New Delhi, March 22 -- Union Minister of Coal and Mines, G Kishan Reddy, will inaugurate the two-day National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Summit 2026 on Monday at the SCOPE Convention Centre in the national capital.

The Summit, titled Effective Utilisation of District Mineral Funds for ADP/ABP Areas, aims to strengthen inter-governmental coordination and identify policy reforms for improving the effective and outcome-oriented utilisation of DMF funds in mining-affected districts, particularly in Aspirational District Programme (ADP) and Aspirational Block Programme (ABP) areas, a release said.

Union Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, and Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Piyush Goyal, will also grace the occasio...