MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)
(a) to (d): The National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy was published in the Gazette of India on 31st October, 2007. The principles of the policy apply to the rehabilitation and resettlement of the persons involuntarily displaced permanently due to any reason including land acquisition. Further, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act, 2013 came into effect from 01.01.2014 and under the said Act ‘appropriate government’ are responsible for carrying out various provisions of the Act which inter-alia include the rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced persons and also reviewing and monitoring of the rehabilitation and resettlement schemes or plans under the Act. Government of India has established National Monitoring Committee to review and monitor the rehabilitation and resettlement schemes or plans under the Act and also under the National rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007.