Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: DMF Governing Councils
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Mahesh Kashyap, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. † *254

ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## DMF GOVERNING COUNCILS

†*254. SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has established District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and if so, the details thereof; (b) the amount of funds collected, sanctioned and spent in various sectors under the DMF in  the  country  State-wise  including  various  divisions/regions  in  Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan; (c) whether it is mandatory to obtain financial sanction for the expenditure of the said amount collected under the said Foundation from the State Governments and if so, the details along with the reasons therefor; (d) the total number of complaints received and resolved so far under the Grievance Redressal Mechanism in this regard; (e) whether the provisions for inclusion of elected representatives in the Governing Councils  have  been  followed  uniformly  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; (f) whether the Tribal Advisory Councils or Gram Sabhas have opposed the use of DMF fund and if so, the response of the Government thereto; (g)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  a  policy  so  as  to  utilise  the excess amount of DMF fund in needy districts of the States; and (h)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  public  representative  as  the

- Chairman of the DMF in place of present system?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (h): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

THE  STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *254 REGARDING 'DMF GOVERNING COUNCILS' ASKED BY SHRI  MAHESH KASHYAP  AND SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR REPLY ON 6 TH  AUGUST 2025.

- (a) Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 mandates  that  the  State  Government  shall,  by  notification,  establish  a  District Mineral Foundation(DMF) in every district in the country affected by mining related operations. So far, 646 DMFs have been established covering 23 States across the country.
- (b)  the  total  amount  of  funds  collected,  sanctioned  and  spent  in  various  sectors under  the  DMF  in  the  country  State-wise  including  Chhattisgarh  and  Rajasthan  is given at annexure-I.
- (c) Section-6 of PMKKKY Guidelines 2024 stipulates that the approval of funds from DMF lies solely with the Governing Council of DMF. The State Government or State Level Committee(by whatever name called) shall not have overarching authority on sanction of projects, approval of funds/expenditure and their function shall be limited to monitoring effective implementation of projects sanctioned under PMKKKY.
- (d)  Section  12  of  PMKKKY  Guidelines  2024  stipulates  that  a  three  tier  grievance redressal  mechanism  at  district,  state  and  national  level  shall  be  devised  and implemented  to redress each grievance and suitable reply is given to the complainant within the stipulated time frame. However, there is no centralized data maintained in this respect at State level.
- (e)  Section  4  of  PMKKKY  Guidelines  2024  outlines  that  the  composition  and functions of the DMF shall be as may be prescribed by the State Government in the State  DMF  rules.  The  PMKKKY  Guidelines  2024  mandates  inclusion  of  elected representatives such as Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Hon'ble Member of  Parliament,  Rajya  Sabha,  Members  of  Legislative  Assembly  and  Members  of Legislative Council as a member in Governing Council of DMFs.
- (f)  No  such cases related to opposition to the use of DMF fund by Tribal Advisory Councils or Gram Sabhas has come to notice of the Ministry of Mines.
- (g) and (h) No such proposal is under consideration as on date.

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Annexure-I

(Rs. in Cr.)

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| S.No.   |                  |            | High Priority Sector   | High Priority Sector   | Other Priority Sector   | Other Priority Sector   |
|---------|------------------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S.No.   | State            | Collection | Allocation             | Spent                  | Allocation              | Spent                   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 2375.05    | 939.37                 | 488.71                 | 1341.82                 | 517.41                  |
| 2       | Assam            | 281.53     | 92.91                  | 70.87                  | 48.54                   | 35.35                   |
| 3       | Bihar            | 189.38     | 54.87                  | 43.57                  | 37.81                   | 16.12                   |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh     | 15402.43   | 10781.14               | 7555.80                | 5402.58                 | 3790.71                 |
| 5       | Goa              | 239.38     | 97.05                  | 57.15                  | 15.45                   | 10.31                   |
| 6       | Gujarat          | 1912.37    | 1120.57                | 581.41                 | 425.86                  | 223.12                  |
| 7       | Haryana          | 91.24      | -                      | -                      | -                       | -                       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh | 376.79     | 99.70                  | 36.58                  | 107.37                  | 37.45                   |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 88.85      | 31.01                  | 24.00                  | 17.78                   | 10.88                   |
| 10      | Jharkhand        | 13791.40   | 7342.67                | 5211.45                | 3012.74                 | 1467.96                 |
| 11      | Karnataka        | 5919.46    | 2597.63                | 1181.57                | 1602.51                 | 925.90                  |
| 12      | Kerala           | 111.23     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                       | 0                       |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh   | 8604.71    | 2555.25                | 2105.98                | 2087.09                 | 1262.12                 |
| 14      | Maharashtra      | 6680.41    | 3011.49                | 1772.51                | 1907.92                 | 1127.76                 |
| 15      | Meghalaya        | 89.18      | 7.14                   | 3.14                   | 6.54                    | 4.54                    |
| 16      | Odisha           | 31323.53   | 19186.97               | 13324.99               | 7432.85                 | 4211.83                 |
| 17      | Punjab           | 276.39     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                       | 0                       |
| 18      | Rajasthan        | 10833.39   | 4090.58                | 1863.74                | 6398.50                 | 3269.89                 |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu       | 1657.40    | 570.79                 | 489.75                 | 468.48                  | 429.76                  |
| 20      | Telangana        | 6134.25    | 2231.67                | 1448.77                | 4390.86                 | 2931.45                 |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh    | 2376.21    | 498.02                 | 409.79                 | 560.53                  | 397.82                  |
| 22      | Uttarakhand      | 491.63     | 98.24                  | 55.35                  | 91.07                   | 69.43                   |
| 23      | West Bengal      | 177.69     | 45.60                  | 30.14                  | 23.80                   | 18.46                   |