NTPC has been a committed and socially responsible organization since its inception and has formulated specific guidelines for the welfare of Project Affected Persons (PAP's). It is one of the firsts in the corporate sector to formulate comprehensive resettlement and rehabilitation policy for addressing the issue of PAPs. In line with its social objectives, the company has focused on effective resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) of PAPs and also community development works in and around the projects.
- NTPC formulated “Policy on facilities to be given to land oustees’ in 1980.
First generation projects of NTPC were provided facilities as per this Policy read more
- A comprehensive R&R Policy was formulated by NTPC in May-1993 which was also approved by Govt. of India and the World Bank NTPC R&R Policy-1993. List of projects where R&R has been addressed as per this policy has been provided at read more
- Based on learning's in the area of R&R, good practices implemented by NTPC, future strategies and aligning with the GOI’s National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (NPRR)-2003, NTPC revised its R&R Policy in June-2005 NTPC R&R Policy-2005. List of projects where R&R has been addressed as per this policy has been provided at read more
- To address social issues at exploratory stage of its prospective Greenfield/Expansion projects and to win the confidence of local population of such projects by way of building positive image of the company. NTPC enters the area by initiating actions in line with its 'Initial Community Development (ICD) Policy-2009' Initial Community Development Policy-2009 soon after land and water commitments are received from the respective State Governments for setting up a project. List of project where ICD Plan has been formulated has been provided read more
- In view of promulgation of GOI National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy-2007 (NRRP-07), NTPC has revised its R&R Policy on 03.06.2010 by retaining its learnings and well structured mechanism to address R&R issues and aligning with provisions of NRRP-07.
NTPC addresses R&R issues in line with its R&R Policy with an objective that after a reasonable transition period, the affected families improve or at least regain their previous standard of living, earning capacity and production levels. As per the Policy, a detailed Socio-economic Survey (SES) is conducted by a professional agency to create a baseline data of prospective Project Affected Persons (PAPs). This follows formulation of a ‘Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan’ (R&R Plan) after adequate consultation with stakeholders in Village Development Advisory Committee (VDAC), which comprises representatives of PAPs, Gram Panchayats, NTPC and District Administration. R&R Plan consists of measures for rehabilitation, resettlement and community development issues.
To maintain transparency during R&R implementation, 'Public Information eCentres (PIC)' are set up to disseminate R&R related information and for grievance redressal. Sociologists are appointed to achieve extensive interaction with the project affected persons (PAPs).
On completion of R&R Plan, a ‘Social Impact Evaluation (SIE)’ is carried out thru a professional agency to evaluate efficacy of R&R Plan implementation for future learning. Further, need based community development activities are continued to be undertaken in the neighbouring areas of the project under NTPC’s Corporate Social Responsibility-Community Development (CSR-CD) Policy after R&R Plan is completed.
After promulgation of GOI R&R policy, it is being ensured that provisions of GOI policy are complied while addressing R&R issues at projects.
State Government R&R policy, Sector specific and Government directives including MOEF stipulations are considered while formulating a project specific Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan (R&R Plan).
For addressing LA and R&R issues, NTPC has taken following new initiatives:
- A dedicated Land Acquisition (LA) Group has been created at Corporate R&R and at Regional Head Quarters.
- Mobile Health Clinics have been started as part of ICD activities at its Nabinagar, North Karanpura and Pakri Barwadih projects.
- Greenfield ITIs are being set up at 7 projects read more.
List of ongoing projects involving Land Acquisition (LA) and R&R:
| A |
Eastern Region-I |
|
Barh-I&II, Bihar |
LA in progress, RAP formulated |
| B |
Eastern Region-II |
|
Bongoigaon-I, Assam |
No additional land acquired. However, CD Plan being formulated. |
| C |
National Capital Region |
|
Dadri-II, UP |
Land acquired, CD Plan formulated. |
| D |
Northern Region |
|
Rihand-III, UP |
No private land being acquired. |
| E |
Southern Region |
|
Simhadri-II, AP |
No additional private land acquired. However, CD Plan formulated. |
|
Sipat-I, Chhattishgarh |
Land acquired. RAP formulated and implemented |
|
Vindhyachal-IV, MP |
LA in progress. R&R Plan to be formulated. |
| F |
Western Region |
|
Korba-III, Chhattishgarh |
LA in progress. R&R Plan to be formulated. |
|
Mouda-I, Maharashtra |
Land acquired. RAP formulated. |
| G |
Joint Venture |
|
Jhajjar-I, Haryana |
Land acquired. CD Plan to be formulated. |
|
Muzzaffarpur Expansion, Bihar |
LA in progess. R&R Plan to be formulated. |
|
Nabinagar, Bihar |
LA in progress. R&R Plan to be formulated. |
|
Vallure-I Phase-I&II,, Tamilnadu |
Land acquired, CD Plan to be formulated. |
| H |
Hydro Region |
|
Kol Dam, HP |
Land acquired, RAP formulated. |
|
Loharinag-Pala |
Land acquired, CD Plan formulated |
|
Tapovan-Vishnugad, Uttrakhand |
Land acquired, CD Plan formulated |
| I |
Coal Mining and Coal Washeries |
|
Pakri Barwadih, Jharkhand |
LA in progress. RAP formulated |
|
Chhatti Bariyatu, Jharkhand |
LA in progress. RAP formulated |
|
Kerandari, Jharkhand |
LA in progress. RAP formulated |
|
Talaipalli, Chhattisgarh |
LA in progress. R&R Plan to be formulated |
|
Dulanga, Orissa |
LAS in progress. R&R Plan to be formulated |
|
