Lok Sabha Question No. 2603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Open Cast Mining by WCL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## Open Cast Mining by WCL

## 2603. Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of area of land acquired by Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) for new open cast mining in Ramtek Parliamentary Constituency during the last five years along with the number of families affected by it;

(b) whether WCL has given adequate compensation and properly rehabilitated the families affected by the land acquired by it and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether many families affected due to land acquired for open cast mining by WCL in Ramtek Parliamentary Constituency have not received any compensation and rehabilitation yet; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a):  A statement is enclosed.

(b):  Project Affected Families are compensated by WCL by paying them land compensation as per the land rates specified through Maharashtra Government's Resolution, dated 22/08/2012 and employment is provided to the land-oustees against acquisition of their agricultural land for coal mining and allied activities in line with the provisions of Coal India Limited's Rehabilitation and Resettlement policy, 2012.

PAFs  displaced  on  account  of  acquisition  of  their  homestead  land  are  rehabilitated  at rehabilitation sites by providing them cost of homestead structure as per valuation conducted by Public Works Department, which is a Government Agency, cost of homestead land as per Ready Reckoner rates published by the State Government, and developed plots of 100 Sq.m. along with payment  of  shifting  allowance,  transportation  allowance,  and  subsistence  allowance  as  per provisions in CIL R&R Policy, 2012 or one-time lumpsum grant of Rs. 3 lakhs.

Details of employment/ Monetary Compensation in lieu of employment and No. of PAFs displaced during last 5 years are as follows:

| Year                 |   No. of employments provided/ R&R benefits given. No. of PAFs shifted rehabilitation site |   No. of employments provided/ R&R benefits given. No. of PAFs shifted rehabilitation site |   Amount paid towards cost of homestead land, cost of homestead structure, transportation allowance &subsistence allowance etc. (In Crores) |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20              |                                                                                        108 |                                                                                         58 |                                                                                                                                       2.623 |
| 2020-21              |                                                                                        100 |                                                                                         65 |                                                                                                                                       2.57  |
| 2021-22              |                                                                                         72 |                                                                                         23 |                                                                                                                                       0.99  |
| 2022-23              |                                                                                         55 |                                                                                         48 |                                                                                                                                       1.97  |
| 2023-24              |                                                                                        147 |                                                                                         15 |                                                                                                                                       0.6   |
| 2024-25 till Nov.'24 |                                                                                        177 |                                                                                         18 |                                                                                                                                       0.79  |

(c) and (d): At Western Coalfields Limited, there are no cases pending for compensation/ benefits to be provided under R&R. However, in some cases, owing to family dispute; pendency of Civil Suits in the court of law, or unclear title, the amount of land compensation has been deposited in Spl. Tribunal (CBA), Nagpur, for disbursement to rightful owners.

## Statement on part (a)

| Year   | Name of Mine/ Project   | Details of land acquired (In Ha)   | Details of land acquired (In Ha)   | Details of land acquired (In Ha)   | Total (Ha)   | Land acquired under CBA(A&D)Act   | Land acquired under CBA(A&D)Act   | No. of Project Affected Families (PAFs)   |
|--------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        |                         | Tenancy                            | Govt.                              | Forest                             |              | Sec- tion 9 (1) S.O. No.          | Date of publication U/s 9 (1)     | in tenancy land                           |

| 2019-20              | Amalgamated Inder Kamptee OC   | 69.14   | 2.63   | 0.00   | 71.77   | 766   | 18/05/2019   | 74            |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|---------|-------|--------------|---------------|
| 2020-21              | Singori OC Phase II            | 81.78   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 81.78   | 398   | 02/05/2020   | 110           |
| 2020-21              | Amalgamated Inder Kamptee OC   | 51.65   | 9.84   | 0.00   | 61.49   | 845   | 11/12/2021   | 56            |
| 2021-22              | Adasa UG to OC                 | 285.26  | 35.87  | 0.00   | 321.13  | 372   | 20/06/2021   | 229           |
| 2022-23              | Bhanegaon OC                   | 211.74  | 34.53  | 6.70   | 252.97  | 526   | 02/02/2023   | 255 (approx.) |
| 2023-24              | NIL                            | NIL     | NIL    | NIL    | NIL     | NIL   | NIL          | NIL           |
| 2024-25 till Nov.'24 | Singori Deep OC                | 260.17  | 20.49  | 34.74  | 315.00  | 1926  | 06/05/2024   | 300 (approx.) |

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