Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Establishment of DMF
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Guharam Ajgalley

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 252 ANSWERED ON 20.12.2023

## ESTABLISHMENT OF DMF

†*252. SHRI GUHA RAM AJGALLEY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)   the status of establishment of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in every district affected by mining works;
- (b)   whether the Government has identified high priority and other priority areas in Chhattisgarh under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana; and
- (c)   if so, the details of work done so far?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

THE  STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. †* 252 REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF DMF' ASKED BY SHRI GUHA  RAM  AJGALLEY,  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  FOR  REPLY  ON  20TH DECEMBER 2023.

- (a):  Section  9B  of  MMDR  Act  empowers  State  Governments  to  establish  District Mineral  Foundation  (DMF)  to  work  for  welfare  and  benefit  of  persons,  and  areas affected by mining related operations and make rules for composition and functions of the  DMFs  in  the  State.  Under  section  20A  of  the  MMDR  Act,  Union  Government circulated  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij  Kshetra  Kalyan  Yojna  (PMKKKY)  guidelines  on 16.09.2015 with directions to State Governments to incorporate the same into the DMF rules framed by them. Funds under DMF are accrued at the concerned districts and are utilised by the district DMF as per the guidelines for implementation of projects under  PMKKKY.  Accordingly,  DMF  has  been  constituted  in  644  districts  in  23 States. Details of State wise fund collection and amount spent is attached as Annexure
- (b): As per PMKKKY guidelines, at least 60% of the funds are to be spent on High Priority  areas  like  Drinking  Water,  Environment  Preservation  and  Pollution  Control measures, Health Care, Education, Welfare of Women and Children, Welfare of aged and disabled, Skill Development, Sanitation and up to 40% of the fund are to be spent on other priority activities like Physical infrastructure, Irrigation, Energy and watershed development, and Any other measures for enhancing environmental quality in mining district. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9B, Section 15(4) and Section 15A of the MMDR Act, 1957, Government of Chhattisgarh has notified Chhattisgarh District  Mineral  Foundation  Trust  Ru1es,  2015,  which,  inter-alia,  prescribes  the composition and function of DMF, manner in which DMF shall work and procedure of utilization of funds under DMFs. Under the Chhattisgarh DMF Rules, 2015, section 22, sub-section (2) and (3), the State incorporated the provision of PMKKKY with regard

I. to the identification of high-priority areas and other priority areas.

(c): As per the Chhattisgarh 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, agriculture, welfare of women and children, aged  and  disabled,  skill  development,  sanitation,  jan  kalyankari  yojna  (ujjawala yojana) and sustainable livelihood. Up to 40% of the fund are to be spent on other priority activities like physical infrastructure, irrigation, energy  and watershed development,  public  transport,  conservation  of  culture  values,  promotion  of  youth activities and basic facilities. Details of works in high priority areas and other priority areas in Chhattisgarh is attached as Annexure II.

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| Sr. No.   | State            |   DMF Collection (in Rs. crore) |   Amount Spent (in Rs. crore) |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                          1888.6 |                         665.1 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     |                         12053.4 |                        9334.3 |
| 3         | Goa              |                           243.4 |                          53.2 |
| 4         | Gujarat          |                          1480.2 |                         668.9 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        |                         11861   |                        5875.7 |
| 6         | Karnataka        |                          4467.5 |                        2040.8 |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |                          4773.8 |                        1883.8 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   |                          6624.1 |                        2629.8 |
| 9         | Odisha           |                         24596.3 |                       14507.5 |
| 10        | Rajasthan        |                          8728.9 |                        4019.8 |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu       |                          1293.4 |                         760.6 |
| 12        | Telangana        |                          3703.9 |                        3171.5 |
| 13        | Assam            |                           117.3 |                          76.9 |
| 14        | Bihar            |                           129.7 |                          21.6 |
| 15        | Himachal Pradesh |                           307   |                          52.1 |
| 16        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                            65.2 |                          20.5 |
| 17        | Kerala           |                            67   |                           0   |
| 18        | Meghalaya        |                            89.2 |                           7.7 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      |                           375.6 |                         143.3 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh    |                          1604   |                         744.5 |
| 21        | West Bengal      |                           148.6 |                          36.4 |
| 22        | Punjab           |                           174.9 |                          42.1 |
| 23        | Haryana          |                            91.2 |                          14.9 |
| Total     | Total            |                         84884.2 |                       46771   |

