Lok Sabha Question No. 5629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Families displaced due to Tiger Project
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5629

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Families displaced due to Tiger Project

## 5629.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) the number of families displaced as a result of setting up of Tiger Project in district Sawai Madhopur of Rajasthan during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government provides any compensation to the displaced families and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  facilities  to  the  displaced families as per new land acquisition policy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) No families have been displaced for setting up Tiger Project in district Sawai Madhopur of Rajasthan during the last five years.  As enshrined in section 38V (5) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, a process of voluntary  village  rehabilitation  is  carried  out  from  core/critical  tiger habitat of tiger reserves.  In so far as the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is concerned, no rehabilitation has been carried out during the last five years.
- (c) Yes  Sir, the  voluntary village rehabilitation package  as  per the National Tiger Conservation Authority  (Normative  Standards for Tourism  activities  and  Project  Tiger)  Guidelines,  2012  issued  under section  38  O  (1)  (c)  of  the  Wildlife  (Protection)  Act,  1972  has  the following two options:
- 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   following   package   (per   family) is proposed, 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   |

The  rehabilitation  process  is  monitored  and  implemented  by the following two Committees, namely:

## State level Monitoring Committee consisting of:

| Designation                                                      | Status           |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Chief Secretary of the State                                     | Chairman         |
| Secretaries of related departments                               | Members          |
| State Principal Chief Conservator of Forests                     | Member           |
| Non-official members of respective Tiger Conservation Foundation | Members          |
| Chief Wildlife Warden                                            | Member-Secretary |

## District  level  Implementing  Committee  for  ensuring  convergence of other sectors, consisting of:

| Designation                                                                                                                                                                                       | Status           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| District Collector                                                                                                                                                                                | Chairman         |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO)                                                                                                                                                                     | Member           |
| Representative officials from Public Works Department (PWD), Social Welfare, Tribal Department, Health Department, Agriculture Department, Education Department, Power and Irrigation Departments | Members          |
| Deputy Director of the tiger reserve or protected area                                                                                                                                            | Member Secretary |

(d) & (e) No,  voluntary  village  rehabilitation  is  carried  out  as  per  the  NTCA (Normative Standards for Tourism activities and Project Tiger) Guidelines,  2012  issued  under  section  38  O  (1)  (c)  of  the  Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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