(a) whether the Government propose to formulate any Rehabilitation Policy for the persons displaced by the medium and major irrigation projects;
(b) the list of persons affected as a result thereof as on
date, State-wise; and
(c) the time by which the said policy is likely to be implemented?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) to (c) Water being a State subject, all water
resources projects including irrigation projects are
planned and executed by the State Governments themselves.
As such, various State Governments are undertaking
resettlement and rehabilitation of persons affected/
displaced by irrigation projects according to the State-
wise/Project-wise resettlement and rehabilitation
policies/executive orders. Government of India does not
maintain the list of such affected persons. The Ministry
of Rural Development is in the process of finalising a
draft Legislation on Resettlement and Rehabilitation of
Project Affected Persons/Families for Projects displacing
1000 or more families which intger-alia includes
resettlement and rehabilitation of persons/families
adversely affected or displaced by irrigation projects.