Details of Funds available and spent by Gujarat Under District Mineral Foundation
09 AUG 2023 1:25PM Delhi,
The Central Government has identified high priority areas and other priority areas under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra KalyanYojna (PMKKKY). As per the PMKKKY guidelines, instructions have been issued to the District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) to spend at least 60% of the funds on 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 and up to 40% on other priority areas like: (i) physical infrastructure; (ii) irrigation; (iii) energy and watershed development; and (iv) any other measures for enhancing environmental quality in mining district.
Further, Section 15(4) of the MMDR Act, 1957 directs that
15(4) Without prejudice to sub-sections (1), (2) and sub-section (3), the State Government may, by notification, make rules for regulating the provisions of this Act for the following, namely:-
(a) the manner in which the District Mineral Foundation shall work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining under sub-section (2) of section 9B;
Accordingly, Gujarat Government has formed DMF Rules. Under Gujarat DMF Rule 2016, section 16, sub-section 4(a), the State incorporated the provision of PMKKKY with regard to the identification of high-priority areas and other priority areas. Details of works in high priority areas and other priority areas in Gujarat are attached as Annexure.
Annexure
| S. No | District | High Priority Areas | Other Priority Areas | ||||
| No of Projects | Amount Allocated in Rs. Cr. | Amount Spent in Rs. Cr. | No of Projects | Amount Allocated in Rs. Cr. | Amount Spent in Rs. Cr. | ||
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 110 | 31.00 | 4.10 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1 | Amreli | 794 | 77.42 | 30.74 | 321 | 13.83 | 9.63 |
| 3 | Anand | 107 | 4.52 | 1.99 | 24 | 0.80 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Aravalli | 429 | 30.36 | 15.05 | 357 | 12.37 | 8.81 |
| 5 | Banaskantha | 342 | 38.27 | 7.45 | 137 | 6.99 | 2.08 |
| 6 | Bharuch | 1137 | 109.18 | 25.23 | 399 | 37.86 | 11.95 |
| 7 | Bhavnagar | 581 | 36.41 | 4.65 | 27 | 1.75 | 0.54 |
| 8 | Botad | 134 | 2.75 | 1.45 | 12 | 0.52 | 0.30 |
| 9 | Chhotaudepur | 1250 | 79.11 | 30.31 | 359 | 17.86 | 10.93 |
| 10 | Dahod | 242 | 12.06 | 2.66 | 6 | 0.39 | 0.19 |
| 11 | Devbhumidwarka | 1597 | 75.00 | 27.26 | 248 | 24.03 | 8.10 |
| 12 | Gandhinagar | 270 | 10.76 | 5.83 | 62 | 2.88 | 1.92 |
| 13 | Girsomnath | 2979 | 113.76 | 68.82 | 554 | 36.25 | 6.67 |
| 14 | Jamnagar | 124 | 9.15 | 5.38 | 35 | 1.86 | 1.37 |
| 15 | Junagadh | 396 | 19.62 | 14.94 | 255 | 3.40 | 2.94 |
| 16 | Kachchh | 1226 | 249.30 | 87.74 | 684 | 76.41 | 38.11 |
| 17 | Kheda | 411 | 13.79 | 7.99 | 89 | 2.79 | 1.83 |
| 18 | Mahisagar | 51 | 1.54 | 1.10 | 22 | 0.59 | 0.42 |
| 19 | Mehsana | 110 | 9.43 | 0.78 | 73 | 3.20 | 0.95 |
| 20 | Morbi | 625 | 6.60 | 2.20 | 57 | 2.89 | 1.97 |
| 21 | Narmada | 111 | 1.93 | 1.39 | 11 | 0.65 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Navsari | 558 | 21.38 | 12.64 | 137 | 6.17 | 3.26 |
| 23 | Panchmahal | 480 | 18.40 | 10.04 | 111 | 2.64 | 1.64 |
| 24 | Patan | 42 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Porbandar | 608 | 73.73 | 44.55 | 180 | 19.32 | 12.41 |
| 26 | Rajkot | 127 | 9.81 | 5.94 | 73 | 6.21 | 2.16 |
| 27 | Sabarkantha | 460 | 22.34 | 3.55 | 292 | 9.89 | 2.52 |
| 28 | Surat | 634 | 28.73 | 19.48 | 277 | 12.06 | 8.69 |
| 29 | Surendranagar | 494 | 17.96 | 8.84 | 253 | 11.67 | 9.37 |
| 30 | Tapi | 323 | 37.07 | 9.16 | 70 | 5.03 | 2.71 |
| 31 | Vadodara | 1057 | 27.38 | 13.00 | 487 | 15.33 | 7.12 |
| 32 | Valsad | 567 | 13.69 | 7.14 | 17 | 0.60 | 0.29 |
| Total | 18376 | 1203.13 | 481.89 | 5630 | 336.3 | 159.6 | |
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
