Lok Sabha Question No. 1294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Compensation to Displaced Families
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, DUSHYANT SINGH, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1294

TO BE ANSWERED ON  22.12.2017

## Compensation to Displaced Families

1294. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  people  evicted  for  declaration  of  national  parks,  sanctuaries,  tiger reserves etc. across the country for the past ten years State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  provides  compensations  to  displaced  people/families under various schemes including NTCA and CAMPA and if so, the details thereof scheme-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  compensation  paid  to  displaced  people/families  under  various schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  gives  compensation  including  residential  land  to  the displaced families of district Sawaimadhopur of Rajasthan under revised Central Economic Protection Scheme of Tiger Project, 2008 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  basic  facilities  like  electricity, water, road etc. to the displaced families as per the new land acquisition policy and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said facility is likely to be provided?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Declaration of any area as national park, wildlife sanctuary is the mandate of the concerned State Governments. Hence the number of people evicted  for declaration  of  national  park,  wildlife  sanctuary  is  not  collated  at    the Ministry's level.  As informed by the National Tiger Conservation authority, no person has been evicted for declaration of tiger reserves.
- (b) and (c) Funding assistance for voluntary village relocation from notified core/critical tiger  habitat  of  a  tiger  reserve  and  other  Protected  Areas  on  receipt  of requests from the state Governments  is provided under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger' and 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats'.  Details of compensation paid for the voluntary village relocation under these Centrally Sponsored Schemes during last three years and current year is at Annexure-I.

Under  CAMPA  States  have  been  permitted  to  include  provisions  for compensation to families displaced from Project Tiger/ wildlife habits. The details of amount utilized by States are not collated in the Ministry.

- (d) There  is  no  such  scheme  called  Central  Economic  Protection  Scheme  of Tiger Project, 2008.  However, under CSS-PT, there are two options, details of which are at Annexure-II .

Funding assistance  for  voluntary  village  relocation  to  Ranthambhore  Tiger Reserve from 2007-08 to 2012-13 (central share) is as below:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Tiger Reserve   |   2007-08 |   2008-09 |   2009-10 |   2010-11 |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Ranthambhore            |        50 |       464 |     10400 |         0 |

- (e) Basic facilities like electricity, water, road etc. are provided to the displaced families  if  they  opt  for  Option  II  of  the  relocation  package.  Details  of relocation package is given in the Annexure -II.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1294 REGARDING 'COMPENSATION TO DISPLACED FAMILIES' RAISED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA,  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH AND ADV. JOICE GEORGE  DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.12.2017.

Details  compensation  paid  for    the  voluntary  village  relocation  under  these Centrally Sponsored Schemes during last three years and current year .

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger' (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Tiger Reserve            |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (as on 19.12.2017) |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Manas (Assam)                    |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 2         | Achanakmar (Chhattisgarh)        |         0 |         0 |      0    |                        798   |
| 3         | Nagarahole/ Bandipur             |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 4         | Bandhavgarh (MP)                 |         0 |         0 |   1338    |                          0   |
| 5         | Kanha (MP)                       |      2415 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 6         | Satpura (MP)                     |         0 |         0 |    630    |                       2076   |
| 7         | Panna (MP)                       |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 8         | Sanjay Dubri (MP)                |         0 |         0 |   8209.96 |                       3166   |
| 9         | Dampa (Mizoram)                  |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 10        | Similipal (Odisha)               |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 11        | Ranthambhore (Rajasthan)         |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 12        | Sariska (Rajasthan)              |         0 |       810 |      0    |                          0   |
| 13        | Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu)           |         0 |      1410 |      0    |                          0   |
| 14        | Corbett (Uttarakhand)            |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 15        | Melghat (Maharashtra)            |      2000 |      2532 |   2856    |                          0   |
| 16        | Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra)     |         0 |         0 |      0    |                          0   |
| 17        | Kali (Dandeli-Anshi) (Karnataka) |         0 |         0 |    786    |                          0   |
| 18        | Pench (Maharashtra)              |         0 |         0 |   1020    |                          0   |
| 19        | Bor (Maharashtra)                |         0 |         0 |   1860    |                          0   |
| 20        | Satkosia (Odisha)                |         0 |         0 |      0    |                        374.4 |
|           | Total                            |      4415 |      4752 |  16700    |                       6414.4 |

## Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats'

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of Sanctuary               | Compensation paid (Rs. in lakhs)   | Compensation paid (Rs. in lakhs)   | Compensation paid (Rs. in lakhs)   | Compensation paid (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         |                 |                                 | 2014-15                            | 2015-16                            | 2016-17                            | 2017-18 (as on 19.12.2017)         |
| 1       | Kerala          | Wayanad Sanctuary               | 716.00                             | -                                  | 1108.80                            | -                                  |
| 2       | Mizoram         | Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary | -                                  | -                                  | 1044.00                            | 261.00                             |
| Total   |                 |                                 | 716.00                             | -                                  | 2152.80                            | 261.00                             |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d)  OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1294  REGARDING  'COMPENSATION  TO DISPLACED FAMILIES' RAISED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA, SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH AND ADV. JOICE GEORGE  DUE FOR REPLY ON 22.12.2017.

## Options for voluntary village relocation under CSS-PT and IDWH

- Option I -Payment  of  the  entire  package  amount  (Rs.  10  lakhs  per family)    to    the    family    in    case    the    family    opts    so, without  involving    any    rehabilitation    and  relocation process  by  the  Forest Department.
- Option II -Carrying  out  relocation  and  rehabilitation  of  village  from protected area and tiger reserve by the Forest Department.
- (i) In  case  of  option  I,  a  monitoring  process  involving  the  District Magistrate  of  concerned  District  would  be  ensured  so  that  the villagers rehabilitate themselves with the package money provided to them. In this regard, a mechanism  involving  handholding,  preferably by external agencies should also be ensured, while depositing a considerable portion of  the amount in the name of the beneficiary  in  a  nationalized  bank  for obtaining  income  through interest generated.
- (ii) In   case   of   option   II,   the   package   (per   family)   is as below, at the rate of Rs. 10 lakhs per family, namely:

| (a)   | Agriculture land procurement (2 hectare) and development                                                                                                                                                       | 35%of the total package   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| (b)   | Settlement of rights                                                                                                                                                                                           | 30% of the total package  |
| (c)   | Homestead land and house construction                                                                                                                                                                          | 20% of the total package  |
| (d)   | Incentive                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5%of the total package    |
| (e)   | Community facilities commuted by the family (access road, irrigation, drinking water, sanitation, electricity, tele-communication, community center, religious places of worship, burial and cremation ground) | 10%of the total package   |