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The Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy honored the Secretary to the Chief Minister and Mineral Secretary P. Dayanand ( Right ) by giving a citation-photo Credit-CG/PR
Chhattisgarh’s commendable initiative for development and transparency in mining affected areas gets national level honor
Raipur : The State of Chhattisgarh has been honored at the national level by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, New Delhi for its remarkable work under the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMF). During the one-day “National DMF Workshop” organised at the SCOPE Convention Center in New Delhi on Wednesday July 9, 2025 .
The Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy honored the Secretary to the Chief Minister and Mineral Secretary P. Dayanand by giving a citation.
The database related to DMF of all the states is being maintained in the National DMF Portal by the Ministry of Mines, New Delhi through the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (Prime Minister’s Mineral Area Development Scheme ). Chhattisgarh State was honored with a citation for complete uploading of 90 percent database of DMF audit report in the State DMF Portal and National DMF Portal.
In the workshop, Chhattisgarh’s efforts were presented as a model state and other states were also advised to emulate data uploading, transparency and ground implementation.
It is worth mentioning that the National DMF Workshop was organised with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana and DMF and promoting sustainable and inclusive development in mining areas. Secretaries, directors and collectors of mining affected districts from different states of the country participated in the program.
Besides through DMF, the Chhattisgarh government is continuously working for inclusive development in various sectors like education, health, drinking water, infrastructure and livelihood in mining affected areas. So far, 1,01,313 development works have been approved in the state at a cost of Rs 16,506 crore, out of which 70,318 works have been successfully completed.
Adopting a transparent and public welfare approach in the implementation of DMF by the state government, planning and monitoring of works is being ensured in each district as per local needs. This policy targets not only physical development but also social empowerment.
From Chhattisgarh, Secretary, Mineral Resources Department, P. Dayanand, Director, Rajat Bansal along with Collectors of Balod, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Korba, Raigarh and Dantewada districts and Nodal Officer of DMF were present in the workshop.
