Lok Sabha Question No. 3795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Compensation Paid by NTPC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3795

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## COMPENSATION PAID BY NTPC

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

3795. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of compensation paid to the displaced/affected persons due  to  a  power  project  by  PSU  like  NTPC,  PGCIL  during  the  last  three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  framed  any  policy  in  regard  to  pay compensation to displaced/affected persons, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  present  amount  of  compensation  paid  to  affected persons is very less, if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether many cases of compensation to displaced/affected persons are pending, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  resolve  the problem?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : NTPC  deposits  the  required  amount  for  land  compensation with District Administration/State Authority, as decided and demanded by them,  after  which  the  concerned  District  Administration/State  Authority disburses the land compensation to the eligible persons. As informed by NTPC,  as  of  now,  entire  amount  as  demanded  by  concerned  District Administration/State Authority has been deposited by NTPC with them; the details  for  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  are  placed  at Annexure.

..........2.

As  informed  by  PGCIL,  no  physical  displacement  has  taken place  in  POWERGRID's  projects  in  last  three  years  and  current  year. Further, no compensation has been paid to the displaced persons during the last three years and the current year by PGCIL.

(b) & (c) : As regards NTPC, private land for the project is acquired by the respective State Governments/State Authorities, on request of NTPC, as per the extant Govt. of India (GOI) Land Acquisition Act/special Acts of respective States. The land rate/compensation is decided by the concerned State Govt./ State Authority as per provisions of the prevailing Land Acquisition Act of GOI/ respective State Govt.

POWERGRID is securing land for its substations through direct purchase on 'Willing Buyer Willing Seller' basis on market/negotiated rate as  per  provisions  under  Section-46  of  'Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  Act 2013'.

(d) & (e) : As informed by NTPC and PGCIL, no case of compensation is pending with them.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3795 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.01.2019. ***************

## Compensation deposited for land acquisition  with various District Administration/State Authorities

|   SN | Name of Project   | State        | Year    |   Compensation deposited by NTPC (Rs. Crore) |
|------|-------------------|--------------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Gadarwara         | MP           | 2015-16 |                                        14.34 |
|    1 | Gadarwara         | MP           | 2016-17 |                                         0.51 |
|    1 | Gadarwara         | MP           | 2017-18 |                                         0    |
|    1 | Gadarwara         | MP           | 2018-19 |                                         4.56 |
|    2 | Khargone          | MP           | 2015-16 |                                         0    |
|    2 | Khargone          | MP           | 2016-17 |                                       123.26 |
|    2 | Khargone          | MP           | 2017-18 |                                         0    |
|    2 | Khargone          | MP           | 2018-19 |                                         0.57 |
|    3 | Kahalgaon         | Bihar        | 2015-16 |                                         0    |
|    3 | Kahalgaon         | Bihar        | 2016-17 |                                         2.66 |
|    3 | Kahalgaon         | Bihar        | 2017-18 |                                         0.54 |
|    4 | BRBCL (JV)        | Bihar        | 2015-16 |                                        40.25 |
|    4 | BRBCL (JV)        | Bihar        | 2016-17 |                                         0    |
|    4 | BRBCL (JV)        | Bihar        | 2017-18 |                                         0    |
|    4 | BRBCL (JV)        | Bihar        | 2018-19 |                                         0    |
|    5 | Mouda             | Maharashtra  | 2015-16 |                                         0    |
|    5 | Mouda             | Maharashtra  | 2016-17 |                                         0    |
|    5 | Mouda             | Maharashtra  | 2017-18 |                                        66.76 |
|    5 | Mouda             | Maharashtra  | 2018-19 |                                         0    |
|    6 | Rammam            | WB           | 2015-16 |                                         2.32 |
|    6 | Rammam            | WB           | 2016-17 |                                         0    |
|    6 | Rammam            | WB           | 2017-18 |                                         0    |
|    7 | Lara              | Chhattisgarh | 2015-16 |                                         0    |
|    7 | Lara              | Chhattisgarh | 2016-17 |                                         0    |
|    7 | Lara              | Chhattisgarh | 2017-18 |                                         0.46 |
|    8 | Darlipali         | Odisha       | 2015-16 |                                         4.14 |
|    8 | Darlipali         | Odisha       | 2016-17 |                                         0    |
|    8 | Darlipali         | Odisha       | 2017-18 |                                         3.24 |
|    8 | Darlipali         | Odisha       | 2018-19 |                                        37.16 |
|    8 | Darlipali         | Total        |         |                                       322.39 |

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