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Study links climate change with wheat blast; warns crop yield could drop by 75% in South America, Africa by 2050

A new study has warned of links between warming climate and the devastating fungal plant disease wheat blast. The disease currently poses a threat to 6.4 million hectares and by 2050, climate change is likely make the situation worse and threaten 13.5 million hectares of cropland, the study warned. Wheat blast alone has the potential to cut wheat production worldwide by 13 per cent. However, the study cautioned that other effects of climate change could cause yields to fall even further. The analysis focused exclusively on nations with wheat growing areas and covered 86 countries across six continents — Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Asia. South America and Africa will be the most vulnerable regions to wheat blast in the future climate, with up to 75 per cent of their wheat acreage at risk by 2050, warned the team of researchers from institutes International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (also known as CIMMYT), Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, University of Florida, International Food Policy Research Institute and Technical University Munich.

• Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy

Decline in large fires at Delhi’s garbage mountains, shows data

Delhi's landfill fires dropped from 159 in 2017 to one in 2023, attributed to preventive measures and improved waste treatment processes. The number of fires at Delhi’s three landfills have dropped consistently over the past six years, falling from 159 in 2017 to one last year, according to data the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) submitted to the state environment department last month, with agencies attributing the fall to a raft of preventive measures and improved waste treatment processes. According to data shared by the civic body on January 18, and seen by HT, 159 fires tore through Delhi’s three garbage mountains – in Ghazipur, Bhalswa, and Okhla – in 2017. This number has dipped consistently since then. It fell to 120 in 2018, 48 in 2019, eight each in 2020 and 2021, five in 2022, and then just one in 2023. There have been no fires so far this year, said officials. The last time a fire broke out at a landfill in Delhi was on June 12 last year, when a blaze ripped through parts of the Ghazipur waste mountain. The fire was controlled by late that evening but smoke continued to emanate from the dump site till next day. This is the first time in decades when there hasn’t been a single fire in a landfill in Delhi after the monsoon and in the winters. In 2022, we had four major fires and one minor fire in June,” said an MCD official who oversees the management of landfills in Delhi. Officials from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) confirmed the data and attributed the dip to “better preventive measures taken by all agencies.” Siddharth Singh, programme manager of the environment governance and solid waste management at the Centre for Science and Environment, said that there was no reason to be sceptical about the number of fires going down as biomining is taking place on all three sites. “But we should wait for another summer so that the measures can be put to test for a longer period and another cycle is repeated,” he said.

• Director General Office

Nikhil Kamath discusses climate change, challenges India can face for clean energy in his podcast WTF is?

Renowned to be as ‘Wonder Boy of New India’, Nikhil Kamath has been bringing the most crucial subjects into a discussion with his podcast 'WTF is? From being a school dropout to being called India’s Warren Buffett in the making, Nikhil Kamath’s self-made journey is nothing short of inspiring. Leading his way as the brightest investor in India, Nikhil in collaboration with leading climate pioneers such as Sunita Narain, director-general for Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment, actor Bhumi Pednekar, Climate researcher Navroz Dubash, and sustainability collaborator Mirik Gogri on his new podcast titled 'WTF is Climate Change? While the podcasts covered many topics related to clean energy, the speakers also shed light on the energy transition and the necessity of achieving clean power for 1.3 Billion people. "The issue of achieving clean power is particularly relevant given that India is running out of finite resources and needs to urgently transition to cleaner sources of energy. However, this becomes particularly challenging as the majority of the country is dependent on cheaper and easily accessible coal. The speakers on the podcast covered the topic of how exactly we can transition, the barriers we would have to surmount, and the immediate steps that can be taken.

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Nikhil Kamath discusses climate change, challenges India can face for clean energy in his podcast WTF is?

