The central government has strengthened its oversight of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs), introducing stricter guidelines for fund expe...

DMFs are statutory authorities, operating like a trust, which a state government sets up in districts affected by mining. They are funded t...

The total funds available under DMF as on March 28, 2020 was to the tune of Rs 14,694.47 crore, the ministry said. "State governments are c...

District Mineral Foundation (DMF) is a non-profit statutory 'Trust', which been created in each district under the provisions of Mines and ...

With the help of firms that are professionals in the field, the government of Chhattisgarh has decided to explore new places in the state t...

"A corpus of Rs. 23510 crores of unutilized DMF fund is available which if liquidated can bring great relief to the people in mineral state...

Chhattisgarh government’s records reveal that the Raman Singh-led BJP government had made a budget provision of Rs 55 crore for theUjjwala ...

"A sum of Rs 23,606 crore has been collected in DMF (District Mineral Foundation) till now from across the country," the mines minister tol...

The DMF has been created in each district under the provisions of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act, 201...

"The total contribution received in the DMF Trust Fund till October this year stands at Rs 3,548 crore," Chief Secretary A P Padhi said.

A green body today said the DMF rules by Goa Directorate of Mines recently will not only fall "short" of realising its objectives but can a...

The new iron ore miners' contribution regulations notified last week will see miners coughing up around Rs 1,530 crore to the DMF, says a r...

This will be part of a newly launched scheme, Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) for welfare of mining-affected people.

In the countdown to the notification, government sources indicated the rate is likely to be fixed at 30 per cent for existing and 10 per ce...

These payout rates are much lower than the rates prescribed in the new mining law — 100% of royalties for existing and 33% for new mines.

The Mines Ministry is likely to set miners' contribution to the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) at 30 per cent and will notify the guidel...

Out of the 11 mineral bearing states, some work has been done on creating the fund only in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.