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 areasPhysical infrastructure, irrigation, energy and watershed development, and other measures to improve environmental quality