Lok Sabha Question No. 4403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: DMF for Welfare of Mining-affected Areas
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4403

ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## DMF FOR WELFARE OF MINING-AFFECTED AREAS

4403. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) to ensure the welfare of mining-affected areas, especially in Madhya Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has extended the benefits of DMF to the districts of Katni, Panna and the town of Khajuraho in the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency;
- (c) if  so,  the details thereof along with the measures taken to make the foundation more effective; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Section  9B  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 provides for establishment of District Mineral Foundation in every district  in  the  country  affected  by  mining  related  operations.  The  development  and welfare projects/programmes undertaken under DMF benefit the people and areas affected by mining activities. As on today, a total of 646 DMFs have been established in 23 States across the country.

As per information received from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, DMFs have been constituted in all 53 mining districts of the State, including Katni, Panna and Chhatarpur that has the town of Khajuraho in the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency. Details  of  the  projects  undertaken  through  DMF  fund  by  these  districts  are  given below:-

|   Sl. No. | District   |   Total No. of Projects Sanctioned |   Total Amount Allocated (In Cr.) |   Total Amount Spent (In Cr) |
|-----------|------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhatarpur |                                 17 |                                46 |                           38 |
|         2 | Katni      |                                248 |                               100 |                           69 |
|         3 | Panna      |                                109 |                                51 |                           48 |

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 20A of MMDR Act, 1957, Central Government has issued Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) guidelines in 2015 with direction to the State Governments concerned to incorporate the same into the rules framed by them for the DMFs. Further, in order to improving the impact of the projects taken up under PMKKKY, enhancing the effectiveness of the  projects  implemented  and  widening  the  scope  of  the  PMKKKY  scheme intervention, Central Government has issued revised PMKKKY guidelines in January 2024. Some of the key features of these guidelines includes utilization of at least 70% of DMF funds in the directly affected area and high priority sectors and mandatory audit of DMF accounts by C&AG.

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