PMKKKY

The Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) is a government scheme that aims to improve the lives of people in mining areas. It does this by funding projects that support development and welfare in these areas. 

 

Objectives 

 
  • Reduce the negative impacts of mining on the environment, health, and economy of people in mining areas
  • Ensure that people in mining areas have long-term sustainable livelihoods
  • Complement existing government schemes and projects
Areas of focus
 
  • High priority areas
     

    Drinking water, health care, sanitation, education, skill development, women and child care, welfare of aged and disabled people, and environment conservation 

     
  • Other priority areas
     
    Physical infrastructure, irrigation, energy and watershed development, and other measures to improve environmental quality