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Chhattisgarh Named Model State for DMF Implementation

Exceptional data transparency with extensive welfare project delivery won praise from the Union Ministry of Mines.

Overview

  • At the National DMF Workshop in New Delhi, Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy presented a performance certificate to P. Dayanand, Chhattisgarh’s mining secretary
  • The state achieved over 90 percent uploading of DMF audit reports to both state and national portals, securing its top‐performer status
  • Chhattisgarh has approved 101,313 District Mineral Foundation projects worth ₹16,506 crore and completed 70,318 initiatives in education, health, water, infrastructure and livelihoods
  • The Ministry of Mines showcased the state’s transparent, data‐driven governance model and urged other jurisdictions to adopt its practices
  • Chhattisgarh’s Economic Offences Wing continues to pursue a 6,000‐page chargesheet filed in late May against former officials in a multi-crore DMF scam