DMF

Mining brings wealth to a region and to the nation, but for decades the communities living closest to the mines saw little of that prosperity reach their doorstep. In 2015, an amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act established the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), a non-profit trust set up in every major mining district, and the Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) to give it a clear direction and framework.

Today, DMF is active across 656 districts in 23 states, working in health, education, drinking water, livelihood, and infrastructure, with plans built around what each community actually needs. The DMF Mobile Application supports this effort by enabling registration, project tracking, geo-tagged field monitoring, and reporting on PMKKKY-funded works in High and Other Priority sectors, in line with the Aspirational DMF Programme.

This Privacy Policy applies to all services and functionalities provided through the DMF Mobile Application. It governs the collection, use, storage, and protection of information generated or submitted while using the application, including:

• User registration and authentication
• District and scheme selection under PMKKKY
• Geo-tagged project and field data collection
• Image and document uploads
• Fund utilisation monitoring and reporting
• Administrative and operational functionalities

This Privacy Policy applies only to the official DMF Mobile Application and related services, and does not extend to any third-party application, website, or service that may be linked from it.

To operate project tracking and reporting under PMKKKY, the DMF Mobile Application collects the following categories of information:

Information collected through the DMF Mobile Application is used strictly to support scheme implementation, monitoring, and administrative action under PMKKKY, including to:

• Track fund deployment and physical progress of projects in High and Other Priority sectors
• Verify, prioritise, and follow individual projects from sanction to completion
• Route field reports and updates to the appropriate DMF trust office or authorised administrator
• Generate dashboards, statistics, and status reports for the Aspirational DMF Programme and government review
• Troubleshoot technical issues and improve the reliability of the application
• Detect misuse, duplicate reporting, or fraudulent submissions

No Third-Party Advertising: The DMF Mobile Application does not display third-party banner advertisements, and we have no intention of introducing them.

Information collected through the DMF Mobile Application is shared only to the extent necessary to carry out PMKKKY planning, monitoring, and implementation functions, and may be accessed by:

• Authorised officials and trustees of the concerned District Mineral Foundation
• Designated administrators and reviewing officers of the State Government
• Central Government departments coordinating the Aspirational DMF Programme
• Field staff, implementing agencies, and supervisory officers involved in on-ground project execution and reporting
• Government authorities where disclosure is required by law, regulation, or a lawful administrative order

The DMF Mobile Application does not sell your personal information, and does not share it with third parties for marketing purposes.

Data collected through the application, including registration details, geo-tagged submissions, and uploaded images or documents, is stored on secure servers with access restricted to authorised personnel. Reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are applied to protect this information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain registration information, field submissions, and project records for as long as necessary to support ongoing scheme monitoring, project closure, administrative review, and applicable legal or record-keeping requirements. Project data may be retained beyond completion for historical reference and evaluation of the PMKKKY scheme in future planning cycles.

Subject to operational and legal requirements, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information associated with your DMF account
• Request correction of inaccurate registration or profile details
• Request deletion of your account, subject to retention of records required for ongoing or historical project management
• Ask how your data has been used in connection with a specific project or report

To exercise these rights, please contact the designated administrator responsible for the DMF Mobile Application at your concerned District Mineral Foundation.

The DMF Mobile Application may request the following device permissions to function correctly:

• Location: to geo-tag field visits and align project updates with the correct district and site
• Camera & Storage: to capture and upload photographic evidence and supporting documents
• Network Access: to sync reports, images, and project updates with the central server

Permissions are used only for the purposes stated above and can be managed at any time through your device settings, though disabling certain permissions may limit the app's functionality.

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the application's functionality or applicable legal requirements. The date of the last update is indicated at the bottom of this page. Where changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as an in-app notification.