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R&R Benefits for the Affected FamiliesExtracts from the

Jharkhand R&R Policy 2008SNo Policy No Condition Benefit

1 7.2 Any affected family owning a

House and whose house has

been acquired /lost

Affected family may be allotted free of cost

house site to the extent of actual loss of area

of acquired house, not more than 10decimalof land in rural areas,not more than 5decimal

of land in Urban areas.

--Requiring body shall construct on the

house site, a pucca house ,atleast two bedrooms,one kitchen,one toilet of carpet area

of equal to 100 Sq.meter

--Provided further that an affected family

losing less than 10 decimal of land in ruralarea or

5 decimal of land in urban area, as the case

may be, shall be allotted land for homesteadpurpose measuring at least 150 square metre,

and the pucca house constructed shall have

carpet area equal to the carpet area of houselost or 55 square metre, whichever is more,

but limited to carpet area of 100 square

metre.

--If family does not want a house/Or desiresto relocate elsewhere,family shall get

financial assistance of Rs.3.00lacs.

2 7.3 Affected family below povertyline,which is without homestead

land,which has been residing inthe affected area

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5 7.7 Allotted land /house to the affected

family,shall be in the joint names of theHusband and wife.

--Monitory amount shall be distributed to a

joint account in the name of Husband and

wife.6 7.8 If affected family displacedhaving cattle

Shall get financial assistance of Rs.35000/-for construction of shed.

7 7.9 Displaced family Shall get financial assistance of Rs.15000/-for shifting the family,building materials

/belongings and cattle.

8 7.10 Affected person is a

trader/having a pucca shop/stall

and has been displaced

Shall get a financial assistance of Rs.50000/-

for construction of work shed or shop.

9 7.11.1(a) Affected families loosing some

land on land acquisition due to

project

Requiring body shall ensure employment in

the project at the rate of atleast one eligible

person per nuclear family,among thoseaffected families.

--In providing employment,top priority shallbe accorded to those affected families who

lost all their agricultural and homestead land

--If additional employment opportunities areavailable, priority shall be accorded to

displaced persons.

--Administrator shall decide priorities in

providing employment in consultation withGramsabha and Requiring Body.

10 7.11.1(f) In case of Nominees ofdisplaced families eligible for

employment

Upper age limit shall be relaxed by 10Years

11 7.11.1(i) For the Purpose of employment Affected family shall nominate one member

of such family

12 7.12 Affected persons , who have not

provided employment or who

donot want to avail theemployment

Shall be entitled to Annuity Policies---It will

pay Rs.1000/-Month/Acre of land lost for 30

years.

--Annuity policies will not pay less than

Rs.1000/month,even if land lost is less than

One acre or no land lost.---Amount of Rs.12000/annum/acre, will

increase by Rs.500 for every two years.

--Max.amount of Annuity policy will belimited to Rs.10000/- per month /affected

family.

13 7.13.1 In case of Commercial Project,

other than that of public sector

1% of the annual profit of the Project in

monetary terms will be distributed every

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undertaking/ agency of State

Govt, Central.Govt/Corporation/Board

year.

Affetced families shall be distributed thissum within a period of 3 months from date

of declaration of financial results.

14 7.14 Affected family involuntarily

displaced on acquisition of land

Shall get Monthly Subsistence allowance

of 25days agricultural wages/month for aperiod of One year from the date ofdisplacement

--Affected families who donot get

employment will also given an amount equalto 600days of agricultural wages.

15 7.15 Vulnerable Affected families Shall be paid pension for life of amountRs.1500/Month

16 7.16 Affected families Shall be given the option of lump sumamount in lieu of one or more of the benefits

specified in policy.nos.7.2 to 7.18(except

No.7.13.1 and 7.15) and the amountdetermined by Administrator.

17 7.17 R&R benefits to Scheduled

Tribes & Scheduled Caste

7.18.1 Involuntary displacement of 100or more of ST families,

A Tribal Development Plan shall beprepared.

