LEGISLATION, SURVEY REPORTS AND STATISriCS/COMPlLATION NO-I
REHABILITATION OF -DISPLACED PERSONS AND REPATRIATES
FACTS AND FIGUR£5 at a glance-
COMMl'ITEE OF P,FVlllW OF REHADJLITATION WORK IN WEST BENGAL -r.:uNJS:ptY OF LAUOUR, EMPLOYMENT AND REHABILITATION, NE\t,I;.DEL.HI REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS AND_ REPATRIATES
FACTS AND FIGURES AT A GLANCE CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. Introductory Note s II. . Population of Displaced Persons 6
m. Relief Assistance 8
IV. Rehabilitation Assistance 9 v. R!'Siduary Problem of Old Migrants 10
VL New influx from East Pakistan (1964-1966) 13
VII. Dandakaranya Project 18 vm. Repatriates from Burma, Mozambique and Ceylon · 19
IX· Displaced Persons in Jammu & Kashmir PWljab and Rajasthan · 21
x: Payment of Compensation to Displaced Persons from West Pakistan 21
XL Scales ofRehabilitation Assistance Admissibk to Displaced Persons from East Pakistan 22
XII. Plan Provisions for the Rehabilitation of Displaced Persons 24 INTRODUCTORY NOTE
This compilation contains important facts and figures relating to the relief and rehabilitation of Old and New Migrants from East Pakistan and Repatriates from Burma, Mozambique and Ceylon.
The compilation aims at furnishing within a small compass useful information .and statistics on major aspects of relief and rehabilitation policies and programmes undertaken by Government during the last two decades. ·
Dated :omd February, I!l(S')'. Ministry of Labour, Emrloyment and Rehabilitation, ANJL DB (DeJ>aitDlent of Rehabilitation), New Ddhi-u. Joint Seaetary U. POPULATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS
The widcsp=d riots in the Nookh.li District in October, 1946 with in the r,ear 1947-48 and since then the exodus lw been an "unending nail." their repeiCUSSions in West Pakistan and the Partition of the Country The New lnJlux' sarted when a fresh major wave of migration in August. 1947 lod to mass migration of non-Muslim popuhtion commenced in the wake of widespread commUnal violence in January, &om West Pakistan to the Indian Union. The row number of refugees 1964 in Khulna and elsewhere and about 8·o8 lakhs of refugees onee who ame from West Pakistan during 1947-48 wu 47'40 lakhs. again poured into India from I-I-1964 to end of December, 1966. Mign.rion from &st Paldst>n sarted os a result of communal riots The following arc the figures of Displaced Persons from East in East Bengal. About 8 lakbs of people migrated to West Bengal Pakistan distributed in and outside West Bengal.
(in lokbs) No.afD.P$. No. of D.Ps. y,., in Wut outside Tol41 · · B from 1!)46 to March, 1958 31'50 9'67 41'17 Old IDllm: Frmn April, 1958 to Jilt Dca:mber, 1¢3 o·s1 0•10 o·61 New IDllm: ut Janiwy, 1964 to 17th Dca:mber, t¢6 5'05 3'03 8·o8 Tow: 37'o6 u·So 49'86 6 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FIGURES OF DISPLACED PERSONS FijOM EAST PAKISTAN DISTRIBUTED IN AND OUTSIDE WEST BENGAL. NO. OF D.Ps DTOTAL IN WEST OUTSIDE BENGAL WEST BENGAL FROM 1946 TO MARCH, 1958 FROM APRIL,"1958 TO 31 ST DECEMBER, 1963 1ST JANUARY, 1964 TO 17TH DECEMBER, 1966 L______NEW IN FLUX ______,t ~------OLD INFLUX ------__J 7 m. RELIEF ASSISTANCE Nf AIIS'I'MCT 0,.. '1'HK DP!NDIT\IRE INCURRED ON REUI!P' Under the scheme of relief assistana:, Displ=d Pcnons admitted to ASSISTANCI! PROYIDI!D UPTOMAAQf0 1SIIIIS OIVDIBI!LOW1• Camps :m: provided with aa:onunod:uion in basha type hutmcncs or trnm>mn of ~cnt natUre. During their stay in the Camps. they :m: given relief assistana: in the shape of Cash Doks, food at subsi . ...,. dmd rates, clothings. bl:ankcts, medical and educational faciUtics. Efforcs are also made to provide the able bodied male memben with work to supplement their income, during their stay in camps...... At abstract of the expenditure incurred on relief assistance provided ...... upto March. 