Through the amendment in Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) (MMDR) Act, in 2015, Government of India has made provision for establishment of District Mineral Foundation in all the districts affected by mining. Accordingly, Section 9(B) of the MMDR Act provides for the establishment of DMF as a non-profit body, object of DMF, and the power of State Government to prescribe the composition and functions of District Mineral Foundation.

The object of the District Mineral Foundation is to work for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.

The G.O. Ms. No. 57 Industries (MMD.1) Department, dated 19.05.2017 have issued orders notifying the new Rule viz “The Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017” to establish a trust in each District of the State to collect District Mineral Foundation Fund from the lessees of Major and Minor Minerals as per the rates specified in this Rules with effect from 12.01.2015. The Said Rules have been Notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extra-ordinary Issue No.143 dated 19.05.2017 and subsequent amendments as per the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary Issue No.248 dated 27.07.2017.

Accordingly, Managing Committee and Governing Council of the Tiruppur District Mineral Foundation Trust was formed with District Collector as Chairperson, District Revenue Officer as Member Secretary, Assistant Director of Geology and Mining as Convener and with 8 other members has been constituted vide Proceedings of the Chairperson of Tiruppur District Mineral Foundation Trust cum District Collector Roc. No. 339 / Mines / 2016 dated 21.9.2017

Sl.No.	Name	Designation
1	Dr. Manish Marnaware, I.A.S., District Collector	Chair Person
2	Thiru.K.Karthikeyan, District Revenue Officer, Tiruppur	Vice – Chairperson
3	Thiru.M.Prasad, Assistant Director of Geology and Mining, Tiruppur	Convener
4	Thiru.K.Subbarayan, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Tiruppur	Member
5	Member of Rajyasabha in Tiruppur District	--NIL--
6	Tmt.N.Kayalvizhi, Member of Legislative Assembly - Dharapuram	Member
7	Thiru.M.P.Saminathan, Member of Legislative Assembly - Kangeyam	Member
8	Thiru.P.Dhanapal, Member of Legislative Assembly, Avinashi	Member
9	Thiru.K.N.Vijayakumar, Member of Legislative Assembly, Tiruppur North	Member
10	Thiru.K. Selvaraj, Member of Legislative Assembly, Tiruppur South	Member
11	Thiru.M.S.M.Anadhan, Member of Legislative Assembly, Palladam	Member
12	Thiru.K. Radhakrishnan, Member of Legislative Assembly - Udumalaipet	Member
13	Thiru.C.Mahendran, Member of Legislative Assembly - Madathukulam	Member
14	Thiru.K.Sangamithirai, Project Director, DRDA Tiruppur	Member
15	Thiru.K.K.Gopal, Personal Assistant (Development) to District Collector	Member
16	Thiru.K.Sathishkumar, Assistant Director, Panchayat (North)	Member
17	Thiru.R. Kamalakannan, Assistant Director, Panchayat (South)	Member
18	Tmt.Pushpadevi, District Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Officer	Member
19	Thiru.R.Rangaraj, District Environment Engineer, TNPCB. North	Member
20	Thiru.S.Bharathi Raja, District Environment Engineer, TNPCB. North	Member
21	Thiru.Rajesh, District Forest Officer	Member
22	Thiru.Muthu saravanan, Executive Engineer, PWD	Member
23	Thiru.Haridass, Assistant Director of Survey & Land Records	Member
24	Thiru.P.Murugesan, District Treasury Officer	Member
25	Thiru.R.Ranjitha Devi, District Social Welfare Officer	Member
26	Thiru.K.R.Jeyanthi, Deputy Director (Health Services)	Member

Sl.No.	Name	Designation
1)	Dr. Manish Marnaware, I.A.S., District Collector, Tiruppur	Chairperson
2)	Thiru.M.Prasad, Assistant Director of Geology and Mining, Tiruppur	Secretary and Convenor
3)	Thiru.K.Sangamithirai Project Director, DRDA Tiruppur	Member
4)	Chief Educational Officer, Tiruppur	Member
5)	Thiru.P.Murugesan District Treasury Officer	Member
6)	Thiru.R.Ranjitha Devi, District Social Welfare Officer	Member