In the latest episode of the podcast, WTF is? Nikhil Kamatth discussed the climate change and the challenges India can face for clean energy. Renowned to be as ‘Wonder Boy of New India’, Nikhil Kamath has been bringing the most crucial subjects into a discussion with his podcast ‘WTF is? From being a school dropout to being called India’s Warren Buffett in the making, Nikhil Kamath’s self-made journey is nothing short of inspiring. Leading his way as the brightest investor in India, Nikhil in collaboration with leading climate pioneers such as Sunita Narain, director-general for Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment, actor Bhumi Pednekar, Climate researcher Navroz Dubash, and sustainability collaborator Mirik Gogri on his new podcast titled ‘WTF is Climate Change? While the podcasts covered many topics related to clean energy, the speakers also shed light on the energy transition and the necessity of achieving clean power for 1.3 Billion people. “The issue of achieving clean power is particularly relevant given that India is running out of finite resources and needs to urgently transition to cleaner sources of energy. However, this becomes particularly challenging as the majority of the country is dependent on cheaper and easily accessible coal. The speakers on the podcast covered the topic of how exactly we can transition, the barriers we would have to surmount, and the immediate steps that can be taken. Navroz Dubash Professor at center for policy research, Author of IPCC, said, “India is exploring innovative initiatives, such as transitioning agricultural pump sets to solar power, capitalizing on the fact that these systems do not require continuous power supply. To facilitate this transition, the Indian government must mandate distribution companies to provide backup power and manage their own power procurement, necessitating a shift in power planning from centralized to decentralized systems.” “Furthermore, subsidies should be directed towards promoting the productivity of electricity rather than consumption, focusing on sectors like the coal chain, food processing, and small industries. By incentivizing efficient and sustainable practices, India can position itself as a leader in the global green economy while addressing pressing environmental concerns.” He added. Sunita Narain, Padma Shri Awardee, Director of CSE, said, “India faces a significant opportunity in transitioning towards a greener economy, yet the high cost of capital poses a challenge. Rather than focusing solely on the quantity of funding available, there’s a pressing need for capital of higher quality. Currently, the private sector’s investment in climate change initiatives falls short, but incentivizing them through carbon credits and offsets could spur greater participation.” She further added, “Initiatives such as solar agricultural pumps aren’t reliant on subsidies but represent a pragmatic step towards energy transition. Addressing the climate change crisis requires a concerted effort towards transitioning to cleaner energy sources, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for India.” Mirik Gogri Sustainability Investor, said, “One significant challenge that needs urgent attention this decade is grid storage. Effective grid storage solutions have the potential to reduce costs significantly. While lithium batteries are not suitable for grid storage due to various challenges and their prioritization for electric vehicles, grid storage presents a significant opportunity for India. By 2030, India will require 200GW/hr of energy storage capacity, yet the grid has not been stabilized. This decade is critical for the development of energy storage solutions, similar to the advancements witnessed in solar and wind power in previous years.” Nikhil became a part of the Forbes Billionaires List 2020 & 2023 and the Self-Made Rich List 2022. Nikhil continues to be the path-breaking investor he is with his dedication to investment in philanthropy at a large scale. He recently became not only just the 4th but also the youngest Indian to pledge a majority of his wealth through the Bill Gates and Melinda Gates charity foundation.

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• Sustainable Food Systems

Endosulfan victims struggle for justice as Kerala govt changes compensation rule

KANHANGAD: There’s a hint of pride in Sarada BK’s voice when she says that her eight-year-old daughter Alvisha manages to call her ‘amma’ ( Malayalam for mother). But as she goes on to describe her daughter’s traits, the pride is quickly swallowed by a deep sense of pain. The suspicions transformed into an agitation in the late 1990s against the PCK and its use of endosulfan as scientific tests conducted on samples of water from rivers and wells confirmed the presence of the deadly chemical. In February 2001, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in the magazine Down to Earth published a damning report showing the presence of the chemical in everything from the region’s water and soil to samples of human blood and breast milk. The report said, “The laboratory results strengthen the suspicion that the Padre residents are subsidising the government’s cashew production with their lives. One woman’s blood showed 900 times the amount of endosulfan that is permitted in water – CSE could not find any permissible limit for blood, meaning that it is unlikely that there is a minimum level at which the pesticide would not harm the human body. The woman’s elder son Kittanna (21) has cerebral palsy; the younger son Sridhar (16) is mentally retarded.”

