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About
SSPA |
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Lives - The R & R Package |
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According
to the NWDT Award, an oustee
is defined as not just one whose land
gets submerged, but is one who had
been residing or cultivating land
or carrying on any trade or occupation
in the area likely to be submerged
permanently or temporarily.
The basic categories of PAF’s include:
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The
Gujarat R&R Package
The Government of Gujarat framed its R&R package based
on the NWDT Award. It expanded the
scope of the Award and adopted a more
holistic approach towards rehabilitation.
The major components of the R&R
Package are:
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In
addition to the house plots, the state
government is also providing assistance
of Rs. 45,000 per PAF for the construction
of the core house to all categories of
oustees. According to the NWDT Award,
there is no provision for core house nor
is there any financial assistance for
its construction |
Agricultural
Land
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As
per the Award, Gujarat provides land compensation
to the landed category of oustees.
Each landed PAF including joint holders
receive land equal to that acquired with
a minimum of 2 hectares and maximum upto
the acquired land subject to state ceiling
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Civic
Amenities
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NWDT Awards Provides
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One primary school with three rooms
for every 500 families;
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One children’s park for every 500 families;
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One panchayat ghar for every 500 families;
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One dispensary for every 500 families;
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One seed store for every 500 families;
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One village pond for every 500 families;
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One drinking water well with trough
for every 50 families;
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One tree platform for every 50 families;
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One religious place of worship for every
500 families;
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Linking of colonies to the main road
with by-roads of appropriate standards;
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Electrification,
water supply, and sanitary arrangements.
Rehabilitation
Grant, Grant-in-aid, Subsidy
According to the Award, the PAFs have to be paid a rehabilitation
grant of Rs. 750 inclusive of transportation
charges. A grant-in-aid of Rs. 500 is
also given.
In the Gujarat package, the scope of this component has been expanded and
the PAFs are given the following benefits:
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Rehabilitation grant of Rs. 750 per
family and increase of 8% per year with
January 1980, as the base year;
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Subsistence allowance of Rs. 15 paid
per day to each PAF for 25 days of a
month, for a period of one year after
resettlement;
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Grant-in-aid of Rs. 500; and
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Subsidy of upto Rs. 7000 for the purchase
of productive assets.
Other
Facilities
There are no provisions for other facilities in the NWDT
Award. However, under the liberalized
R&R package of Gujarat
the following additional facilities
are offered:
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Vocational training;
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Special schemes for the rehabilitation
of Dungri Bhils;
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Priority allotment of tankbed land;
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Non-agricultural families such as traders,
shopkeepers, and artisans provided R&R
site floor area equal to that lost in
submergence villages and also Rs. 5000
as financial assistance;
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Preference in employment; and
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Implementation of all ongoing welfare
schemes.
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NWDT |
GOG |
GOMP |
GOM |
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Land Owners
(> 25%) |
2 ha. of agri. land and house plot |
2 ha. of agri. land, house plot, and
Rs. 45,000 as assistance for
construction of core house. |
2 ha. of agri. land and house plot. |
2 ha. of agri. land and house plot. |
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Agricultural Landless Labourers |
No agri. Land
Only House plot |
2 ha. of agri. land, house plot, and
Rs. 45,000 as assistance for
construction of core house. |
No agri. land. House plot given with
productive assets.
Rs. 49,300 (SC/ST) Or Rs. 33,150
(others) |
1 ha. of agri. land and house plot. |
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Encroacher |
No agri. land. Only house plot.
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2 ha. of agri. land, house plot, and
Rs. 45,000 as assistance for
construction of core house |
Allotment of agri. land of 1 ha. or
2 ha. subject to the size of
encroach- ment; and house plot.
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2 ha. of agri. land if the encroach-
ment prior to March 31, 1978. For
encroach- ments after this period, 1
ha. of agri. land and house plot
given. |
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Major sons of the above |
No land |
Major sons will be treated as
separate family. 2 ha of land to
each Major son / sons of landholder
oustees. The Major son/sons of other
categories will be entitled to cash
compensation. |
2 ha of land to each major sons of
all category of oustees. |
Major sons will be treated as
separate family. They will get 1 ha
of land. |
STATUS
OF R & R IN GUJARAT
(As on 30/06/2008)
(Rs. in crores)
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Gujarat |
Maha- rashtra |
Madhya Pradesh |
Total |
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Subsistence Allowance |
2.07 |
0.30 |
2.14 |
4.51 |
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Productive Assets |
2.31 |
0.37 |
2.19 |
4.87 |
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Resettlement Grant |
0.59 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.67 |
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