Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Rehabilitation of Displaced Families
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2017

## REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED FAMILIES

## *419.  SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

- (a) the  details  of  the  provisions  made  for  compensation  and  rehabilitation  of  the  families displaced due to mining activities in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the people of Odisha have time and again pleaded for rehabilitation of oustees from the iron ore mining in the State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  rehabilitate  the  affected families?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## THE  STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 419 REGARDING REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED FAMILES' RAISED BY SHRI. TATHAGATA SATPATHY, MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT FOR REPLY ON 30 th MARCH, 2017.

(a)  to  (c):    Minerals  (Other  than  Atomic  and  Hydro  Carbon  Energy  Minerals) Concession, Rules, 2016 ( MOAHCEM Concession Rules, 2016 ) have been framed under section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 to regulate the manner in which mineral concessions are granted and for purposes connected therewith.

Rule 52 of MOAHCEM Concession Rules, 2016, provides for compensation payable to  the  owner  of  the  land  in  which  the  mining  operations  are  carried  out;  and  Rule  53  of MOAHCEM  Concession  Rules,  2016,  provides  for  assessment  and  determination  of compensation for damage, if any, done to the land by the reconnaissance or prospecting or mining operations, as the case may be, which shall be payable to the owner of the land.

In addition, as per rule 12 (1) ( l )  of  the said Rules, one of the conditions subject to which a mining lease is granted is that the lessee shall, in the matter of employment, give preference  to  the  tribals  and  to  the  persons  who  are  displaced  because  of  the  mining operations.

As  per information made  available by the  Government  of  Odisha,  the  State Government has informed that for the purpose of dealing with resettlement and rehabilitation matters, the State has formulated the Odisha Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2006 on 14.5.2016.  The  State  Government  has  also  stated  that  no  specific  complaint/plea  has  been received  for  rehabilitation  of  oustees  from  iron  ore  mining  in  the  State.  The  Ministry  of Mines has also not received any specific complaint/plea in this regard.

Additionally,  Section  9B  of  the  MMDR  Act,  1957  provides  for  establishment  of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) 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 Governments.

To facilitate synergy in implementation of DMF across the States, the Government of India has launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) with the objective of the welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the funds generated by DMF. At least 60% of the funds will be utilized for high priority areas like: (i) drinking water supply; (ii) environment preservation and pollution control measures; (iii) health care (iv) education; (v) welfare of women and children; (vi) welfare of aged and disabled people; (vii) skill development; and (viii) Sanitation. The rest of the funds will be utilized for the following: (i) physical infrastructure; (ii) irrigation; (iii) energy and watershed development;  and  (iv)  any  other  measures  for  enhancing  environmental  quality  in  mining districts.

The  Central  Government  has  issued  directives  to  the  State  Governments,  under Section  20A  of  the  MMDR  Act,  1957,  laying  down  the  guidelines  for  implementation  of

PMKKKY and directing the States to incorporate the same in the rules being framed by them for DMFs. So far, DMFs have been established in 287 districts in 11 mineral rich states in the country  viz.,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Madhya

Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Telangana.

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