• Clean Air & Sustainable Mobility

Delhi govt lays down rules to seize,scrap, reuse end-of-life vehicles

City residents whose “end-of-life” vehicles have been impounded by authorities for violating environmental norms can now get them released after paying a fine – ₹10,000 for cars, and ₹5,000 for two-wheelers – and giving an undertaking that they will not be driven on city roads, and that the owners have a personal parking space, according to new government guidelines issued on Tuesday. The rules, issued by the transport department, direct officials in the handling of thousands of so-called end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), that are either illegally plying on city roads or parked in public spaces, fixing detailed rules for initiating action against such vehicle users and allowing them to sell them off in states where restrictions on old vehicles do not exist, senior transport department officials aware of the matter said. No vehicle which is older than 15 years is allowed to operate on Delhi roads, according to orders issued by the National Green Tribunal (2015) and the Supreme Court (2018). For diesel vehicles, this time period is 10 years. These rules are meant to cut down on the number of vehicles on the city’s roads with dated emission standards. The officials said that the department has uploaded the “Guidelines for Handling End of Life Vehicle (ELV) in Public Place 2024” on its website on Tuesday, and added that the rules were framed in compliance of the Delhi high court orders issued in August 2023. Between March 29 and August 22 last year, the transport department conducted a drive against the use of ELVs which were being used or parked in public places. The drive was halted by the transport department on August 22, on the day the Delhi high court, dealing with a clutch of petitions against impounding of ELVs, directed their release provided the owners submit an undertaking that they will park ELVs in private spaces, or will not use them in Delhi. During the drive, 14,500 vehicles such as cars, bikes and others were impounded from different parts of the city. About 150 of the impounded vehicles were released after the owners submitted the undertaking, and the rest of the vehicles were scrapped by registered vehicle scrappers, transport department officials said. According to the guidelines, the owner of vehicles which will be impounded in subsequent drives now can get them released after paying a penalty and giving an undertaking that they will not be used in Delhi or left parked on public land. However, if the vehicle owner violates the conditions, and the vehicle gets impounded again, ELV will not be released again. Officials said the drive against ELVs will not be relaunched before June, allowing the owners to apply for a No-Objection Certificate (NOC), which can be used to register the vehicle again in select states. “We have kept a three months window from today (February 20) to allow people who want to take NOC from the transport department to move their vehicles out of Delhi-NCR. All vehicles regardless of when they hit ELV status, can apply for NOC. After the window closes, we will run awareness campaigns for at least two weeks and finally in June we plan to launch drive against ELVs,” said an official, who asked not to be named. The guidelines, however, said that vehicles which have completed one year after hitting ELV status will not be given NOC after May 20, 2024. According to the guidelines, signed by a transport department special commissioner, said a four-wheeler owner will have to pay a penalty of ₹10,000, along with towing charge and parking fee as notified in Parking Rules 2019 before getting it releasing from the department. In case of a two-wheeler, a penalty of ₹5,000 will be charged. The document said that a parking space allotted to the owner inside a residential complex will be considered as a private parking space. To ensure that the such vehicles are not parked on public land, the owner will have to furnish a proof of private parking space. The proof can be an allotment letter from the RWA or any authority concerned, whichever is applicable, the guidelines said. Delhi’s motor licensing officers issue NOCs for vehicles that are either above 15 years old, or above 10 years if it is a diesel variant. The vehicles cannot be used in Delhi, but these NOCs can be used in select states to get the vehicle re-registered there. It is illegal to drive any such vehicle without re-registration in that state. States where such vehicles are allowed to be sold and re-registered include Rajasthan and Meghalaya (all districts), Bihar (18 districts), Maharashtra (26 districts), Uttar Pradesh (33) and West Bengal (all districts but only BS-IV vehicles). Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An official said issuance of guidelines does not require gazette notification and can be done with the approval of the minister. “It is issued with prior approval of minister of transport of Delhi government,” the guidelines said. According to the document, the guidelines were required for effective implementation of various directions of National Green Tribunal and for improvement of air quality in Delhi. Further, a large number of junk vehicles can be found abandoned on public place which needs to be disposed of in an environment-friendly manner. As on March 31, 2023, Delhi has 7.9 million registered motor vehicles; and between 2021 to 2023 (march) 5.49 million vehicles have been deregistered because they had hit end-of-life period, according to transport department data. Sachin Gupta, founding member of Citizens Action Group, said the vehicle scrapping rules are illogical and the organisation will protest when the drive is launched again. “De-registration rules for 10- to 15-year-old vehicles are not based on any empirical research. Vehicular emissions should be checked, but scrapping the vehicles is wrong. The rules are illogical,” said Gupta, who along with dozens of people protested against impounding of vehicles last year. An official, who did not want to be named, said the drive against ELVs will not be started immediately. “We have opened a three months window from today (Feb 20) to allow people who want to take NOC from the transport department to move their vehicles out of Delhi-NCR. All vehicles regardless of when they hit the ELV status can apply for NOC. After the window closes, we will run awareness campaigns for at least two weeks and finally in June we plan to launch drive against ELVs,” the official said. “The guidelines will be submitted before the high court during the next hearing,” said an official. Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director (research and advocacy) at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), said: “Stringent monitoring of vehicular emissions is important because vehicles are among the top contributors to Delhi’s air quality. The vehicles which have expired their registration period tend to have dangerous emissions levels. At the same time, 100% compliance with basic PUC norms also requires credible and properly conducted PUC tests.”

