Lok Sabha Question No. 1390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Compensation to Affected Persons
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: R. VANAROJA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1390 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## Compensation to Affected Persons

## 1390.   SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided adequate compensation and job opportunities for the persons belonging to the families of those who have provided lands for NLC, Tamil Nadu;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       whether the Government has taken any efforts to find a permanent solution to the contract  labourers  who  are  badly  affected  by  the  NLC  decision  of  reducing  the number of working days per month; and
- (d)       if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  & (b): During the period  from 1977 to November, 2018, 6269 hectares of private land have  been  acquired  by  NLC  India  Ltd.,  and  for  which  about  Rs.137  Crore  was  paid  as compensation as per Land Acquisition Act.  In addition to the above, another Rs.180 Crore was paid as enhanced compensation, through Lok Adalat, ensuring adequate compensation to the  persons  belonging  to  the  families  who  have  provided  land  for  NLC  India  Limited (NLCIL). Apart from monetary compensation, the following Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) facilities were provided to the project affected families:

|   Sl. No. | Nature of R&RMeasures                                                                                                                    | Quantification                    |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | Allotment of alternative house sites in well developed, resettlement centers                                                             | 7374 Plots.                       |
|         2 | Resettlement Allowance paid                                                                                                              | Rs. 275.53 Lakh.                  |
|         3 | Ex-gratia payment for the structure on Government Lands                                                                                  | Rs. 417.53 Lakh.                  |
|         4 | Regular employment provided to the Project Affected Families (PAF).                                                                      | 1827 persons                      |
|         5 | Contract Jobs                                                                                                                            | 3500 persons                      |
|         6 | Cattle Shed, Petty shop Allowance paid                                                                                                   | Rs. 3.30 Lakh                     |
|         7 | One time Rehabilitation grant in lieu of employment                                                                                      | Rs. 2,77,03,500/-                 |
|         8 | Annual expenditure incurred as on date for maintenance, amenities and up-keeping of Resettlement Centers                                 | Rs.150.00 lakh per Annum (approx) |
|         9 | ITI apprenticeship training imparted to Project affected Persons (PAP).                                                                  | 975 persons                       |
|        10 | Apprenticeship Training (Graduate / Diploma).                                                                                            | 154 persons                       |
|        11 | Sponsorship for studying Diploma in Mining.                                                                                              | 118 persons                       |
|        12 | Special Training imparted to the PAF members under Medical Lab Technician Training Scheme.                                               | 65 persons                        |
|        13 | Training for skill development/ entrepreneurship/ self- employment imparted to the members of PAFs in association with training experts. | 1792 persons                      |
|        14 | Number of PAP Contractors registered on the basis of LA.                                                                                 | 128 contractors                   |
|        15 | Charges incurred for the development of Resettlement Centers                                                                             | Rs. 1364.38 lakh                  |

(c)&(d)   NLCIL has not reduced the number of working days of contract workmen engaged by the contractor employers. As per Mine Planning, due to the closure of Eastern Corridor (EC)  Bench  System  of  Mine  IA,  a  small  section  of  workmen  engaged  by  the  contractor employers  in  EC  Bench  system  of  Mine-IA  Unit  of  NLCIL  resorted  to  agitation  and submitted  petitions  to  NLCIL  as  well  as  District  Collector  and  Government  agencies. However,  the  same  was  resolved  by  redeploying  the  contract  workmen  to  other  units  of NLCIL viz Mine I & Mine II.

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