Mines Ministry launches 'Aspirational DMF Programme' guidelines
On 9 July 2025 in New Delhi, Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy released operational guidelines of the 'Aspirational DMF Programme' to converge District Mineral Foundation work with the Aspirational District and Block Programmes.
Summary
Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy released the operational guidelines of the 'Aspirational DMF Programme' at the National DMF Workshop in New Delhi on 9 July 2025. The guidelines align District Mineral Foundation (DMF) planning and spending with the priorities of the Aspirational District Programme (ADP) and Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which target India's most underserved regions. The workshop was attended by representatives of 152 DMFs and 62 District Collectors, and states including Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Goa were felicitated for adopting the revised PMKKKY 2024 guidelines into their DMF rules.
Key facts
- Launch
- Aspirational DMF Programme guidelines, National DMF Workshop, New Delhi, 9 July 2025
- Aim
- Converge DMF initiatives with the Aspirational District and Block Programmes
- Participation
- 152 DMFs; 62 District Collectors
- DMFs (static)
- Mandated by the 2015 amendment of the MMDR Act in all mining-affected districts; set up in 646 districts across 23 states; miners contribute 10–30% of royalty; implement PMKKKY
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 'Aspirational DMF Programme' launched by the Ministry of Mines on 9 July 2025 converges District Mineral Foundation initiatives with which programmes?
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Correct answer: D — Aspirational District Programme and Aspirational Block Programme
Ministry of Mines: the guidelines are for the convergence of DMF initiatives with the Aspirational District Programme (ADP) and Aspirational Block Programme (ABP).
Consider the following statements about District Mineral Foundations (DMFs): 1. Their establishment in mining-affected districts was mandated by the 2015 amendment of the MMDR Act. 2. Mining companies contribute between 10 and 30 percent of their royalty to DMFs. 3. DMFs have so far been set up in all 36 States and UTs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct per the Ministry of Mines. Statement 3 is wrong: DMFs have been set up in 646 districts across 23 mining states.