Question : ACQUISITION OF TRIBAL LAND FOR COAL MINING

(a) Whether the Government has acquired any land belonging to the tribal people for the purpose of coal mining during the last three years;

(b) If so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the details of the rules regarding payment of compensation and their rehabilitation after acquisition of their land; and

(d) the total number of the persons who have neither been paid compensation nor rehabilitated during the said period alongwith the reasons therefor, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN ANSWER TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 595 FOR 16-05-2007, RAISED BY SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV AND SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE.

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The details of land acquired from tribal people by the subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) during last 3 years State- wise is as under:


State	Area of land acquired (in Ha.)

West Bengal	14.57

Jharkhand	112.64

Maharashtra	15.54

M.P.	328.51

Chhattisgarh	158.78

Orissa	52.32

TOTAL	682.36

(c): Compensation for land and other interests thereon is provided to the tribal land oustees as per provisions of the Acts and directives of Central Govt. from time to time. In addition to land compensation, Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) benefits are provided to eligible tribal land oustees as per provisions of CIL`s Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Policy, 2000.

Employment to eligible land oustees including of tribal land oustees is provided to fill vacancies, subject to approval of the Board of the company. In case subsidiary company is unable to offer employment due to lack of vacancies, there is provision for giving cash compensation in lieu of employment. CIL`s R&R Policy also provides for assistance for establishing non-farm self employment by providing training and assistance in securing jobs with Contractors. While shifting of tribal population to new house sites, care is taken to settle them in a group to maintain their unique cultural identity. As per policy, the displaced family is given replacement cost of its homestead and other structure thereon. In addition to alternate house site, shifting allowance is given to each family. Further, the cluster group is also provided community facilities. In case a family wishes to make its own living arrangement, then it is provided onetime lump sum grant along with replacement cost of homestead, structures etc owned by it on the acquired land.

Land compensation is paid according to the provisions of Land Acquisition Act or Coal Bearing Area act depending upon the Act, under which land is acquired.

(d): The details of Project Affected Tribal Families (PATFs) from whom land was acquired during last 3 years along with details of area, no. of tribal family paid compensation is as under:

Land & Compensation to tribals for the last three years (State-wise):


State	No. of	Area	No. of Project Affected	Reasons for non-	PATFs	acquired (in	Tribal Families	payment with	Hectates)	Given	Yet to be	programme, if any	compen-	given compen-	sation	sation

West Bengal	20	14.57	20	Nil

Jharkhand	168	112.64	149	19	Total compensation	deposited with	Collector(Land	Acquisition).	Tenants have not	received payments	despite repeated	camps held by	Land Acquisition	Deptt.

Maharashtra	12	15.54	12	Nil

Madhya Pradesh	814	328.51	814	Nil

Chhattisgarh	272	158.78	272	Nil

Orissa	90	52.32	90	Nil

TOTAL:	1376	682.36	1357	19

Employment & cash grant in lieu of employment fortribals for the last three years (State-wise):


State	No. of	No. of	No. of cases	Balance	eligible	employment	where cash	No. of	No. of cash	cases of	given	grant in lieu	employment	grant	employment	of employment	involved	given

West Bengal	04	04	Nil	Nil	Nil

Jharkhand	103	103	Nil	Nil	Nil

Maharashtra	10	2	8	Nil	Nil

M.P.	30	28	2	Nil	Nil

Chhattisgarh	54	54	Nil	Nil	Nil

Orissa	100	100	Nil	Nil	Nil

TOTAL	301	291	10	Nil	Nil

Question : ACQUISITION OF TRIBAL LAND FOR COAL MINING

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