 |      2281.21 | 1006.12 |

## Annexure: II

## District wise details of projects (under high priority sector) under DMF in Andhra Pradesh

|   S.No | Name of the District        | Sanctioned   |   Completed |   Ongoing |
|--------|-----------------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
|      1 | Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 0            |           0 |         0 |
|      2 | Anakapalli                  | 5            |           0 |         5 |
|      3 | Ananthapuramu               | 1855         |         895 |       859 |
|      4 | Annamayya                   | 591          |         124 |       383 |
|      5 | Bapatla                     | 14           |           2 |         8 |
|      6 | Chittor                     | 235          |          29 |        40 |
|      7 | DR.B.R Ambedkar Konaseema   | 11           |          11 |         0 |
|      8 | East Godavari               | 285          |          38 |         2 |
|      9 | Eluru                       | 58           |          10 |         4 |
|     10 | Guntur                      | 70           |          32 |         2 |
|     11 | Kakinada                    | 104          |          57 |        43 |
|     12 | Krishna                     | 186          |          55 |        74 |
|     13 | Kurnool                     | 514          |         179 |        95 |
|     14 | Nandyal                     | 738          |           3 |       735 |
|     15 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 376          |         268 |         5 |
|     16 | NTR                         | 448          |         255 |        46 |
|     17 | Palnadu                     | 715          |         426 |       289 |
|     18 | Parvathipuram Manyam        | 4            |           3 |         1 |
|     19 | Prakasam                    | 1,414        |         734 |       679 |
|     20 | Sri Satya Sai               | 0            |           0 |         0 |
|     21 | Srikakulam                  | 706          |         303 |        86 |
|     22 | Tirupati                    | 116          |          52 |         2 |
|     23 | Visakhapatnam               | 470          |         311 |         0 |
|     24 | Vizianagaram                | 106          |          28 |        42 |
|     25 | West Godavari               | 0            |           0 |         0 |
|     26 | YSR Kadapa                  | 3745         |        1681 |       341 |