• Sustainable Habitat

India C&D Waste Challenge: भारत में निर्माण कार्यों से हर साल निकल रहा 50 करोड़ टन मलबा, 23 फीसदी नहीं हो पाता रिसाइकल, इसका हम पर ये असर

India C&D Waste Challenge: भारत में कंस्ट्रक्शन एंड डेमोलिशन (सीएंडडी) वेस्ट का 77 फीसदी हिस्सा ही रिसाइकल किया जा रहा है। बाकि 23 फीसदी को खुले स्थानों या फिर लैंडफिल में छोड़ दिया जाता है जोकि वायु और जल को प्रदूषित कर रहा है। भारत सरकार के आवास एवं शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय के अनुसार देश में हर साल कंस्ट्रक्शन एंड डेमोलिशन (C&D) से जुड़ा करीब 50 करोड़ टन कचरा उत्पन्न होता है। जबकि केंद्रीय मंत्री हरदीप सिंह पुरी के अनुसार करीब 38.5 करोड़ टन सीएंडडी वेस्ट (India C&D Waste Challenge) रिसाइकल हो रहा है। जोकि उत्पन्न हो रहे वेस्ट के 77 फीसदी के बराबर है। इसका मतलब ये हुआ कि 11.5 करोड़ टन सीएंडडी वेस्ट हमारी हवा और पानी में जहर घोल रहा है। आवास एवं शहरी कार्य और पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्री हरदीप सिंह पुरी के अनुसार ठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन की क्षमता में वर्ष 2014 में मात्र 17 प्रतिशत से 2024 में 77 प्रतिशत से अधिक की उल्लेखनीय वृद्धि देखी गई है। यानी इन 10 सालों में देश में सीएंडडी वेस्ट (India C&D Waste Challenge) की रीसाइक्लिंग क्षमता में 4 गुना से अधिक की वृद्धि हुई है। सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड इवारमेंट की एक रिपोर्ट (CSE Report) के अनुसार 2017 तक 53 शहरों में कंस्ट्रक्शन एंड डेमोलिशन वेस्ट को रीसाइक्लिंग करने के लिए प्लांट स्थापित करने की योजना थी, लेकिन 2020 तक केवल 13 शहरों ने ऐसा किया है। जबकि यदि निर्माण सामग्री की बात करें तो पत्थर, रेत, लौहा, एल्यूमीनियम और लकड़ी की मांग लगातार बढ़ती जा रही है, ऐसे में इस कचरे (India C&D Waste Challenge) को रीसाइक्लिंग के बिना ऐसे ही फेंक देना सही नहीं है। स्वच्छ भारत मिशन ने भी सीएंडडीएस कचरा प्रबंधन की आवश्यकता को मान्यता दी है। स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण 2021 के लिए भी सीएंडडी वेस्ट प्रबंधन (India C&D Waste Challenge) के लिए रैंकिंग के 100 अंकों को दोगुना कर दिया था। वहीं स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण 2023 में सॉलिड वेस्ट प्रोसेसिंग को वेटेज दिया गया। इसका असर यह हुआ कि शहरों को जगह-जगह सीएंडडी वेस्ट कलेक्शन सिस्टम लगाना पड़ा। इससे इसके रीसाइक्लिंग क्षमता में वृद्धि हुई।

