<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The District Mineral Fund (DMF) in India, with a corpus size of over ₹1 lakh crore, is aimed at addressing the needs of mining-affected areas and populations.</li><li>Criticism has been raised regarding the lack of structured plans and skewing of funds towards infrastructure projects over poverty alleviation programmes.</li><li>Union Minister for Coal and Mines emphasizes the need for better convergence of DMF with other Central government schemes to benefit local communities in mining affected districts.</li><li>Key sectors like livelihoods and human capital development receive minimal funding from DMF, while infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges account for about 30% of total allocations.</li></ul>

Government eyes overhaul of ₹1 lakh crore District Mineral Fund

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