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Government of India
Ministry of Power
09-December-2011 19:02 IST
Compensation to Displaced Tribals

 

Tribal families displaced in old projects of Damodar Valley Corporation are as per details given below.

 

Sl. No.

Project

Number of displaced persons

Number of tribals

01

Maithon

788

223

02

Panchet

101

09

03

Mejia Thermal Power Station

520

23

04

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station

165

58

 

As per the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed in Civil Appeal No.1757 of 1992 dated 09.04.92, employment was given to the lowest category of unskilled posts in the project of Maithon as per availability of vacancies. DVC was directed by the Hon’ble Court to recast the panel.  As per the recast panel, total 724 land losers were enlisted. The present status of the empaneled displaced persons as per details provided by DVC,is given below:

 

A.

Displaced Panel prepared in the year 1978

788

i

Out of the above, number of ST persons

223

ii

Out of 788, total employment given before Hon’ble Supreme Court’s order dt.9.4.1992.

64

iii

No. of balance displaced persons

724

B.

After Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order total enlisted Displaced Persons

724

i

Employment given

129

ii

Refused to take employment

25

iii

Candidates paid at the rate of Rs. 3 Lakh lump sum in lieu of employment

458

iv

Lump sum Payment under process

68

v

Awaiting Employment

44

C.

Total employment given before & after Court’s Order (64+129)

193

 

i

Employment given to Tribals

37

 

ii

Employment given to other than Tribals

156

 

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Power Shri K.C.Venugopal  in a written reply to a question in  Lok Sabha today.

 

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