Lok Sabha Question No. 1971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Funds Provided for Rehabilitation of Affected People
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.3.2018

## Funds Provided for Rehabilitation of Affected People

## 1971.  PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether funds have been provided for rehabilitation  of  the  affected  people  living  in  the non-safe areas of coal mines during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details thereof; and
- (c) the year-wise and State-wise number of the families rehabilitated during the said period?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a):  Yes Madam. Funds have been provided for rehabilitation of the affected people living in the non-safe areas of coal mines during last three years and current year.
- (b):    (i)  The  details  of  expenditure  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  by  i)  Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA), the nodal agency on behalf of Government of West Bengal under Master Plan is as under:-
- (ii)    The  details  of  expenditure  by  Bharat  Coking  Coal  Limited  (BCCL)  &  Jharia  Raniganj Development Authority(JRDA) the nodal agency under the Master plan are as under:
- (c): Year-wise  and  state  wise  number  of  families  rehabilitated  during  the  said  period  are  as under:-
- (i) The  number  of  families  rehabilitated  by  ADDA,  West  Bengal  till  date  is  NIL.  In  this connection  it  may  be  mentioned  that  construction  of  flats/houses  has  already  been  started  by Housing  Department,  Govt.  of  WB  w.e.f.  10.03.2017  and  tenders  for  further  construction  of 12,816 flats has already been floated as communicated by ADDA/ Housing Department
- (ii) The year-wise and state wise number of families rehabilitated in BCCL is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Expenditure by ADDA                                | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2014-15 | -------                                            | Due to non-acquisition of land by State Govt. in non- coal bearing areas or areas where coal is available at a depth of more than 600 metres or area where grade of coal is very poor/low, construction activity could not be proceeded. Resultant, fund could not be utilized in accordance with the provision of Master Plan. |
|         2 | 2015-16 | -------                                            | Due to non-acquisition of land by State Govt. in non- coal bearing areas or areas where coal is available at a depth of more than 600 metres or area where grade of coal is very poor/low, construction activity could not be proceeded. Resultant, fund could not be utilized in accordance with the provision of Master Plan. |
|         3 | 2016-17 | Rs. 0 .9211Crore for Demographic Survey& Valuation | Due to non-acquisition of land by State Govt. in non- coal bearing areas or areas where coal is available at a depth of more than 600 metres or area where grade of coal is very poor/low, construction activity could not be proceeded. Resultant, fund could not be utilized in accordance with the provision of Master Plan. |
|         4 | 2017-18 | Rs. (143 crore +270 crore) = Rs. 413 crore.        | ADDA has transferred Rs. 143 crore from the received amount under the head of Land Acquisition and Rs. 270 crore received in connection with construction activity to Housing Department, Govt. of West Bengal for construction of flats at the resettlement sites.                                                             |

|   Sl. No | Year                        |   Expenditure by BCCL (Rs.in Crore) |   by Expenditure by JRDA (Rs.in Crore) |   by Total (Rs.in Crore) |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15                     |                              135.04 |                                  87.26 |                   222.3  |
|        2 | 2015-16                     |                              150.08 |                                  33.85 |                   183.93 |
|        3 | 2016-17                     |                              194.87 |                                  68.52 |                   263.39 |
|        4 | 2017-18 upto December 2017. |                               53.98 |                                  32    |                    85.98 |

|   Sl No. | Year                        | State     |   No. of Family shifted |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15                     | Jharkhand |                    1156 |
|        2 | 2015-16                     | Jharkhand |                     303 |
|        3 | 2016-17                     | Jharkhand |                    1694 |
|        4 | 2017-18 (upto January 2018) | Jharkhand |                     664 |

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