(1) The Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) and other welfare schemes of the State or Central Government shall be implemented by the trust of the respective districts using the fund accruing to the trust.
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(2) The overall objective of the PMKKKY and other welfare schemes of the State and Central Government shall be,-
(i) to implement various developmental and welfare projects/programs in mining affected areas, and these projects/programs shall be complementing the existing ongoing schemes/projects of State and Central Government;
(ii) to minimize/mitigate the adverse impacts, during and after mining on the environment, health and socio-economics of people in mining districts; and
(iii) to ensure long-term sustainable livelihood for the affected people in mining areas.
(3) Directly affected areas and people to be covered under the PMKKKY and other welfare schemes of the State and Central Government shall include,-
(i) villages and gram panchayats or urban local bodies within which mines are situated and are operational. Such mining areas may extend to neighboring village/town, block or district or even State;
(ii) an area within radius of fifteen kilometers from a mine or cluster of mines:
Provided that where part of a revenue village falls in the radius of fifteen kilometers, the entire area of revenue village shall be considered as affected area;
(iii) villages/wards in which families displaced by mines have been resettled/rehabilitated by the project authorities; and
(iv) villages/wards 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.
(4) Indirectly affected areas and people to be covered under the PMKKKY and other welfare schemes of the State and Central Government shall include,-
(i) 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; and
(ii) an area beyond the directly affected area and within radius of twenty five kilometer from a mine or cluster of mines, irrespective of whether this falls within the district concerned or adjacent district:
Provided that where part of a revenue village falls in the radius of twenty five kilometers, the entire area of revenue village shall be considered as affected area.
(5) The trust shall prepare and maintain an updated list of directly and indirectly affected areas within three months of commencement of these rules. The list of such affected areas shall be updated every six months by the trust.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, directly or indirectly affected area may be extended beyond radius of fifteen kilometers or twenty five kilometers, respectively, from a mine or cluster of mines, but within the boundary of district, with reasons to be recorded in writing and after approval from concern Divisional Commissioner:
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Provided that the expenditure in the above extended area shall not exceed more than ten percent of total expenditure in directly affected and indirectly affected area.
(7) The following shall include directly affected persons:
(i) ‘affected family’ as defined under clause (c) of section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013;
(ii) ‘displaced family’ as defined under clause (k) of section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013;
(iii) any other person as appropriately identified by the concerned Gram Sabha/Urban Local Body from directly or indirectly affected area; and
(iv) people who have legal and occupational rights over the land being mined, those with usufruct and traditional rights, and those whose livelihoods have been affected due to mining.
(8) Affected families shall be identified, as far as possible, in consultation with local/elected representatives of Gram Sabha/Urban Local Body in directly or indirectly affected area.
(9) The trust shall prepare and maintain an updated list of such affected persons/local communities, including the eligible patients and their legal heirs under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis Policy, 2019 of the State. The list shall be updated every year.