11)66 is given below:- .n I A TOTAL I::KPOIDITUJU!: Ott "llLII:" B Tm.lt. FXPID« D. Toul Expenditure on Relief and Rehabilitation of Displaced PcnoDJ from West Pakistan upto e m~~~n~= ~~:. l.~Clto NlaOIIS PIIOII L\IT PA!Cifo 31st March. 11)66. 199'47 TM II~ 1111' -**o , ... IV. REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE On anival in lndi., displaced persons are acconunodat (Rs.' in /aklu) D. Ps. from East Pakistan D.Ps.from (0/J MigrorrlS) Type of R A. Economic Rehabilitation Schemes I. Agriculture 917 767• 59 54"03 473"97 1,295' j!) 2. Industries & Training 842 877"35 30"34 Z$3'22 I,J6o•91 3· Loans for Bnsiucss, Small Trade and Profession 3.>47 I,I7I•6j I,l?I•6j Sub-Total s.oo6 2,8t6• 59' 84"37 7>?· 19 3,628·rs B. NoD-Economic Rehabilitation Schemes I. Housing & Development 6,jl0 j,8]1'47 •• Educational & Medical Facilities 1.43> :z.688·•s Sub-Total: 6,o&8•77 '·343"40 I,08?·SS 8,519"72 Grand-Total: 1,427"77 1,814"74 12,147"87 9 V. RESIDUARY PROBLEM OF OLD MIGRANTS. With a view to liquidating the Residuary Problem of rehabilitation a sum ·of Rs. :z.t·!) crorcs, comprising Rs. 14'7 crores under "Loans" of old migrants in West Bengal, a series of discussions were held in t!I(SI and Rs. 7· :z. crorcs under "Grants" would be required fon ~ solut!on. brtween the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal and 6nal =ment of the funds required for the solution of the Problem Brief details of the fuuncial requirements sanctioned agaiDst each was 1112dc under the agfccment then arrived at. It was estimated that sebeme are indieated· below:- . (R11pw in lakhsj ' · T drgtt date No. of Amount Sl. Items for mbmission fomiliu to be Amount sanaionetl Bal= No. of schtmt covered acctpttd llplo 16•1•67 I i 3 . 4 s 6 7 I-LOAN I. Additional Agricultural Lmd 2,500 34'00 34'00 2. Irrigation Faeilities...... During 19(S1-6a- } 100'00 Supply of Improved Seeds and Man.;. 31-3-1962 • ' . Supply of Tools and. Implements Outing 1961-62 . 4.721 17'37 s·ss 11'79 S· Supply of ~ ~ws ' Outing 19(S1 s.soo} 6. Supply of Poultty Birds and Ducks .:....u,_ 3,6oo 10'00 1· Small Scale and ~ttagc !ndusalcs -- 8. Supply of Bullock Carts 1,300 2.·6o 2•(!<> Most of the cases relate to 47S'00 payment of outstanding compensation (i) Govr. Sponso.ed ~lonics (361 Schemes) · (u) Squauas ~lonia-{137 Schemes) NN: Powers bnc aow bcca ddegued to the Govanmc:u.t of West Bengal to smccioa schemes at S. Nos. 9. to and 13 :unouoting to a total of R.s. s •IS crores. * Tbc:lc &milia were also to set assistance under other schemes. . . . IO I. 2 3 4 5 6 7 IO. Development of Govt. Sponsored 3I-3-I962 soo·oo n6·o1 383·98 Colonies and Squattcn Colonies Oct., I963/0ctobu, I964 (including colonies in Tollygunge) and Loam to Municipalities II, Development ofPrivate Colonies June, 19()1 20•9Q ao·oo (484 Colonies) 12. Maxkets Schemes were already under ·4·I6 6·45 (-) 2"29 consideration. I3{ Rehabilitation Loans No date was fuo:d· as the 19,000 200•00 I07"07 91"93 . West Ben~ Act XVI of 1951 woul continue to be in force ~to March I964 J.4. *Mixed Fanning Herobbanga n 88o 38·69 "38•69 I5. Duck Multiplication Centre, Poultry These- scl.emes were not p 36o" _]!"74 .. 