POINTS ON ORISSA RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION POLICY, 2006

    These are new additions
1.
Cut-off-date
2.
Periphery
3.
Project Director R&R
4.
RPDAC
5.
State Level Compensatory Advisory Committee
6.
State Level Council on R&R
7.
Policy Objectives
8.
Approval of project displaced and affected families by RPDAC
9.
Classification of Projects into five types
10.
Consultation with Gram Sabha or panchayats at appropriate level in scheduled areas before land acquisition
11.
Identification of rehabilitation site in consultation with project displaced people
12.
Consultation with Gram Sabha for rehabilitation Plan.
13.
Providing of ROR to displaced people resettled in new habitat immediately and its declaration as Revenue Village.
14.
Introduction of convertible preferential share.
15.
Notification of employment capacity by Project Authorities in advance.
16.
Special benefits to displaced indigenous families and primitive tribal groups.
17.
Provisions for assessment of Policy Implementation.
18.
Provisions for consent award on the basis of negotiated price.
    These are improvements over all previous policies: -
1.
    Enhancement of rate of one time cash assistance in lieu of employment/self-employment to Rs.5, 00 lakhs, Rs.3.00 lakh, Rs.2.00 lakh and Rs.1.00 lakh respectively against earlier provisions of Rs.2.00 lakh, Rs.1.00 lakh and Rs.50, 00 respectively.
2.
    Enhancement of House Building Assistance to Rs.1.50 lakhs against earlier provision of
    Rs.50, 000.
3.
    Enhancement of rates of Transportation, Temporary Shed, and Maintenance allowance to Rs.2000, Rs.10,000 and Rs,2000 per month respectively against earlier provisions of Rs.1000, Rs.5000 and Rs.1000 respectively.
Shortfall
There is no definition of ‘Affected Family’