Lok Sabha Question No. 5440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Acquisition of Tribal Land by CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5440 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.3.2018

## Acquisition of Tribal Land by CIL

## 5440.    SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a)         the  company-wise  total  acres  of  tribal  land  acquired  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL) and              its ancillaries during each of the last three years;
- (b)      whether these companies have prepared any rehabilitation package for tribal families;
- (c)      if so, the company-wise details thereof; and
- (d)      the company-wise actual rehabilitation package provided to tribal people alongwith the      provision to provide employment to displaced people during each of the last three years?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):   The company-wise total acres of tribal land acquired by Coal India Limited(CIL) during each of the last three years is as under:

Fig in Acres

| Subsidiary   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-2017   | 2017-18 (till Feb., 18)   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|
| ECL          | 46.16     | 49.74     | 70.91       | 58.71                     |
| BCCL         | NIL       | 1.65      | NIL         | NIL                       |
| CCL          | 144       | 336       | 106         | 132                       |
| NCL          | NIL       | NIL       | NIL         | NIL                       |
| WCL          | 92.857    | 307.485   | 214.601     | 164.947                   |
| SECL         | 408.35    | 288.20    | 783.86      | 527.93                    |
| MCL          | NIL       | 7.22      | 156.45      | NIL                       |

- (b)  & (c): Except  for  MCL,  R&R  activities  including  tribal  families  are  conducted  in  all the other  subsidiaries  of  CIL  under  CIL's  R&R  Policy  2012,  subject  to  modifications  by Subsidiary Boards and suiting to local conditions.  MCL follows R&R Policy of Govt. of Odisha.

As per R&R policy of CIL 2012, additional benefits admissible to Scheduled Tribes(ST) people are as under: -

-  The Tribal people are given one-time financial assistance of 500 days MAW for loss of customary right or usage of forest produce while other project affected families are given subsistence allowance at the rate of 25 days MAW per month for one year.
-  The tribal communities are shifted as a unit and are provided facilities to meet the specific needs of the tribal communities that will allow them to maintain their unique cultural identity.
-  Tribal affected families resettled out of the district are given 25% higher rehabilitation and resettlement benefit.
-  Employment is also provided to the people whose land are acquired in 2:1 ratio i.e. 1 employment against 2 acres of land.

(d):   Company-wise actual rehabilitation package provided to number of tribal families during each of the last three years are as under:-

| Subsidiary   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-1717   | 2017-18(till Feb., 18)   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--------------------------|
| ECL          | NIL       | NIL       | NIL         | NIL                      |
| BCCL NIL     |           | NIL       | NIL         | NIL                      |
| CCL 206      |           | 287       | 259         | 165                      |
| NCL          | NIL       | NIL       | NIL         | NIL                      |
| WCL NIL      |           | NIL       | NIL         | NIL                      |
| SECL 262     |           | 476       | 301         | 124                      |
| MCL          | 374       | 206       | 243         | 95                       |

Company-wise employment provided to the displaced Tribal people during each of the last three years are as under:-

| Subsidiary   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-2017   | 2017-18(till Feb., 18)   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--------------------------|
| 19           | 16        | 24        | 28          | ECL                      |
| NIL          | 1         | NIL       | NIL         | BCCL                     |
| 77           | 168       | 53        | 66          | CCL                      |
| NIL          | NIL       | NIL       | NIL         | NCL                      |
| 23           | 65        | 67        | 18          | WCL                      |
| 157          | 253       | 360       | 204         | SECL                     |
| 374          | 206       | 243       | 95          | MCL                      |

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