Lok Sabha Question No. 3119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Acquisition of Land for NTPC Plant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3119

## ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR NTPC PLANT

†3119. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  compensation  and  jobs  for  acquiring farmers  land for the  establishment  of NTPC  plant  in Lara and  Tilaipali village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  to  (c)  :    The  land  acquisition  is  carried  by  the  District  Administration/  Appropriate Govt.,  under  the  extant  Land  Acquisition  (LA)  Act;  on  NTPC's  requisition  for  required land  for  the  Project.  NTPC  deposits  the  demanded  amount  to  the  respective  Land Acquisition  Authority/  District  Administration  for  disbursement  of  the  amounts  of  due compensation to the concerned farmers.

As far as jobs are concerned, these are not committed under the extant LA Act.  However,  the  construction  and  operation  stages  of  the  project  do  give  rise  to various job opportunities.

The details of compensation & jobs are given as under:

## NTPC Lara -

The State Govt. had acquired the private land through CSIDC, Raipur (Chhattisgarh  State  Industrial  Development  Corporation)  for  NTPC  Lara,  measuring 1929.20 acre and CSIDC has handed over land to NTPC Lara on 99 years lease basis. The total amount of Rs.292.35 Cr towards land acquisition has been deposited by NTPC with CSIDC-Raipur for disbursement of compensation to land losers through the District Administration.

NTPC Lara,  in  consultation  with  stakeholders,  has  offered  compensation  under the R&R plan which has also been approved by the State Govt.

Accordingly, till date 1821 Land oustees out of 2449 Land oustees have received the R&R grant from NTPC. The R&R dispensation by NTPC for the eligible beneficiaries is being processed after due documentation.

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Further, till date, as against notified available vacancies for 79 regular posts at NTPC Lara, 57 candidates found suitable from Project Affected Families, were selected and provided employment.

Talaipalli Coal Mining Project (Talaipalli CMP) -

The Central Govt. (Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India) had acquired the private land admeasuring 2959 acre for NTPC Talaipalli Coal Mining Project under CBA (Coal Bearing Areas) Act & an amount of Rs. 250.83 Cr has already been disbursed as compensation by the Competent Authority. Further, 788.46 acre of private land has been acquired by the  State  Govt.  of  Chhattisgarh  under  the  LA(Land  Acquisition)  Act  1894  /  RFCTLARR (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Act 2013 for which an amount of Rs. 176.87 Cr was deposited with the District Administration for the disbursement of compensation.

For the land acquired under the CBA Act, compensation for 95 percent of the land and  related  assets  have  been  paid  by  the  Competent  Authority  (as  notified  under Section  3  of  the  CBA  Act  by  the  Ministry  of  Coal,  Govt.  of  India)  while  for  the  land acquired under the RFCTLARR Act 2013, almost 88 percent of compensation has been paid to the landowners by the District Administration.

NTPC,  in  consultation  with  the  stakeholders  has  decided  the  R&R  package, approved by the State Govt. where-in the eligible PAFs (Project Affected Families) shall be given R&R grants.

Out of 3379 eligible PAFs, 2788 PAFs have been paid R&R grants. For the balance PAFs, the process of payment of R&R grants is under progress, as mining is an ongoing process.

In  addition  to  the  above,  secondary  employment  opportunities  like  shops, contractual  works,  vehicle  contracts,  etc.  are  also  extended  to  the  Project  Affected Families.

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