About District

The Pudukkottai district is bounded in Latitude 78°25” and 79° 15”E Longitude and between 9° 50” and 10° 40” N Latitude covered in an area of 4651 Sq.km. It is bounded on the northeast and east by Thanjavur District, on the southwest by Ramanathapuram and Sivanganga District, and on the west and northwest by Tiruchirappalli District.

The district has rich deposits of Roughstone, Granite and Gravel, deposits distributed in the tertiary sediments mostly are covered by earth. There are currently 65 minor mineral leases in the district. The total revenue collected during the year 2023-24 is Rs.16.95 Crore. Under DMFT Rs. 9.518 Crore has been collected from existing lease holders/Permit holders for the period of 2017-24.

Government of India enacted Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 with effect from 12.01.2015 mandating the State Government to establish District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT), in all the districts, to work for the interest and benefit of the persons and areas affected by mining under Section 9B of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015.

Subsequently, the Government of India, framed the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) to be implemented by DMFT and in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 20A of the MMDR Act, 1957 (Act), in the interest of nation, directed the State Government concerned to incorporate the PMKKKY into the rules framed by them for the DMFT and to implement the said scheme.

Mission and Vision of the Trust

The mission of the DMFT is to “work for the welfare and development of mining affected people and area.

 The vision of the DMFT is to “alleviate the adverse impacts of mining on communities and environment, and create sustainable development opportunities for current and future generations”.