Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Compensation to Farmers
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Himadri Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## Compensation to Farmers

## 2358. SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the area in hectares of land which was acquired by the company from the year 2014 to 2018 in the Jamuna-Kotma area under South Eastern Coal Fields Limited;

(b) the number of farmers who have been given employment so far under the Amadand Project of Jamuna-Kotma area and the number of people who are deprived of employment; and

- (c  )  the  number  of  farmers  who  have  been  compensated  in  lieu  of  land  acquisition  by  the company under Jamuna-Kotma and the rate on which the compensation has been given?

## ANSWER

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

a.  1487.512 hectares of land was acquired by South Eastern Coalfields Limited from the year 2014  to  2018  in  the  Jamuna-Kotma  Area,  consisting  of  03  Projects  including  Amadand  OC Project viz. (Jamuna 9 &10 UG, Amritdhara OCP & Amadand OCP).

b. The total number of employment to be provided against acquisition of 699.94 Hectares of land at  Amadand  OC  Project  is  849,  out  of  this  399  employment  already  provided  (including  03 monetary compensation in lieu of employment) and 450 employment is balance. Employment against land is continuous process. After receipt of the claim with required documents such as proof of land ownership, family tree  (duly  certified by Revenue  Official of State), consent of family members and verification of documents etc., the cases are being settled on priority basis.

- c. The details are given below:-

|   Sl. | No.Name of Mine   | Name of Village   |   Compensation paid to the PAPs (Nos.) |   Rate of Compensation (Lakh per hectare) | Remarks                                                           |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Jamuna 9/10/UG    | Kalyanpur         |                                     14 |                                     41.4  | Compensation assessed as per First Schedule of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 |
|     2 | Amadand OC        | Amadand           |                                     01 |                                     12.94 |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Amadand           |                                     53 |                                     13.15 |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Nimha             |                                     09 |                                      9.34 |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Nimha             |                                     89 |                                      8.6  |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Nimha             |                                     53 |                                      8.86 |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Kuhka             |                                     03 |                                      8.26 |                                                                   |
|     2 |                   | Bhalwahi          |                                     58 |                                      5.58 |                                                                   |