The
Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957) was
amended through the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015. One of the amendment provisions
relates to introduction of section 9B which provides for the establishment of
District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in any district affected by mining related operations.
The object of the DMF is to work for the interest and benefit of persons, and
areas affected by mining related operations.
The
Ministry of Mines has notified the Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District
Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015, on 17.9.2015, which prescribes the rate of
contribution to DMF as follows:
I.
10%
of royalty in respect of mining leases granted on or after 12.1.2015; and
II.
30%
of royalty in respect of mining leases granted before 12.1.2015.
The
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) has been launched by the
Government which will be implemented through funds collected under DMF.
At
least 60% of PMKKKY funds will be utilized for high priority areas like: (i)
drinking water supply; (ii) environment preservation and pollution control measures;
(iii) health care (iv)education; (v) welfare of women and children; (vi)
welfare of aged and disabled people; (vii) skill development; and (viii)
Sanitation. The rest of the funds will be utilized undertaking works like for: (i) physical infrastructure; (ii) irrigation; (iii) energy
and watershed development; and (iv) any other measures for enhancing
environmental quality in mining district.
The
details of amount collected under DMF in 12 mineral rich states is provided
below:
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S.No
|
State
|
Total Number of districts in
which DMF has been set up
|
Total Amount Collected under
DMFs (figures are in rupees crores)
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Goa
|
2
|
40.99
|
|
|
2
|
Karnataka
|
30
|
117.91
|
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
27
|
712.04
|
|
|
4
|
Odisha
|
30
|
1432.91
|
|
|
5
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
51
|
480.01
|
|
|
6
|
Jharkhand
|
24
|
567.02
|
|
|
7
|
Rajasthan
|
33
|
130.00
|
|
|
8
|
Telangana
|
10
|
58.67
|
|
|
9
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13
|
28.09
|
|
|
10
|
Gujarat
|
32
|
09.95
|
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
11
|
11.61
|
|
|
12
|
Tamilnadu
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total
|
263
|
3589.388
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source: State
Governments
Figures as on
10.10.2016
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This information was given by the Minister
of State (IC) in the Ministry of Mines, Power, Coal and New & Renewable
Energy Shri Piyush Goyal in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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YSK/Uma