Question : NEELACHAL STEEL CORPORATION



(a) the number of persons likely to be displaced due to setting up of Steel Plant in Orissa by the Neelachal Steel Corporation;

(b) whether efforts have been made to rehabilitate the displaced persons; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL (SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY)

(a) According to information received from Government of Orissa and M/s Neelanchal Ispat Nigam Ltd., 634 families have been displaced due to setting up of Steel Plant by the Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) at Duburi in Orissa

(b) Yes, Sir.

(c) Efforts have been made to rehabilitate the displaced persons, according to the comprehensive guidelines issued by the Government of Orissa . Besides rehabilitation by Govt. of Orissa, sizeable number of oustees have been provided with indirect employment at the construction site. As per the recent survey done by NINL, out of 634 nominated job seekers of the oustee families, 288 are working with different contractors at the project site. In addition, 17 oustees are undergoing ITI training at ITI, Cuttack at the expenses of NINL. Another 17 oustees, who have passed matriculation examination, are also being considered for ITI training. Up to date status of 634 oustees is as under:

 No. of oustees employed in various skilled and unskilled jobs under contractors	288 Nos. employed from amongst the relations of oustees	8 No. sponsored for training in ITI in two batches and will be absorbed in NINL/KMCL	34 Oustees whose whereabouts is not known and oustees either died or Physically disabled	34 No. of oustees not willing to work due to old age	110 No. of oustees not yet deployed	160
TOTAL 634