Annual Report 2019-20 District Mineral Foundation Trust Hazaribag
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1 Annual Report 2019-20 District Mineral Foundation Trust Hazaribag Collectorate Campus, Ground Floor, DRDA Building, Nawabganj, Hazaribag-825301, Jharkhand Annual Report 2019-20 2 CONTENT ➢ About the district 3 Hazaribag district at a glance Administrative setup Mines & Minerals in the district ➢ Geographical Coverage 5 Mining affected areas (list attached as Annexure I) ➢ District Mineral Foundation Trust- An Overview 6 Vision Mission About Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) Sectors of Intervention Governance and Management of DMFT Trust Legal Status (Details of registration/PAN/TAN) Contribution to DMF Fund Planning and Allocation ➢ Projects undertaken under PMKKKY Scheme 11 An Overview Need Assessment Consultation Identification of affected areas Establishment of DMFT-PMU ➢ Ongoing Projects under PMKKKY Scheme 17 Health Care Welfare of Women & Children Drinking Water & Sanitation Awareness & Information Technology Initiatives during COVID-19 ➢ Financial Statement 2019-20 24 Audited Financial Statement ➢ Annexures 31 List of Affected Villages Minutes of Meeting Annual Report 2019-20 3 About the district Hazaribagh District at a Glance Hazaribag district is situated in the northern Jharkhand and is the headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is surrounded by the districts of Gaya (Bihar) and Koderma in north, Giridih and Bokaro in the east, Ramgarh in the south and Chatra in the west. Hazaribag district ranks 7th in terms of population (17.34 lakhs) in Jharkhand. It has two sub-divisions namely Hazaribag Sadar and Barhi. The district has been divided into 16 blocks, and 257 panchayats. The district is predominantly rural (84.12% population), and the economy is mainly agrarian. The district also has several mining areas, and has the presence of corporates like NTPC India Ltd, Central Coalfields Ltd, Usha Martin, Ramky, etc. Hazaribag boasts of a rich cultural heritage, dating all the way back from the meso- chalcolithic period (10,000 to 4,000 BC) to the Indian Freedom struggle. The district is home to pre-historic rock, religious sites of different faiths, and megalithic sites. This district also played a role in the Sepoy mutiny of 1857, during which the Ramgarh Battalion revolted against the English rule. Further, Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi himself paid a visit to Hazaribag in 1925. The word 'Hazaribag' is made of two Persian words: Hazar meaning 'one thousand' and bag meaning 'garden'. Hence the meaning of Hazaribagh is 'city of a thousand gardens'. According to Sir John Houlton, however, the town takes its name from the small villages of Okni and Hazari – shown on old maps as Ocunhazry. As per census 2011 the district is home to about 17.3 lakh people, among them about 8.9 lakh (51%) are male and about 8.4 lakh (49%) are female. 75% of the whole population are from general caste, 17.49% are from schedule caste and 7.02% are schedule tribes. Hazaribag is also one of the 35 worst Left- Wing Extremism-affected districts. Eighteen villages, with over 17,000 population, are affected by extremism in the district. Total area 4313 Sq. Km Development Blocks 16 Total Population 17,34,495 Villages 1324 Rural 14,58,681 Gram Panchayats 257 Urban Bodies 1 Urban 2,75,324 Forest cover 34.8% Male 8,42,826 Literacy Rate 70.4% Female 8,91,179 Sex Ratio 880 Rural Population % 84.12 Schedule Caste% 14.6 Schedule Tribe% 4.2 Area under Forest 2560 Sq. Km Population Density 403 (Per Sq. Km) Annual Report 2019-20 4 Administrative setup of the District Hazaribag district has two (2) sub-divisions namely Hazaribag Sadar and Barhi. There are 16 blocks, 251 Gram Panchayats and 1364 villages in the District. Administrative setup of the District No. of Sub-Divisions - 2 No. of Municipalities/Corporation - 1 No. of Blocks - 16 No. of Gram Panchayats - 251 No. of Revenue villages - 1335 Mines & Minerals in the district Situated in the North Chotanagpur region, Hazaribag district is endowed with rich mineral deposits, occupies a prominent place in the mineral resource map of Jharkhand that contributes significantly to the state’s Gross Domestic Product. The district fulfils the domestic and overseas demand with huge reserves of high-grade Coal along with other minerals such as limestone, dolomite, granite, construction material, Quartz, Felspar, stone, sand, ordinary earth etc. Churchu, Dadi, Keredari and Barkagaon blocks are home to significant reserves of coal in the district. Coal mines in the district are the primary source of livelihood for majority of the district’s population. The entire forest range of Hazaribagh is dotted with several mines of varying production capacities. Some of major mining agencies operating in the district are Central