Lok Sabha Question No. 1459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Policy of Coal India
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## Policy of Coal India

## 1459.   SHRI  MAHESH SAHOO :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)         whether  different  rehabilitation  and  resettlement  policies  are  being  followed  by  Coal India Organisations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)         the  details  of  the  rehabilitation  and  resettlement  policy  of  Coal  India  and  others  who acquire land from public;
- (c)         whether  all  companies  are  providing  jobs  to  one  person  from  families  whose land has been acquired as has been the laid down procedure;
- (d)       if so, the details thereof and if not, the manner for violation and the corrective steps taken in this regard; and
- (e)         whether the Government also makes up for the gross violation towards the land givers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):      Subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) except Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) are following  R&R  Policy  of  CIL  along  with  some  subsidiary  wise  modification  considering  the unique  conditions  prevailed  thereon  and  related  clarifications  provided  by  Ministry  of  Coal apropos enactment of RFCTLARR (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2015 for the land acquired under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition & Development) Act, 1957.  R&R Policy of Odisha State Government is followed by the MCL.
- (b):        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 - as per legal norms, in view of mode of acquisition. In case of land acquired  under  CBA  (A&D)  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 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. etc.
10. (c)  &  (d):          Subsidiaries  of  CIL  except  MCL  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.
11. MCL is  providing  employment  to  the  displaced  family  as  per  R&R  Policy  of  Odisha State Government. All eligible land owners are being provided employment and there is no such violation in this regard. Employment provided by the subsidiaries in the last five years against land are as under :

| Year      |   ECL |   BCCL |   CCL |   WCL |   SECL |   MCL |   NCL |   TOTAL |
|-----------|-------|--------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|---------|
| 2015-2016 |   278 |     68 |   313 |   973 |    177 |   755 |    31 |    2595 |
| 2016-2017 |   316 |      7 |   117 |  1115 |    176 |   377 |    43 |    2151 |
| 2017-2018 |   422 |     12 |   172 |  1008 |    254 |   961 |    18 |    2847 |
| 2018-2019 |   412 |      8 |    73 |   453 |    319 |   662 |     2 |    1929 |
| 2019-2020 |   253 |     14 |   138 |   573 |    308 |   383 |    21 |    1690 |
| 2020-2021 |   235 |     10 |   106 |   867 |    198 |   482 |    94 |    1992 |

(e):       In view of reply given at (c) and (d) above, no corrective steps are required by CIL and its subsidiaries.

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