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Aditya Ranjan
Aditya Ranjan is an Associate Consultant with the Policy and Development Advisory Group (PDAG). He is a law graduate with specialisation in Constitutional Law from Institute of Law, Nirma University. Prior to PDAG, he has worked as an intern with Rethink Aadhaar, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, ChildLine India Foundation and Newslaundry.
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Heart of darkness: Misplaced priorities of Jharkhand’s District Mineral Foundation
In 2015, the central government launched District Mineral Foundations in the districts affected by mining, which are mandated to collect royalty from all mining activities and use the funds for the welfare of the local population. In this note, Banerjee and Ranjan give an account of how lack of political commitment and misplaced bureaucratic priorities have led to dismal planning and implementation of the programme in the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand.
