(a) whether the Government has proposal to frame a policy/scheme for resettlement and
rehabilitation for the affected people while setting up Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of people affected by it alongwith the amount earmarked for their
rehabilitation programme; and
(d) the time by which the same is likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) to (d): A proposal has been received for the allotment of land to the Project
Affected Persons (PAPs) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in line with the 12.5%
land allotment scheme of Government of Maharashtra for PAPs of Navi Mumbai Project of City
and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO). The District Collector has
identified 3104 Khatedars in this regard. JNPT is required to undertake the development
work in the allotment area in consultation with the Government of Maharashtra/CIDCO at
the earliest.