(a) whether the Government has any new rehabilitation policy to increase/accelerate
the pace of industrialization in the country; and
(b) if so, the salient features of the said policy?
(a) whether the Government has any new rehabilitation policy to increase/accelerate
the pace of industrialization in the country; and
(b) if so, the salient features of the said policy?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) & (b): A National Rehabilitation Policy 2006 (NRP-2006) formulated by the Ministry
of Rural Development by way of revision of the existing National Policy for Resettlement
and Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families (NPRR-2003) is being considered. Its
principal objective is to minimize displacement of people and as far as possible, to
ensure non-displacing or least displacing alternatives, ensure adequate rehabilitation
packages and expeditious implementation of the rehabilitation process with active
participation of displaced persons.