Lok Sabha Question No. 3029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Availability and Transfer of Funds under DMF
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - †3029

ANSWERED ON 19.03.2025

## AVAILABILITY AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS UNDER DMF

†3029. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  total  amount  of  allocation  made  and  total  amount  of  expenditure incurred from  District Mineral Foundation  (DMF)  for  each  of  the  districts of Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  the  names  of  districts  in  Chhattisgarh  where  funds  are  available  under  District Mineral Foundation;
- (c)  whether the District Mineral Foundation transfer funds to the districts out of the said districts where mining activities are not carried out; and
- (d) if so, the rules being followed for the said transfer of funds?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per information received from State Government of Chhattisgarh, District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) have been established in all 33 districts of the State. The district wise total allocation and expenditure under DMF in Chhattisgarh during last 3 years and the current year is given in Annexure-I. (c)  &  (d)  As  per  information  received  from  State  Government  of  Chhattisgarh,  no
- fund is transferred to any other Districts where mining activities are not carried out.

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## Annexure -I

## District wise details of amount: Allocation and Expenditure (for 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (till January 2025))

| S.N   | District Name   | 2021-22             | 2021-22             | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S.N   | District Name   | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore | Amount in Rs. Crore |
| .     | District Name   | Allocatio n         | Exp                 | Allocatio n         | Exp                 | Allocatio n         | Exp                 | Allocatio n         | Exp                 |
| 1     | Raipur          | 14.07               | 11.17               | 53.00               | 25.97               | 18.64               | 18.29               | 17.05               | 18.06               |
| 2     | Baloda Bazar    | 35.79               | 23.59               | 180.89              | 107.65              | 103.37              | 76.61               | 23.75               | 39.55               |
| 3     | Gariyaband      | 2.16                | 1.53                | 7.73                | 3.54                | 21.97               | 16.68               | 0.26                | 4.77                |
| 4     | Dhamtari        | 19.89               | 12.92               | 26.88               | 22.71               | 15.26               | 12.40               | 12.69               | 9.35                |
| 5     | Mahasamund      | 18.04               | 13.88               | 23.59               | 12.97               | 38.41               | 37.90               | 11.99               | 9.58                |
| 6     | Rajnandgaon     | 25.14               | 27.96               | 25.45               | 18.79               | 7.56                | 8.99                | 9.39                | 8.84                |
| 7     | Kabirdham       | 18.03               | 8.22                | 39.22               | 24.59               | 7.07                | 16.64               | 3.11                | 4.29                |
| 8     | Durg            | 76.48               | 52.15               | 95.59               | 80.38               | 59.42               | 69.26               | 25.87               | 4.13                |
| 9     | Bemetara        | 6.93                | 6.13                | 7.74                | 6.46                | 35.58               | 16.95               | 40.66               | 24.16               |
| 10    | Balod           | 82.98               | 62.44               | 88.64               | 72.69               | 58.58               | 53.81               | 50.03               | 45.69               |
| 11    | Bastar          | 93.80               | 101.26              | 304.34              | 191.21              | 195.06              | 143.17              | 63.63               | 27.40               |
| 12    | Narayanpur      | 38.49               | 27.42               | 92.13               | 56.04               | 99.28               | 49.81               | 15.40               | 45.07               |
| 13    | Kanker          | 144.82              | 105.26              | 104.32              | 84.50               | 71.18               | 55.35               | 114.23              | 65.89               |
| 14    | Kondagaon       | 48.69               | 31.65               | 74.17               | 45.74               | 25.16               | 29.51               | 26.51               | 19.54               |
| 15    | Dantewada       | 250.15              | 182.31              | 473.64              | 170.76              | 332.73              | 139.93              | 456.37              | 360.64              |
| 16    | Sukma           | 31.81               | 41.72               | 94.04               | 69.90               | 110.76              | 46.20               | 47.30               | 46.25               |
| 17    | Bijapur         | 180.95              | 100.16              | 233.05              | 190.07              | 144.13              | 111.09              | 45.77               | 51.61               |
| 18    | Bilaspur        | 46.07               | 19.32               | 115.14              | 47.50               | 141.57              | 95.23               | 77.75               | 50.76               |
| 19    | Mungeli         | 26.07               | 15.55               | 49.61               | 27.04               | 64.07               | 49.95               | 3.98                | 17.85               |
| 20    | Korba           | 398.28              | 291.05              | 429.17              | 474.61              | 295.15              | 248.55              | 311.79              | 168.08              |
| 21    | Janjgir-        | 128.86              | 149.81              | 114.28              | 89.18               | 39.83               | 52.25               | 119.76              | 94.70               |

|         | Champa                            |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|
| 22      | Raigarh                           |   69.23 | 73.79    |   95.22 | 60.49    |   51.29 | 38.37    |    0    | 12.03    |
| 23      | Jashpur                           |   44.12 | 36.10    |   55.94 | 45.51    |   53.26 | 46.80    |    8.51 | 12.59    |
| 24      | Surguja                           |   30.66 | 24.54    |   33.14 | 23.90    |   29.26 | 25.33    |   17.76 | 12.36    |
| 25      | Balrampur                         |   19.81 | 15.87    |   28.41 | 29.20    |   15.68 | 16.14    |    2.03 | 6.07     |
| 26      | Surajpur                          |   20.38 | 21.29    |   36.07 | 29.17    |   22.83 | 15.48    |   52.76 | 35.96    |
| 27      | Koriya                            |   55.01 | 35.83    |   30.11 | 28.37    |   52.32 | 26.01    |   24.24 | 23.73    |
| 28      | Gaorela- Pendra- Marwahi          |   11.64 | 10.76    |   26.52 | 21.63    |   28.59 | 18.86    |   18.6  | 21.14    |
| *29     | Mohla- Manpur- Ambagarh- Chowki   |    0    | 0.00     |    0    | 0.00     |   13.01 | 6.81     |   17.29 | 10.49    |
| *30     | Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- Gandai   |    0    | 0.00     |    0    | 0.00     |    3.6  | 2.17     |    1.42 | 0.31     |
| *31     | Sakti                             |    0    | 0.00     |    0    | 0.00     |   36.1  | 19.95    |   53.94 | 40.47    |
| *32     | Manendragar h-Chirmiri- Bharatpur |    0    | 0.00     |    0    | 0.00     |   18.64 | 9.48     |   25.58 | 13.85    |
| *33     | Sarangarh- Bhilaigarh             |    0    | 0.00     |    0    | 0.00     |   22.64 | 13.35    |    0.37 | 4.79     |
| Total - | Total -                           | 1938.34 | 1503.6 6 | 2938.01 | 2060.5 6 | 2232    | 1587.3 3 | 1699.78 | 1310.0 2 |

* Newly formed Districts