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

The New Indian Express Sambalpur

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April 15, 2025

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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