Lok Sabha Question No. 3118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Persons displaced due to setting up of Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3118 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## PERSONS DISPLACED DUE TO SETTING UP OF POWER PROJECTS

3118. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons that have been displaced due to the setting up of various power projects particularly Chandrapur Thermal Power Station (CTPS) and Bokaro Thermal Power Station (BTPS) in the region of Jharkhand since the enactment of Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948;
- (b) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  adequate  and proper rehabilitation of affected persons and the number of displaced persons who have been provided alternate accommodation facilities under the Right of Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and Resettlement Act, 2013 and any other laws, project-wise;
- (c) the number of displaced people who have been given employment under the Government policy, schemes and any other law in Jharkhand, project-wise; and
- (d) the  number of displaced persons who  have been given compensation in lieu of land acquisition in Jharkhand, project-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) : Project-wise  details  of  the  persons  affected  due  to  the  setting  up  of  various power  projects,  particularly  CTPS  &  BTPS  of  Damodar  Valley  Corporation  (DVC),  in Jharkhand region are as under:

| Project Name                     |   Chandrapur TPS* |   Bokaro TPS* |   Koderma TPS* |   Tilaiya HEP** |   Maithon HEP** |   Panchet HEP** |
|----------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Total number of persons affected |               829 |          1697 |           7410 |           16120 |           28030 |           41461 |

- (b) : All the land parcels acquired for setting up of various power projects of DVC in the region of Jharkhand were acquired under the provision of the Land Acquisition Act 1894. Land acquisition and rehabilitation for projects namely BTPS, CTPS, Tilaiya Hydro Electric  Project,  Maithon  Hydro  Electric  Project  and  Panchet  Hydro  Electric  Project were  completed  by  the  year  1963  and  for  KTPS  project,  the  land  acquisition  and rehabilitation were completed before the year 2013. DVC had provided compensation or alternate land as per the option availed by the affected families. Details of the affected families who opted for the alternate land, are as under:
- ***All  7410  persons  belonging  to  the  affected  families  at  KTPS  opted  for  cash compensation.

| Project Name                                             |   Bokaro TPS | Chandrapur TPS   | Koderma TPS       |   Tilaiya HEP |   Maithon HEP | Panchet HEP   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Number of affected families                              |          371 | 480              | Not Applicable*** |          2691 |          5211 | 10339         |
| Number of affected families who opted for alternate land |           35 | NIL              | Not Applicable*** |          1001 |            57 | NIL           |

## (c) :    The details of employment given by DVC, project-wise, are as under:

| Description                                 |   Chandrapur TPS |   Bokaro TPS | Koderma TPS       |   Tilaiya HEP |   Maithon HEP |   Panchet HEP |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Number of affected persons given employment |              152 |          133 | Not Applicable*** |            12 |           194 |            90 |

## ***All  7410  persons  belonging  to  the  affected  families  at  KTPS  opted  for  Cash Compensation

- (d) : The  compensation  was  provided  family  wise  in  respect  of  the  projects  namely BTPS,  CTPS,  Tilaiya  HEP,  Maithon  HEP  and  Panchet  HEP.  In  case  of  KTPS,  the compensation was provided to the individuals. The details of number of families, who have been given compensation in lieu of land acquisition, project-wise, are as under:

| Description                                      | Chandrapur TPS   |   Bokaro TPS | Koderma TPS    |   Tilaiya HEP |   Maithon HEP | Panchet HEP   |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Total no. of families accepted Land for Land     | NIL              |           35 | Not Applicable |          1001 |            57 | NIL           |
| Total no. of families accepted cash compensation | 480              |          336 | 7410****       |          1683 |          5154 | 10339         |

****All  7410  persons  belonging  to  the  affected  families  at  KTPS  opted  for  cash compensation.

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