• Industrial Pollution

डीएमएफ से किसका विकास

छत्तीसगढ़ विधानसभा में एक बार फिर डीएमएफ को लेकर सवाल उठा। आखिर ये डीएमएफ क्या बला है और इसको लेकर अक्सर घपले घोटाले की बात क्यों जुड़ती है, इसे समझना होगा। कांग्रेस विधायक लखेश्वर बघेल ने सदन में इस फंड से बस्तर में स्वीकृत कार्यों की जानकारी मांगी। मुख्यमंत्री से जुड़े इस विभाग का जवाब देते हुए मंत्री ओपी चौधरी ने जानकारी दी कि 34 करोड़ के काम बस्तर में स्वीकृत किए गए हैं। दरअसल भारत के खनिज समृद्ध जिलों के साथ विडंबना यह है कि यहाँ भारत का सबसे गरीब तबका निवासरत है। देश का एक प्रमुख खनिज राज्य होने के बाद भी छत्तीसगढ़ पर गहरी आर्थिक और सामाजिक असमानता थोप दी गई है। भारत सरकार के नवीनतम गरीबी अनुमान के मुताबिक, छत्तीसगढ़ के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में 45 प्रतिशत लोग गरीबी रेखा से नीचे निवास करते हैं, जो राष्ट्रीय औसत 26 प्रतिशत की तुलना में काफी अधिक है। इसके अलावा योजना आयोग ने राज्य के 15 जिलों की पहचान पिछड़े जिले के रूप में की है। इन क्षेत्रों में जनजातीय आबादी की स्थिति और भी बदतर है, क्योंकि उनमें से लगभग 55 प्रतिशत गरीबी रेखा से नीचे निवास करते हैं। भारतीय लोकतंत्र के लिए, यह असमानता अन्धकार का विषय बना हुआ है। वर्ष 2008 में, सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड इन्वायरॉन्मेंट ने ‘रिच लैंड, पूअर पीपुल: इज ससटेनेबल माइनिंग पॉसिबलÓ शीर्षक से एक नागरिक रिपोर्ट प्रकाशित की, जिसमें खनन प्रभावित क्षेत्रों में असमानता के बोझ के प्रति ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए एक नए सामाजिक और पर्यावरण संबंधी अनुबंध की सिफारिश की गई है। एक दशक तक विभिन्न प्लेटफार्मों के माध्यम से इसको लेकर चर्चाओं और वार्ताओं का दौर चला। अंत में वर्ष 2015 में खान और खनिज (विकास और विनियमन) अधिनियम 1957 में संशोधन किया गया और इसके तहत जिला खनिज फाउंडेशन (डीएमएफ) का गठन किया गया। छत्तीसगढ़ में इस बार भाजपा की सरकार बनने के बाद डीएमएफ राशि के दुरुपयोग पर रोक लगाने की कवायद शुरू की गई है। सरकार ने अपनी नई पॉलिसी के तहत डीएमएफ के ऐसे सारे काम रोक दिए जिसकी राशि मंजूर थी, लेकिन काम शुरू नहीं हुआ हो पाया था। साथ ही वित्त विभाग ने बड़े प्रोजेक्ट्स के फंड पर फिर अप्रूवल लेने के लिए कहा। शासन की ओर से जारी आदेश में सभी विभागों को खर्च कम करने के निर्देश दिए गए। पिछले वर्ष दिसंबर में जारी एक आदेश के मुताबिक डीएमएफ के पैसों से होने वाले काम जो अब तक शुरू नहीं हुए हैं, उनकी फिर से मंजूरी लेनी होगी। मंजूरी लेने के लिए डीएमएफ परिषद नए सिरे से बनाई जाएगी। सरकार ने यह भी स्पष्ट किया कि जिले के सभी नवनिर्वाचित विधानसभा सदस्य, डीएमएफ शासी परिषद के पदेन सदस्य होंगे। साथ ही यह भी कहा गया कि तीन साल तक की अवधि पूरी करने वाले जनप्रतिनिधियों और सदस्यों के स्थान पर नए सदस्यों के नामांकन किये जाएंगे। दरअसल, पिछले करीब पांच सालों में यह देखने को मिला कि प्रदेश के रायपुर, बिलासपुर, दुर्ग-भिलाई, बलौदाबाजार, कोरबा, रायगढ़, बस्तर समेत सरगुजा इलाको में डीएमएफ की राशि में सबसे ज्यादा फर्जीवाड़ा हुआ है। इन सभी जिलों में खनिज उत्खनन से प्राप्त होने वाली राशि के लिए जिला खनिज न्यास निधि माध्यम से शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र में जमकर खर्च किया गया। इसके साथ ही स्थानीय मंडई मेलों में भी इस राशि का मनमाना उपयोग किया गया था। वहीं, स्थानीय जनप्रतिनिधि और कई कलेक्टरो ने इस फंड की राशि का अपने क्षेत्रों में छोटे-छोटे विकास कार्यों के नाम पर करते रहे हैं। इस सम्बन्ध में भी लगातार शिकायतें सामने आती रही हैं। प्रदेश में भाजपा की सरकार बनने के बाद डीएमएफ को लेकर एंटी करप्शन ब्यूरो यानि एसीबी एक्टिव हो गयी है। एसीबी ने डिस्ट्रिक्ट मिनरल फंड यानि डीएमएफ में घोटाले में एफआईआर के साथ जांच शुरू कर दी है। छत्तीसगढ़ ऐसा राज्य है जहां खनिज की प्रचुर मात्रा है इसलिए यहां माइंस की भरमार हैं। इसके एक छोटी सी राशि राज्य सरकार के खजाने में जाती है जो अलग-अलग जिलों में निर्धारित विकास कार्यों के लिए खर्च होती है। इन्हीं पैसों पर लूटमार के आरोप हैं। इस बीच, छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य विधानसभा में डीएमएफ का मुद्दा आज फिर गरमाया रहा। कांग्रेस विधायक लखेश्वर बघेल का आरोप था कि डीएमएफ के स्वीकृत कार्यों को सरकार द्वारा रोका गया है। वहीं, नेता प्रतिपक्ष ने कहा कि जनप्रतिनिधियों की उपेक्षा ठीक नहीं है। मुख्यमंत्री की ओर से प्रश्न का जवाब देते हुए वित्त मंत्री ओ पी चौधरी ने कहा कि डीएमएफ फंड का उपयोग साशी न्यास के माध्यम से किया जाता है। किसी जनप्रतिनिधि की उपेक्षा नहीं की जाती, जरूरत के अनुसार कार्य स्वीकृत किए जाते हैं। सदन में यह जानकारी भी मांगी गई कि बस्तर विधनासभा क्षेत्र में डीएमएफ के अंर्तगत ग्रामीण इलाकों से 2021 से 2024 में खनिजों से कितनी राशि प्राप्त हुई? साथ ही उस राशि से ग्रामीण इलाकों में निर्माण और अन्य कामो में कितनी राशि आवंटित की गई? मंत्री ओपी चौधरी ने बताया कि बस्तर विधानसभा क्षेत्र में डीएमएफ के अंतर्गत आने वाले ग्रामीण इलाकों में साल 2021 से जनवरी 2024 तक 204 करोड़ 754 लाख रुपए डीएमएफ मद में प्राप्त हुए। इस समय मे दंतेवाड़ा जिला खनिज न्यास से बस्तर जिला को 43056.69 लाख रुपए प्राप्त हुआ। जो भी राशि प्राप्त हुई है उसमें से ग्रामीण इलाकों में निर्माण और अन्य कामो के लिए 3406.006 लाख रुपए की स्वीकृति भी की गई है। खनिज न्यास जिलों से प्राप्त डीएमएफ राशि में से 70 प्रतिशत राशि उन्ही इलाकों में खर्च करने का प्रावधान है। इसके लिए जिला खनिज न्यास नियम 2015 में जरूरी संशोधन की कार्यवाही भी चल रही है। डीएमएफ के संबंध में राज्यों की समीक्षा से सामने आया कि डीएमएफ का पैसा खर्च तो किया जा रहा है, लेकिन कुछ मूलभूत दायित्वों की पूर्ति अभी भी नहीं हो रही। इस फंड के खर्च में प्रभावित इलाकों के लोगों की भागीदारी काफी कम है। इस योजना को निगरानी करने वाली संस्था में सांसद, विधायक और जिले के अधिकारी ही ज्यादातर शामिल होते हैं। छत्तीसगढ़ एकलौता राज्य है, जहां ग्राम सभा का सदस्य अगस्त 2019 में कानून में बदलाव की वजह से इस निगरानी तंत्र का हिस्सा होता है।