Lok Sabha Question No. 3262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Rehabilitation of Displaced Family
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Dhanush M Kumar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Ganesan Selvam, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3262 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## Rehabilitation of Displaced Family

## 3262.   SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANUSH  M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHIL KUMAR S:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN REJENIMBALKAR:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI C. N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)         the  total  land  acquired  by  Coal  India  Limited  and  its  subsidiary  companies  for different coal mining activities during each of the last three years;
- (b)        the number of families displaced by those coal mines;
- ( c)       whether any of those displaced families have been compensated, rehabilitated and any member of their families have been provided employment;
- (d)       if so, details thereof and if not, reasons therefor;
- (e)        the criteria fixed by the Government to provide employment to displaced persons due to land acquisition;
- (f)        the challenges faced by the Government while rehabilitating the displaced persons;
- (g)        whether there are several pending cases regarding providing employment and proper rehabilitation of displaced persons in Coal India and its subsidiaries;
- (h)        if so, the details thereof including corrective steps taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (i)         the other steps taken by the Government to provide employment and rehabilitation to displaced persons in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI )

- (a) : Total  land  acquired  by  Coal  India  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries  for  different  coal mining activities during last three years are as under:-
- (b): The total number of Project Affected People shifted in last three years are as under:-
- (c)  &(d):            The  benefits  extended  to  the  land  owners  under  R&R  Policy  of  CIL  and certain modification by  the respective subsidiaries read with all three Schedules  of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 are as under:-
- (1).       Land compensation is provided as per legal norms, based on mode of acquisition. In case of land acquired under Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (mostly in case of subsidiaries of CIL) compensation is determined in line with the provisions of First Schedule of RFCTLARR Act, 2013.
- (2).       Cost of the Houses - As per valuation of the Appropriate Authority.
- (3).       Employment - one employment for every 02 acres of land for all subsidiaries except Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) where employment is provided as per R&R Policy of Odisha Government.
- (4).       One time cash compensation in lieu of Employment.
- (5).       Household plot to the displaced family at R&R site made by the subsidiaries.
- (6).       One time monetary compensation in lieu of plot.
- (7).       Cattle-shed allowance.
- (8).       Shifting allowance.
- (9).       Minimum agriculture wages for a period of one year.
- (10).     Annuity as per CIL's Annuity Scheme, 2020 for small holders of land.

| Year    |   Acquisition of Land (Fig in Ha) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                           1720.35 |
| 2019-20 |                            489.37 |
| 2020-21 |                           1731.85 |

| Year    |   No. of Project Affected People Shifted |
|---------|------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                      655 |
| 2019-20 |                                     2898 |
| 2020-21 |                                     1084 |

Employment against land acquisition in subsidiaries of CIL are given below:-

| Financial Year          |   Number of employment against land acquisition |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                 |                                            1929 |
| 2019-20                 |                                            1690 |
| 2020-21                 |                                            1992 |
| 2021-22 (till Jan., 22) |                                            1290 |

(e):        Subsidiaries  of  CIL  are  following  R&R  Policy  of  CIL  along  with  some  subsidiary wise modifications, considering the unique conditions and are providing direct employment to  the  land  losers  at  the  rate  of  one  employment  for  every  02  acres  of  land  either  in descending order of land lost or under package deal concept, where small land owners are allowed to club their small portion of land to make 02 acres of land for one employment of their nominee.

The land looser has the option for availing R&R benefits passed by the Collector of the State or  CIL's  R&R  Policy  2012  and  South  Eastern  Coalfields  Limited  (SECL)  and  MCL  are following  the  R&R  Policy  of  their  respective  states,  i.e.  MCL  is  following  Odisha  State Government R&R Policy 1989, 1998 & 2006 and SECL is following MP R&R Policy 1991 & 1995.

Post notification of RFCTLARR (Removal of Difficulties) Order 2015, it has been decided that all the subsidiaries are to adhere to the provisions of First, Second and Third Schedule of RFCTLARR Act 2013 for the land acquired under CBA (A&D) Act 1957.

Further, Subsidiary Companies Boards have been authorised to approve necessary modifications  in  the  R&R  Policy  with  reference  to  unique  conditions  prevailing  at  the concerned subsidiaries as the policy is not exhaustive.'

(f):      Following are the few challenges faced by subsidiaries of CIL while rehabilitating the displaced persons:

1. Building consensus among villagers regarding rehabilitation site finalization.
2. Resistance from host community regarding development of rehabilitation site.
3. Reluctance of villagers to relocate near the host community.
4. Difficulty in obtaining Government land for rehabilitation site.

(g)  to  (i): No  cases  are  pending  in  Subsidiaries  of  CIL  except  in  Central  Coalfields Limited  (CCL)  where  103  employments  are  under  scrutiny  and  few  cases  at  Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) due to ownership dispute in court and dispute among the family members  regarding  share  in  ancestral  property  resulting  into  non-consensus  on  finalizing nominee for employment.

However, Rehabilitation and Resettlement is  a  continuous  process.  As  the  mines  progress, PDF (Project Displaced Families) and PAF (Project Affected Families) list are prepared and accordingly, R&R benefits are provided as applicable.