(a) whether any committee had been set up by the Government to study the
issue of setting up of a National Fund;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has set up a National Fund for the
rehabilitation of the displaced persons of various power projects in the country;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a) to (d): The Government has neither set up any National Fund for the
rehabilitation of the displaced persons of various power projects in the country
nor set up any Committee to study the issue of setting up of such a National
Fund.
The Government has notified National Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Policy (NRRP), 2007 in October, 2007. The rehabilitation and
resettlement of displaced persons including those affected by power projects
is done by respective State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings and
other Government bodies/agencies in accordance with their own Rehabilitation
& Resettlement policies or NRRP, whichever is better in terms of benefits.