Coalfields Limited, NTPC. Apart from above mentioned companies, Private and State PSU Companies like Hindalco, Essar M.P. Ltd, JSW ltd, Usha Martin Ltd JSMDC, BSPDC Ltd. etc. are likely to open their coal mines allocated under Coal Mines Auction Rules in the district. The district’s mining sector contributes significantly to the state economy, however, there exists a discrepancy between the natural abundance of minerals found in the district and a corresponding development of the local communities. Despite being a mineral rich district and having mining related benefits to the economy, Hazaribagh is performing poorly on most of the human development indicators. Although more than 3.4 Million tons of coal has been produced from Hazaribagh, in the last financial year. Hazaribagh’s population still lives below the poverty line, with the worst sufferers being the marginalized groups of rural communities. Hazaribagh is home to a sizeable tribal population, including, Birhors, a particularly vulnerable Tribal Group who are totally dependent on forests and agriculture for their livelihoods and survival. As per the Census 2011, Scheduled Tribes constitutes 7.02 % of district’s population with 17.50 % as Scheduled Castes. Annual Report 2019-20 5 Geographical Coverage Location: Mining of coal is currently operational in 4 blocks of Hazaribag district namely- Barkagaon, Churchu, Dadi & Keredari. Seven coal mining projects are operated in these 4 blocks - Urimari o/c, Urimari u/g, Birsa (Badka Sayal), Giddi-A, Giddi-C, Religarha (Argada area) and NTPC (Barkagaon). Apart from coal; mining of minor minerals like sand, stone are majorly done in almost all parts of the district. Annual Report 2019-20 6 Mining affected areas: DMFT Hazaribag in consultation with different stakeholders has identified around 362 villages (103- directly affected & 259-indirectly affected) across the district both affected by coal mining as well as sand and stone mining activities. With the increase in mining related activities it is obvious that the area under affected areas will increase in the days to come. Criteria for directly/indirectly affected areas: Directly affected: where direct mining-related operations such as excavation, mining, blasting, beneficiation and waste disposal (overburdened dumps, tailing ponds, transport corridors etc.), etc. are located. a) Villages and gram panchayats within which the mines are situated and are operational. Such mining areas may extend to neighboring village, block or district on even state. b) An area within such radius from a mine or cluster of mines as may be specified by the State Government, irrespective of whether this falls within the district concerned or adjacent district. c) Villages in which families displaced by mines have resettled/rehabilitated by the project authorities. d) Villages that significantly depend on the mining areas for meeting their economic needs and have usufruct and traditional rights over the project areas, for instance, for grazing, collection of minor forest produce etc. should be considered as directly affected areas. Indirectly affected: Those areas where local population is adversely affected on account of economic, social and environmental consequences due to mining-related operations. The major negative impacts of mining could be by way of deterioration of water, soil and air quality, reduction in stream flows and depletion of ground water, congestion and pollution due to mining operations, transportation of minerals, increased burden on existing infrastructure and resources. Process for selecting the villages under these categories: Since, Hazaribag has 1300 (approx.) villages it was difficult to shortlist the number of villages coming under directly and indirectly affected areas. To get it conveniently done and have authenticity of the data the below mentioned method was followed: a) Discussion meeting with the Executive committee members. b) Development of a format to cater all the necessary information. c) Orientation cum consultation Meeting with the available COs and Assistant Collector d) Issuing letter to all the CO’s (Circle officers) with the specific format. e) Regular follow-ups for addressing the queries if any and meeting the timelines. Once the list was received from all the CO’s the PMU bi-furcated the list in category wise and after its approval from Governing council’s meeting and Chairman, the list was uploaded in the website for public view. District Mineral Foundation Trust- An Overview The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957) was amended through the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015. One of the amendment provisions relates to introduction of section 9B which provides for the establishment of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in any district affected by mining related operations.