The two days National DMF Summits Concludes Today: Reflects Prime Minister Modi’s Vision; Government Committed to Welfare of Mining-Affected Communities”: G. Kishan Reddy

• National DMF Summit 2026 — a two-day Ministry of Mines convening (23–24 March 2026, SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi) on the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) mechanism and PMKKKY.
• Examinable for the DMF–PMKKKY–MMDR Act, 2015 triad — governance of mining royalty for welfare of mining-affected communities.
• Signals push for DMF Portal 2.0, convergence with Aspirational District/Block Programmes, and outcome-based use of funds.