Lok Sabha Question No. 5339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Land acquired for Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## LAND ACQUIRED FOR POWER PROJECTS

5339. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  policy  laid  down  by  the  Government  to  grant compensation  to  the  affected  people  for  the  land  acquired  for  various Power Projects including Government and Private Power Projects;

(b) whether any compensation has been paid to the affected people for the  land  acquired  for  various  Power  Projects  in  various  States  including Karnataka during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Government of India has notified Right to Fair Compensation & Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR)  Act-2013,  which  is  applicable  w.e.f.  01.01.2014.  Provision regarding land compensation to be paid to the affected families is governed as per Schedule-I of RFCTLARR Act, 2013. Prior to enactment of RFCTLARR Act,  2013,  land  compensation  provision  was  governed  as  per  the  Land Acquisition  Act,  1894.  However,  the  above  mentioned  two  acts  are  not applicable in J&K. In J&K Land Acquisition and compensation issues are dealt as per provision of J&K Land Act 1991.

……….2.

The RFCTLARR Act, 2013 lays down procedures for arriving at 'fair  compensation/replacement  cost'  of  land/assets  of  affected  persons, along  with  other  safeguards  to  protect  their  interests.  The  details  of Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R&R) provision as per second schedule of the act, includes provision of house in case of physical displacement, land for land option, offer for developed land, choice of annuity or employment, subsistence  grant  &  transportation  cost  for  displaced  families,  one  time grant for artisan/small traders, one time resettlement allowance to affected families,    fishing  rights  in  case  of  hydel/irrigation  projects  etc.  Further, SC/ST families shall be entitled to addition safeguards and R&R assistances like  additional  subsistence  grant,  preference  for  relocation  in  similar ecological zone etc.

Project Authority 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  regards,  Private  Power  Projects,  the  compensation  is  paid by the Private Company as per the policy of respective State Governments.

(b) & (c) : Yes Sir.  Compensation has been paid to the affected people for the land acquired for various Power Projects in various States. The details are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5339 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2019. ***************

DETAILS OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE AFFECTED PEOPLE, UTILITY-WISE & STATE-WISE

| Sr. No.   | Utility   | Name of State / UT   | Amount of compensation paid to the affected people (in Rs. Crore)   | Amount of compensation paid to the affected people (in Rs. Crore)   | Amount of compensation paid to the affected people (in Rs. Crore)   | Amount of compensation paid to the affected people (in Rs. Crore)   | Amount of compensation paid to the affected people (in Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |           |                      | 2016-17                                                             | 2017-18                                                             | 2018-19                                                             | 2019-20                                                             | Total                                                               |
| 1.        | NHPC Ltd. | Arunachal Pradesh    | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 24.6658                                                             | NIL                                                                 | 24.6658                                                             |
| 2.        | NHPC Ltd. | Jammu & Kashmir      | 2.1732                                                              | 0.6679                                                              | 0.2575                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 3.0986                                                              |
| 3.        | NHPC Ltd. | West Bengal          | 6.2957                                                              | 1.249                                                               | 0.1937                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 7.7384                                                              |
| 4.        | NHPC Ltd. | Sikkim               | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 6.7978                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 6.7978                                                              |
| 5.        | NHPC Ltd. | Himachal Pradesh     | 32.5936                                                             | 1.1198                                                              | 0.2847                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 33.9981                                                             |
| 6.        | NTPC Ltd. | Bihar                | 2.66                                                                | 0.54                                                                | 21.04                                                               | NIL                                                                 | 24.24                                                               |
| 7.        | NTPC Ltd. | Chhattisgarh         | NIL                                                                 | 0.46                                                                | 1.77                                                                | 14.3                                                                | 16.53                                                               |
| 8.        | NTPC Ltd. | Maharashtra          | NIL                                                                 | 66.76                                                               | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 66.76                                                               |
| 9.        | NTPC Ltd. | Madhya Pradesh       | 123.77                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 5.13                                                                | NIL                                                                 | 128.9                                                               |
| 10.       | NTPC Ltd. | Odisha               | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 60.81                                                               | NIL                                                                 | 60.81                                                               |
| 11.       | NUPPL     | Uttar Pradesh        | 47.67                                                               |                                                                     |                                                                     | 7.90                                                                | 55.57                                                               |
| 12.       | NTPL      | Tamil Nadu           | NIL                                                                 | 35.0557                                                             | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 35.0557                                                             |
| 13.       | SJVN Ltd. | Bihar                | 6.52                                                                | 0.19                                                                | 27.53                                                               | NIL                                                                 | 34.24                                                               |
| 14.       | SJVN Ltd. | Himachal Pradesh     | 6.93                                                                | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 6.93                                                                |
| 15.       | DVC       | Jharkhand            | 5.67                                                                | 20.36                                                               | 1.53                                                                | 39.99                                                               | 67.55                                                               |
| 16.       | DVC       | West Bengal          | 0.63                                                                | 0.14                                                                | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 0.77                                                                |
| 17.       | PGCIL     | Andhra Pradesh       | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 1.8255                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 1.8255                                                              |
| 18.       | THDCIL    | Uttarakhand          | 0.92                                                                | 0.12                                                                | NIL                                                                 | NIL                                                                 | 1.04                                                                |
| 19.       | THDCIL    | Uttar Pradesh        | 125.36                                                              | NIL                                                                 | 19.12                                                               | NIL                                                                 | 144.48                                                              |
| 20.       | BBMB      | Himachal Pradesh     | 3.42                                                                | 2.32                                                                | 4.99                                                                | 12.67                                                               | 23.40                                                               |

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