Lok Sabha Question No. 1422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: District Mineral Foundations under PMKKKY
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1422

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATIONS UNDER PMKKKY

## 1422 SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the District Mineral Foundations set up under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) for the High Priority regions since 2015, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds collected and released by the DMFs for Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana in High Priority regions since 2015; and
- (c) whether the Government has planned any other policy intervention for the welfare of mining workers across the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The section 9B of MMDR Act 1957 empowers State Governments to establish District  Mineral  Foundations  (DMF)  in  each  district  affected  by  mining-  related operations. As per information provided by the State Governments, District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) have been constituted in 645 districts across 23 States.

The Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) provides implementation framework for schemes to be undertaken for welfare and development of  mining-affected  areas  and  people  through  the  funds  collected  under  DMFs. PMKKKY mandates DMF to spend at least 70% of the funds on High Priority sectors i.e. Drinking Water, Environment Preservation and Pollution Control measures, Health Care, Education, Welfare of Women and Children, Welfare of aged and differentlyabled, Skill Development, Sanitation, housing, agriculture, animal husbandry. Statewise details of funds collected, and amount spent under DMF in High Priority sectors since 2015 are provided as Annexure-I.

- (c) The provision for the welfare of workers employed in the mining has been made in the Mines Act, 1952 and rules & regulations framed thereunder which is administered by  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment.  The  provisions  for  the  welfare  of  persons employed in mines are implemented through the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS).

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Annexure-I

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| Sr. No.   | State            |   Total number of districts in which DMF has been set up | Amount Collected under DMF (till 30 th Sep 2024) (in ₹ Cr.)   | Total Amount Spent (till 30 th Sep 2024) (in ₹ Cr.)   | Amount spent in high priority Sector (till 30 th Sep 2024) (in ₹ Cr.)   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                       26 | 2,022.04                                                      | 859.23                                                | 384.13                                                                  |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     |                                                       33 | 13,984.69                                                     | 10,465.30                                             | 7,006.87                                                                |
| 3         | Goa              |                                                        2 | 243.47                                                        | 59.05                                                 | 50.62                                                                   |
| 4         | Gujarat          |                                                       32 | 1,704.72                                                      | 755.15                                                | 545.27                                                                  |
| 5         | Jharkhand        |                                                       24 | 13,764.81                                                     | 6,677.82                                              | 5,209.88                                                                |
| 6         | Karnataka        |                                                       31 | 5,256.03                                                      | 1,998.59                                              | 959.61                                                                  |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |                                                       35 | 5,607.25                                                      | 2,197.87                                              | 1,351.75                                                                |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                       52 | 7,755.91                                                      | 3,163.66                                              | 2,023.09                                                                |
| 9         | Odisha           |                                                       30 | 28,953.90                                                     | 16,587.71                                             | 12,503.83                                                               |
| 10        | Rajasthan        |                                                       33 | 10,199.77                                                     | 4,842.82                                              | 1,790.81                                                                |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu       |                                                       37 | 1,512.66                                                      | 883.54                                                | 467.32                                                                  |
| 12        | Telangana        |                                                       33 | 5,429.08                                                      | 3,951.70                                              | 1,174.96                                                                |
| 13        | Assam            |                                                       33 | 150.31                                                        | 99.76                                                 | 64.46                                                                   |
| 14        | Bihar            |                                                       38 | 165.15                                                        | 57.34                                                 | 46.83                                                                   |
| 15        | Himachal Pradesh |                                                       12 | 360.93                                                        | 53.61                                                 | 24.44                                                                   |
| 16        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                       20 | 78.51                                                         | 30.85                                                 | 21.88                                                                   |
| 17        | Kerala           |                                                       14 | 90.90                                                         | 0.00                                                  | 0                                                                       |
| 18        | Meghalaya        |                                                        6 | 89.18                                                         | 7.68                                                  | 3.14                                                                    |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      |                                                       13 | 449.49                                                        | 147.95                                                | 47.14                                                                   |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                       75 | 1,840.82                                                      | 804.32                                                | 408.47                                                                  |
| 21        | West Bengal      |                                                       22 | 169.80                                                        | 43.90                                                 | 28.29                                                                   |
| 22        | Punjab           |                                                       22 | 237.50                                                        | 42.05                                                 | --                                                                      |
| 23        | Haryana          |                                                       22 | 91.24                                                         | 14.91                                                 | --                                                                      |
| Total     | Total            |                                                      645 | 1,00,158.16                                                   | 53,744.85                                             | 34,112.79                                                               |