Prime Minister Narendra Modi under Proactive Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) reviewed Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) with the senior officers of the State through video conferencing on Wednesday.
During the video conferencing, the PM was told by the additional chief secretary Ranveer Singh that in Uttarakhand, District Mineral Foundation Rules 2017 have been implemented.
The data entry work at the district level on ‘PM Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Portal’ has started. He, further, informed the PM that while 119 projects have been sanctioned work on two of them has started. The work on the rest of the projects would be started soon, Dr Singh informed the PM.
Notably, PMKKKY is being executed in three districts- Udham Singh Nagar, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar-of Uttarakhand. Principal secretary Mining Anand Vardhan and some other senior officers were present during the video conferencing.
Under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana, District Mineral Foundation (DMF) has been formed.
A total of 60 per cent of this fund would be utilised for providing drinking water, environment conservation, health facilities, education, women and child development and cleanliness to the people affected by the mining-related operations.