Tripura government to expedite Reang tribals' rehabilitationAround 37,136 displaced Reang tribals comprising 6,959 families are being rehabilitated in 12 locations in Tripura’s four of the eight dist...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
Centre, Tripura govt roll out Rs 1,200 crore scheme to rehabilitate 36,140 Reang tribalsAn agreement was signed in New Delhi in 2020 to ensure that all the Brus who refused to return to Mizoram and chose to remain in Tripura wo...
30 Apr, 2021, 09.03 PM IST
Cabinet Okays Rs 5.5 lakh Each for 5.3k PoK FamiliesA “historical wrong” has been corrected by the government, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said while briefing reporters after the Cabinet...
10 Oct, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
Provide cultivable land to Polavaram displaced, ST panel tells Andhra Pradesh governmentDuring field visits, NCST also received complaints that newly constructed houses were destroyed due to flash floods and they have not been ...
21 Jun, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
Why many tribals don’t mind being ousted by damsMany research projects have tried to assess the impact on tribals ousted by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat, arguably the most controvers...
10 Sep, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Government extends benefits to 13 Central Acts under new land billGovernment said that benefits extended to families whose land is acquired will now be applicable to 13 Central Acts which were earlier excl...
30 Jul, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Bru refugees' repatriation process to resume tomorrowThousands of Brus left Mizoram and migrated en masse to Tripura in October 1997
01 Jun, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
Land bill in current form to affect industrialisation: India IncIndia Inc has gone into an overdrive to explain that in its current form the proposed legislation would affect industrialisation adversely.
06 Sep, 2012, 10.20 AM IST
- Land acquisition bill encourages squatters
If the Cabinet approves the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012, then squatters too will have to be given rehab...
12 Jul, 2012, 05.21 AM IST
- Tata Power inks pact with Maharashtra govt for R&R package
Tata Power has inked a pact with Maharashtra government for the rehabilitation and resettlement package.
13 Jul, 2011, 10.19 PM IST
- West Bengal needs a full-fledged R&R policy: ICC
ICC released a report on 'Involuntary Rehabilitation & Resettlement' which says that the existing R&R policy of WB govt should be converted...
16 Jun, 2011, 11.03 PM IST
- Cos will have to report resettlement misses
Companies will be asked to extend proper rehabilitation and resettlement packages for people displaced by their operations, failing which t...
10 Jan, 2011, 04.43 AM IST
- Sonia’s sentiments sway Land Acquisition Bill
With Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking annuity benefits for displaced farmers who surrender their land, the Centre has begun tweaking...
11 Sep, 2010, 01.42 AM IST
- SEZ developers to hire landless displaced
Developers of special economic zones (SEZs) may have to employ one person from each family displaced due to a project even if the family di...
24 Nov, 2007, 09.25 PM IST
- Gujarat riots: 20K victims in camps
The BJP government in Gujarat is yet to resettle 20,000 victims of the communal riots that occurred in the state five years ago.
09 Aug, 2007, 10.29 PM IST
- SEZ land-losers may get equity in developer co
Each family displaced in the course of a jumbo land acquisition for an SEZ may get 20% of its total compensation in the form of equity shar...
24 May, 2007, 02.03 AM IST
- GoM finalises rehabilitation package for people hit by hydel projects
Implementation of several Central and state sector projects, particularly hydel power plants, may soon get an impetus with the Group of Min...
12 Sep, 2003, 03.11 AM IST