(a) whether the Government are aware that about 200 displaced persons have not been provided jobs so far in Bhawanathpur lime stone mines located in Gadhwa district of Bihar;
(b) if so, whether there is a policy of the Government to provide jobs to the displaced persons;
(c) if so, the reasons for not providing jobs to those displaced persons, till date and
(d) the time by which jobs are likely to be provided to the families of displaced persons?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERALS
(SMT. RITA VERMA)
(a)&(b): As per information furnished by Steel Authority of India Ltd.[SAIL], (a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Steel), in Bhawanathpur limestone mines of SAIL, as agreed between the State Government of Bihar and the then Bokaro Steel Limited, now a unit of SAIL, at the time of starting of Bhawanathpur mines; employment was given to 550 persons whose homestead and land was acquired for these limestone mines and that there is no pending case of any displaced person who has not been given employment .
(c)&(d) Does not arise.