The govenrment in 2015 launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) scheme to provide for the welfare of areas and peo...

"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 Sand Mining Framework was launched by Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar at the third National Conclave on Mines & Minerals h...

The Mines Ministry is monitoring the implementation of the DMF and the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY).

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...

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

The govt said miners who were awarded leases before January 12, 2015 will have to contribute 30 per cent of the royalty to the DMF.

The government expects to raise around Rs 6,000 crore annually that will be used for various welfare schemes.

Each district where mining activity is initiated will have to set up a District Mineral Foundation.