| S. No.                  | Sectorwise work                                         | Number of projects      | Number of projects completed   | Number of projects scrapped/ cancelled   | Number of ongoing projects   | Amount Sanctioned (In ₹ Cr.)   | Amount Spent (in ₹ Cr.)   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
| High Priority work- 60% | High Priority work- 60%                                 | High Priority work- 60% | High Priority work- 60%        | High Priority work- 60%                  | High Priority work- 60%      | High Priority work- 60%        | High Priority work- 60%   |
| 1                       | Drinking water supply                                   | 8068                    | 5499                           | 490                                      | 2079                         | 641.57                         | 455.31                    |
| 2                       | Environment Preservation and pollution control measures | 1584                    | 962                            | 140                                      | 482                          | 256.19                         | 170.41                    |
| 3                       | Health                                                  | 5401                    | 3629                           | 511                                      | 1261                         | 1356.10                        | 980.61                    |
| 4                       | Education                                               | 17547                   | 11509                          | 1710                                     | 4328                         | 3191.42                        | 2190.16                   |
| 5                       | Welfare of Women and Children                           | 4644                    | 3512                           | 375                                      | 757                          | 705.95                         | 495.26                    |
| 6                       | Agriculture                                             | 13340                   | 8482                           | 1504                                     | 3354                         | 1621.16                        | 1219.62                   |
| 7                       | Welfare of aged and disabled people.                    | 391                     | 260                            | 45                                       | 86                           | 92.94                          | 66.89                     |
| 8                       | Skill development                                       | 2441                    | 1666                           | 190                                      | 585                          | 447.58                         | 322.67                    |
| 9                       | Sanitation                                              | 2052                    | 1309                           | 115                                      | 628                          | 240.51                         | 182.37                    |
| 10                      | Jan Kalyankari Yojna (Ujjawala Yoyana)                  | 714                     | 443                            | 4                                        | 267                          | 247.46                         | 211.55                    |
| 11                      | Sustainable Livelihood                                  | 627                     | 320                            | 55                                       | 252                          | 117.96                         | 74.33                     |
| Sub Total (A)           | Sub Total (A)                                           | 56809                   | 37591                          | 5139                                     | 14079                        | 8918.84                        | 6369.18                   |
| Other Priority work-40% | Other Priority work-40%                                 | Other Priority work-40% | Other Priority work-40%        | Other Priority work-40%                  | Other Priority work-40%      | Other Priority work-40%        | Other Priority work-40%   |
| 1                       | Physical infrastructure                                 | 22781                   | 13156                          | 1195                                     | 8430                         | 3188.61                        | 1990.52                   |
| 2                       | Irrigation.                                             | 1459                    | 971                            | 166                                      | 322                          | 347.67                         | 207.99                    |
| 3                       | Energy and watershed development                        | 4153                    | 3019                           | 362                                      | 772                          | 607.64                         | 489.85                    |
| 4                       | Public Transport                                        | 16                      | 11                             | 0                                        | 5                            | 17.93                          | 17.05                     |
| 5                       | Conservation of Culture Values                          | 1546                    | 306                            | 38                                       | 1202                         | 121.51                         | 84.08                     |
| 6                       | Promotion of Youth Activities                           | 513                     | 282                            | 8                                        | 223                          | 122.64                         | 85.92                     |
| 7                       | Basic Facilities                                        | 90                      | 42                             | 1                                        | 47                           | 15.51                          | 11.73                     |
| 8                       | Other                                                   | 538                     | 384                            | 26                                       | 128                          | 102.52                         | 77.94                     |
| Sub Total (B)           | Sub Total (B)                                           | 31096                   | 18171                          | 1796                                     | 11129                        | 4524.03                        | 2965.08                   |
| Total                   | Total                                                   | 87905                   | 55762                          | 6935                                     | 25208                        | 13442.9                        | 9334.3                    |

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