Lok Sabha Question No. 1791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: DMF in Odisha
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1791

ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025

## DMF IN ODISHA

1791. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number and names of mineral blocks auctioned or allotted in Odisha since 2022 along with their current operational status and projected annual production capacities;

- (b) the total royalty, premium and other levies collected from these mines during the years  2023-24  and  2024-25  and  the  amounts  credited  to  Odisha  and  to  the Sundargarh District Mineral Foundation (DMF); and
- (c) the details of the balance available in DMF as of 31 March, 2025 along with the expenditure incurred in the year 2023-24, the major projects funded and the reasons for any unspent or diverted amounts?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  As per the information received from the State Government of Odisha, 22 major mineral blocks have been auctioned or allotted in Odisha since 2022. The details are given at Annexure.

- b)  As  per  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Odisha,  no  royalty, premium, or other levies have been collected from these 22 blocks during the years 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Further, a total of Rs. 4,582.78 Cr and Rs. 4,270.88 Cr have been collected under DMF in all 30 districts of Odisha for FYs 2023-24 and 2024-25 respectively. In Sundargarh district, Rs. 1,518.27 Cr and Rs. 1,620.38 Cr were collected during FYs 2023-24 and 2024-25 respectively.

- c)  As per the information received from the State Government of Odisha, the balance available under DMF as on 31 st  March 2025 was Rs.13,786.71 Cr. and the expenditure incurred during the 2023-24 was Rs. 3026.10 Cr.

The major projects funded out  of DMF  fund are  undertaken as  per various permissible  high  priority  sectors  prescribed  in  the  Odisha  DMF  Rules,  2015.  No diversion  of  DMF  funds  has  been  reported  by  the  State.   Further,  DMF  is  a  nonlapsable fund. Any unutilized balance at the end of a financial year is carry forward and remains available for utilization in subsequent years.

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## Annexure

## List of mineral blocks auctioned or allotted since 2022 in Odisha

| S. No.                         | Name of the Block                      | Mineral                        | Date of auction                | Operational Status             |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1                              | Behera Bhanjipali Limestone Block      | Limestone                      | 29.03.2022                     | Non-operational                |
| 2                              | Naringpanga Graphite Block             | Graphite                       | 29.03.2022                     | Non-operational                |
| 3                              | Ballada Block                          | Bauxite                        | 14.02.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 4                              | Sijimali Block                         | Bauxite                        | 08.02.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 5                              | Kutrumali Block                        | Bauxite                        | 10.02.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 6                              | Uskalavagu Block                       | Limestone                      | 08.02.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 7                              | Kendudhi North Block                   | Iron & Manganese Ore           | 14.03.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 8                              | Kusumdhi Block                         | Manganese Ore                  | 14.03.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 9                              | Kedesala North East Block              | Iron Ore                       | 17.03.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 10                             | Roida-I Iron Ore & Manganese Block     | Iron Ore & Manganese           | 18.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 11                             | Jumka Pathiriposhi west Iron Ore Block | Iron Ore                       | 12.06.2023                     | Non-operational                |
| 12                             | Koira Iron Ore Block                   | Iron Ore                       | 24.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 13                             | Bhanjikusum Manganese Block            | Manganese                      | 13.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 14                             | Jalahuri Iron Ore & Manganese Block    | Iron ore & Manganese           | 24.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 15                             | Orahuri Manganese & Iron Ore Block     | Manganese & Iron ore           | 21.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 16                             | Putulipani Iron ore block              | Iron Ore                       | 30.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 17                             | Roida-D Manganese Block                | Manganese & Iron ore           | 26.06.2025                     | Non-operational                |
| 18                             | Lumurajhala(SE) Quartz Block           | Quartz                         | 16.11.2022                     | Non-operational                |
| Critical and Strategic Mineral | Critical and Strategic Mineral         | Critical and Strategic Mineral | Critical and Strategic Mineral | Critical and Strategic Mineral |
| 19                             | Babja Graphite and Manganese Block     | Graphite and Manganese Ore     | 19.03.2024                     | Non-operational                |
| 20                             | Biarpalli Graphite and Manganese Block | Graphite and Manganese         | 15.03.2024                     | Non-operational                |
| 21                             | Akharkata Graphite Block               | Graphite                       | 19.03.2024                     | Non-operational                |
| 22                             | Salepali Graphite Block                | Graphite                       | 15.05.2025                     | Non-operational                |