Resettlement Plan IND: Rajasthan State Highway Investment Program
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Resettlement Plan April 2016 IND: Rajasthan State Highway Investment Program Package-4 1. Singhana - Buhana - Haryana Border Road (SH-13B) 2. Ajeetgarh - Chala Road (SH-13) 3. Sikar-Ganeri-Jaswantgarh Road (SH-20/20A) 4. Bidasar-Nokha Road (SH-20) Prepared by PPP Division, Public Works Department, Government of Rajasthan for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 19 March 2016) Currency unit – Indian rupees (INR/Rs) INR1.00 = $.01502 $1.00 = INR 66.401 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank DC – District Collector DH – Displaced Household DP – Displaced Person EA – Executing Agency GOI – Government of India GRC – Grievance Redressal Committee IA – Implementing Agency IAY – Indira Awaas Yojana LA – Land Acquisition RFCTLARR – The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 RLAB – Draft Rajasthan Land Acquisition Bill NGO – Nongovernment organization PD – Project Director PIU – Project implementation Unit PRoW – Proposed Right-of-Way R&R – Rehabilitation and Resettlement RF – Resettlement Framework RO – Resettlement Officer RoW – Right-of-Way RP – Resettlement Plan SC – Scheduled Caste SO – Safeguards Officer SH – State Highway SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement SoR – PWD Schedule of Rate ST – Scheduled Tribe This resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... i I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 1 A. Background ............................................................................................................... 1 B. The Package ............................................................................................................. 2 C. Profile of the Subproject Area .................................................................................... 3 D. Sub project Impacts ................................................................................................... 4 E. Minimizing Involuntary Resettlement .......................................................................... 6 F. Impact to Indigenous Peoples .................................................................................... 6 G. Scope and Objective of Resettlement Plan ................................................................ 6 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ............................................... 7 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7 B. Scope of Land Acquisition ......................................................................................... 7 C. Impact to Structures .................................................................................................. 8 D. Loss of Private Structures.......................................................................................... 8 E. Magnitude of Impact on Structures ............................................................................ 9 F. Loss of Livelihood ...................................................................................................... 9 G. Loss of Trees ........................................................................................................... 10 H. Loss of Common Property Resources ..................................................................... 10 III. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION PROFILE .............................................................. 11 A. Involuntary Resettlement Impacts ............................................................................ 11 B. Methodology Adopted ............................................................................................. 11 C. Demographic Profile of Project Displaced Households ........................................... 12 D. Socio-economic Profile ........................................................................................... 13 E. Key Socio-economic Indicators ............................................................................... 15 F. Resettlement Preferences ....................................................................................... 15 IV. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE ............................................. 16 A. Consultation in the Project ..................................................................................... 16 B. Methods of Consultation ........................................................................................... 16 C. Outcome of the Consultations ................................................................................... 17 D. Plan for further Consultation in the Project ................................................................. 21 E. Disclosure ............................................................................................................... 23 V.POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .............................................................................. 24 A. Background ............................................................................................................. 24 B. National Legislations, Policies and ADB Policy ........................................................ 24 C. Legal and Policy Frameworks of Rajasthan State .................................................... 25 D. ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ..................................................... 26 E. Comparison of Government and ADB Policies ........................................................ 26 F. Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Principles for the Project ................................ 27 G. Valuation of land and assets .................................................................................... 29 VI. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ........................................................ 31 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 31 B. Eligibility Criteria ...................................................................................................... 31 C. Entitlement Matrix .................................................................................................... 31 VII. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS .................................................... 39 A. Provision for Relocation ........................................................................................... 39 B. Relocation Strategy ................................................................................................. 39 C. Development of Resettlement Sites ......................................................................... 39 VIII. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION ..................................................... 41 A. Loss of Livelihood in this Subproject ........................................................................ 41 B. Entitlements for Loss of Livelihood .......................................................................... 41 C. Income Restoration Measures ................................................................................. 41 IX. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN ................................................... 43 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 43 B. Compensation ......................................................................................................... 43 C. Assistances ............................................................................................................. 43 D. Compensation for Community Assets and Government Structures ......................... 43 E. RP Implementation Cost .......................................................................................... 44 F. Source of Funding and Fund Flow ........................................................................... 44 G. Resettlement Budget Estimates............................................................................... 44 H. Disbursement of Compensation and Assistances .................................................... 44 X. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM...................................................................... 47 A. Grievance Redressal Committee ............................................................................. 47 B. Functions of First Level GRC ................................................................................... 47 XI. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ....................................... 50 A. Administrator of LARR ............................................................................................. 50 B. Project Management Unit ........................................................................................ 50 C. Project Implementation Unit ..................................................................................... 51 D.