Ministry of Tribal Affairs, as per
the directions of erstwhile Planning Commission, issues clearances of
‘Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan’ of the State Governments in cases of
displacement of Scheduled Tribe population, in respect of flood control and
irrigation projects only. The projects on which advisories on the above were
issued by the Ministry during 2014-15 are as follows:
|
S.No.
|
Name
of the State
|
Name
of the Project.
|
|
1
|
Telengana
|
Rajiv Dummuguden Lift Irrigation Scheme (RDLIS)
|
|
2
|
Telengana
|
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita Chevella Sujala Sravanthi.
|
|
3
|
Odisha
|
Ong Dam Project in Bargarh District
|
|
4
|
Odisha
|
Ranjore Irrigation Project in Bargarh District
|
|
5
|
Odisha
|
Jeera Irrigation Project in Bargarh District.
|
The clearance of projects
may be withheld if certain essential pre-requisites are not fulfilled, such as
the safeguards provided to Scheduled Tribes under ‘Right to Fair Compensation
and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,
2013’ (LARR Act 2013) are not ensured. If the affected/displaced Scheduled
Tribes include forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes as defined under Scheduled
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
2006 (in short Forest Rights Act), they cannot be displaced until the rights
recognition process is completed and adequate provisions of compensation has
not been made before divesting any person of his forest rights. In such cases,
the State Governments concerned are advised to ensure that Rehabilitation and
Resettlement of Scheduled Tribes, if affected, is done in accordance with the
extant provisions. This Ministry’s clearance does not involve land diversion.
This information was given by Union
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava in a
written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Samir/jk