Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Funds Spent by NTPC under CSR
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Suresh Pujari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## FUNDS SPENT BY NTPC UNDER CSR

*251.   SHRI SURESH PUJARI:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of project affected area inside the Territory of Lakhanpur Block of Jharsuguda in the State of Odisha after establishment of NTPC's Lara thermal power project at Odisha-Chhattisgarh Border;
- (b) the  total  amount  of  funds  spent  so  far  by  NTPC,  Lara  under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the amount spent so far in the project affected areas inside Odisha territory;
- (c) the percentage of funds under CSR for which the project affected part of Odisha is entitled in principle;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  give  instruction  to  NTPC  to spend  the  determined  percentage  of  its  CSR  funds  in  consultation  with  the elected representatives and district administration in the project affected areas of Odisha including its arrear amount; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 05.08.2021 REGARDING FUNDS SPENT BY NTPC UNDER CSR

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- (a) : No land was acquired for NTPC Lara in the State of Odisha, hence, no  area  has  been  affected  in  villages  of  Lakhanpur  Block  of  Jharsuguda  in Odisha due to establishment of the Lara Project.

(b) to (e) : Presently,  NTPC  Lara  does  not  come  under  the  Corporate  Social Responsibility  (CSR)  phase.  However,  Community  Development  (CD)  activities have been undertaken in the Project Affected Villages under the provisions for Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Plan of Lara. These CD activities have been undertaken  in  09  Project  Affected  Villages  of  NTPC  Lara  in  a  participatory manner in consultation with stakeholders, Village Development Advisory Committee  (VDAC)  and  District  Administration,  Raigarh  under  the  guidance  of District Collector, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. As on 30.06.2021, total amount of Rs. 49.10  Crore  has  been  spent  out  of  allocated  Rs.  52.34  Crore  towards    regular Community Development Activities under R&R Plan of NTPC Lara. A sum of Rs. 72,00,000/-  was  deposited  with  District  Collector,  Jharsuguda  District  (Odisha) on 05.12.2018, towards Community Development for 20 infrastructure development Projects in Lakhanpur Block of Jharsuguda District.

Apart from this regular CD expenditure, an amount of Rs. 220 Cr. has been spent so far out of allocated Rs. 320 Cr. for various CD activities in State of Chhattisgarh under R&R Plan of Lara covering expenditure on the following:

1. International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Naya Raipur;
2. Financial Assistance for upgradation of infrastructure & basic amenities and latest equipment to Govt. Medical College, Raigarh;
3. Upgradation of Engineering College Raigarh; and
4. Upgradation of  Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Pussore.

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