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Mancherial: mm&P vows to protect rights of people affected by mining of minerals

Telangana Today | Feb 20, 2023
The meeting was chaired by chairperson of the body Ravi Rebbapragada and attended by 15 members belonging to 16 states

Mancherial: Members of Mines, Mineral and People (MMP), a national network of voluntary organisations that works for rights of people affected by mining, held a meeting in Mancherial on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by chairperson of the body Ravi Rebbapragada and attended by 15 members belonging to 11 states.

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Transform Mining- Report on DMF, Ministry of Mines Some of the recommendations given by the Ministry of Mines

  • Mechanism to carry out social audit
  • As DMF is registered as a trust it should identify beneficiaries of the trust and maintain a list.
  • Gram Sabha may be included from the project planning stage itself for greater people participation.
  • Need for a strong grievance redressal mechanism
  • Need for time bound projects which are regularly monitored by state level monitoring committees
  • Each DMF trust should prepare annual report which is to be laid before the state Legislative Assembly.
  • 5% of DMF fund for creating a DMF office and an administrative setup.

Report on DMF link  Report on DMF