District Mineral Foundation
- Recently, Comptroller and Auditor General of India reported under-utilization of DMF funds in Chhattisgarh.
- DMF is a trust, setup as a non-profit body in all mining affected districts.
- It is established under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015.
- Mining companies are required to contribute to DMFs between 10 and 30% of the royalty, in addition to the royalty paid to state governments.
- Atleast 60% of the fund needs to be used for high priority works such as drinking water health, education, ....
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