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Mines Ministry to Set Up PMU to Supervise DMF Fund Use in State

April 15, 2025

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The New Indian Express Sambalpur

WITH the ministry of Mines planning to set up a programme management unit (PMU) to monitor utilisation of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds, the state will come under close scrutiny for lagging in utilisation, and diversion of money to other sectors than the mandated welfare of mining-affected areas.

- BIJOY PRADHAN @Bhubaneswar

With Odisha accounting for the highest share of DMF funds - over ₹30,000 crore which is nearly 30 per cent of the total collection across the country, the total expenditure so far is ₹1,867.80 crore. This is merely six per cent of the total collection.

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Corbett vultures fly 1,000 km for food: Study

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Cong left tribals abandoned, BJP restored dignity: Modi

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The New Indian Express Sambalpur

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Army's Animal Transport Units to stay

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Clamour in Canada to call extortion an act of terror gains momentum

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Samson to CSK, Jadeja RR dominate buzz; KKR brace for auction

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Human sacrifice of 17-day-old in Raj stokes storm

IN a shocking case of human sacrifice, four aunts of a 17-dayold boy reportedly killed the infant in Jodhpur on Friday in what appears to be superstitious ritual.

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SC will hear plea seeking to ensure no PG seats in med colleges remain vacant

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