(1) Periodic meetings of the Trust in the presence of more than 50% member as mentioned in rule 4 will be held under the chairmanship of the District Officer and as far as possible, such meeting will be organized monthly.
(2) Proposals for the benefit of the persons and area affected by mining operations shall be prepared and be submitted by concern Mining Officer/Mining Inspector in consultation with concerned department.
(3) The proposal may be of following nature :-
(a) Basic infrastructure of the area eg. construction and maintenance of approaching road, electricity, sanitation, drinking water facility, hand pump and other public utility work;
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(b) Common plantation in/around area affected by mining operations;
(c) Any other activities approved by the Trust in the interest of Mineral Development.
(4) In the meeting of the Trust proposal submitted by the Mining Officer/Mining Inspector shall be examined. The Trust may approve, modify or reject the proposal.
(5) In Schedule Areas and Tribal Areas, recommendation of Gram panchayat shall be obtained before implementation of the approved proposal by the Trust.
Powers and functions of the Governing Council-
36. The Governing Council shall be responsible for,-
(i) laying down the broad policy framework for the functioning of the Trust and review its working from time to time;
(ii) drawing up and approving of Annual Action Plan and the Annual Budget of the Trust. The Annual Action Plan must be prepared and approved by the Governing Council at least one month before the commencement of the financial year. The Annual Action Plan shall contain the list of schemes and projects with the tentative provisions thereof. The Five Year perspective plan shall be prepared and approved by the Governing Council of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and displayed on the website of the DMF:
Provided that if for any reason whatsoever, the Governing Council could - not prepare and accord approval to the Annual Plan, Five year perspective plan and the Budget within the specified time, the Chairperson shall have power to prepare the Annual Action Plan, Five Year Plan and the Budget of the Trust and to approve the same recording the reasons therefor. The Budget so prepared shall be deemed to have been duly prepared and approved by the Governing Council.
Provided further that while preparing the Annual Plan for the next financial year, the sum total of the past commitment and liabilities spilling over shall be assessed. To maintain financial discipline and timely completion of project, the sum total of the past liabilities and commitments and the new schemes being proposed should not in any case exceed the three times the expected inflows in the Trust fund for the next financial year,
(iii) approving such other expenditure, in furtherance of the objects of the Trust from the available Trust Fund in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government;
(iv) approving the recommendations of the Managing Committee;
(v) approving the annual reports and audited accounts of the Trust within 90 days of the closure of the previous year.
Meeting of the Governing Council