Question : REHABILITATION OF POLICY ON DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES



(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?

Answer given by the minister


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.