Plan shall contain a programme for

development of alternate fuel,fodder and

Non Timber Forest Produce(NTFP)resources on non forest lands within a period

of 5 Years.

7.18.2 In case of land acquisition for

any Project

1/3r

of the compensation amount due shall

be paid to the affected families as a first

instalment and rest at the time of taking overthe possession of the land.

7.18.4 Resettlement areas predominantly inhabited

by Scheduled Tribes shall get land free of

cost for community and religious gatherings.

7.18.5 ST/SC/OBC families resettled

out of the district

Will get 25% Higher R&R benefits as

specified in policy.n.s.7.8,7.9, and 7.10

7.18.8 Affected ST/SC/Other forest

dweller families

Who are in a possession of forest lands in

affected area prior to the 13th

day of

December, 2005 shall also be eligible forR&R Benefits under the policy.

18 7.19 Amenities and Infrastructure

Facilities to be provided at

Resettlement Areas:

7.19.1 In case of Involuntery A comprehensive infrastructure facilities

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displacement of 100 or more and amenities notified by the appropriate

Govt. shall be provided in the ResettlementAreas.

Such facilities and amenities shall include

Roads,public transport,drainage,

sanitation,drinking water,drinking water forcattle,community ponds, grazing land, land

for fodder, plantation(social or agro forestry), public utilities such as post offices,fair

price shops..etc., Food storage Godowns,

panchayatghars, Cooperative societies, Seed

cum fertilizer storage, irrigation, electricitysupply,health care facilities,child and mother

supplemental nutritional services,Children

play ground parks, community

centers,schools and educational/training

facilities,places of worship, land fortraditional tribal institutions, service

land,burial/cremation grounds and securityarrangements.

7.19.2 In case of less than 100 families Affected families shall be provided basicinfrastructure facilities and amities asper the

norms specified by State Govt.

Mandatory is that provision of Drinkingwater, electricity,schools,dispensaries and

access to Resettlement site ., etc.are

provided.

19 7.21 In Case of Project involvingland acquisition Requiring body shall be responsible fordevelopment of Geographical area within 15

KM from the periphery of the project site.--Required to contribute socio economic

development of the areas, for this purpose ,

requiring body will earmark a minimum of1% of net profit of the project, if no profit of

the Project is declared by the requiring body

for that year, such minimum amount as maybe determined by the State Govt. to be spent

in the specified Zone.

--Requiring body will carry out thedevelopmental activity within this zone inclose coordination with the Commissioner

for R&R and concerned Gram Sabha.

20 8.1.1 Project involves involuntary

displacement of 100 or more

families

Grievance Redressal mechanism:

R&R Committee at Project Level:

Stae Govt . shall constitute committee underthe chairpersonship of Administrator R&R

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or an officer not below rank of Sub

divisional magistrate, and it is called asR&R Committee

--It shall monitor and review the progress of

implementation of scheme or plan of R&R

and carry out post implementation socialaudits.

21 8.2 R&R Committee at District level:State Govt. shall constitute Standing R&R

Committee at District level under thechairpersonship of DC of the district to

monitor and review the progress of

implementation of scheme or plan of R&R.

excluding those covered by Project levelcommittee.

22 8.3 Tribunal:

Three member Tribunal shall be appointedby State Govt. for time bound disposal of

Grievances arising of matters covered by theR&R policy.

23 9.1 Monitoring Mechanism:

Sate level Council on Resettlement and

Rehabilitation(SLCRR):

State level council on R&R will beconstituted under the chairmanship of Chief

minister.

There shall be monitoring committee to be

chaired by Development Commissioner forreviewing and monitoring the progress of

implementation of R&R Schemerelating to

all Projects to which R&R Policy applies.

24 9.4 Department of Revenue and Land Reforms ,Government of Jharkhand will be Nodal

Department for the State Govt, for thepurpose of implementation of and executionof R&R Policy.