MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a): Subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) have acquired land
for coal mining and other coal related projects in the country
including in Maharashtra.
(b): The details of land acquired by the subsidiaries of Coal India
Limited (CIL) during the last three years are as under :-
(Land acquired in hectares)
Company 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011
ECL 631.810 16.860 1236.290
BCCL 6.950 - 3.830
CCL - - 113.500
WCL## 324.530 202.060 2056.670
SECL 559.150 550.810 8869.800
MCL 1258.139 1148.168 0.083
NCL - - 679.000
## It includes 2513.43 hectares of land acquired in Maharashtra
during these years.
(c) & (d) : Yes, Sir. The compensation is provided to land owners
as per the provisions of the concerned Act of land acquisition and
Govt. guidelines/State Govt. Notification on land price. The employment
to the eligible land owners is provided in accordance with the
prevailing R&R Policy after submission of nomination by land losers
subject to suitability and availability of vacancies.
(e) : Yes, Sir. In some parts of the country including Maharashtra,
land owners are demanding higher rate of compensation for land.
(f): The compensation is provided to land owners as per the provisions
of the concerned Act of land acquisition and Govt. guidelines/State
Govt. Notification on land price. Besides land compensation, R&R package
including employment is provided to Project Affected Persons (PAPs)
as per CIL R & R Policy, 2008. From time to time, R&R package is
reviewed to make it more attractive and acceptable to the people.