24"76 8·98 Scheme and Loan to State Transport cussed with the State Govt. . officers. Howevet, Since they were pending at the time the residuary .. ~t -_was· made, they were included in • the estimate of .requirements of funds d~ the lllrd Plan for the rehab. "tation of old migrants Total: 94,86I I,¢~ 56 756"37 109" 19 u. GRANT I. EdUcation Third Plan Period 196I-1966 405"43 405" 43(*") 2. Medical - * (l) Itcm14·Mize4 Farming Hcrobb.mga U. 'Ihe Scheme lw since been dropped at die instance of the State GovCI'DDlCDt.. Grmts for Education and Medical: The amount shown as sanctioned iududcs expenditure on schemes involving R.s. 75 •2-.f.laklu and R.s. 74 •%8 bkhs which wc:rc. ** <•> transf'c:rml to the Ministries of Education and Health rapectivcly after the asscmnc:ot of the residuary problem.. II · GOVERNMENT SPONSORED AND SQUA'ITERS COLO~S ~ WEST BENGAL No. Pop11latiotJ (fa,. ilia) J, (a) Number of Govt, Sponsored Colonies (b) Number of displaced persons settled in Government Sponsored Colonies (a) .Squatters Colonies acccprcd for regularuation 149 28,000 (b) Squatters Colonies regularucd upto July, 1965 137 (in £iill) !8,099 7. (inpatt) (c) No. of Arpanpatras issued 11,000 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN WEST BENGAL (1) Amount Sanctioued (•) No. of Institutions covered:- (a) Colleges (b) Higher •Secondary Schools (c) Primary Schools (d) Polytcchnies & Culnual Institutions MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN WEST BENGAL (1) Amount Sanctioned Rs. 684•SJ lakhs (•) No. of Institutions covered 73 (l) No. of non-T.B. hcda (Reservation & Construction) (4) No. of T.B. hcda (Reservation S97 & Construction) 486 12 VI. NEW INFLUX FROM EAST PAKISTAN (1964-66) In the beginning of 1964. disturbances on large scale occuned again in East Pakistan. The Government of India on humanitarian grow1ds had to concede .geant of relief and rehabilitation benefits to the new migeanl! coming to India on and after 1•1·194 About 8•07 lakhs refugees have come into India upto 17·1>-19(16. . For the resettlement of these new migrants, the Government oflndia in consultation with West Bengal Govcmnu:nt and other State Govern ments took a policy dceision that these new refugees coming into India from 1.1.1964 should be takcri to suitable areos outside West Bengal for their permanent rehabilitation. . . The fignres relating to new inllux of migronts from East Pakistan 'to India since the ISt of January, 1964 upto the 17th December, 19(16 and the expenditure =.ctioncd for their r~ef and rehabilitation are given below:- ' (a) Total Number <;>f Displaeod Persons Migrated from x.x.t¢4 to t7.xz.x¢6 8,07.6ss (Q Total Nwnber of Displaeod Persons Admitted to Camps from 1.1.1964 (about 86,000 families) 3,6J,722 (u) Present Camp Population No. of existing No •• .JJj·. No. of camps families persons Centtal 6 plus Work Centres 6,840 30,599 inDandakaranya . State S9 25,793 1,11,878 Total 6S 32,633* 1,43.477* (Rr. in r.!Ju) (b) Total amount sanctioned for expenditure on relief and rehabilitation of New Migrants from East Pakistan 266o· S4 (Q Amount sanctioned for expenditure on· Relief of New Migrants from East Pakistan from January 1964 upto 21St January, 1967 1405'36 (u) Amount sanctioned for expenditure on Rehabili- tation of New Migrants from January 1964 to 21St January 1967 IZSS' 18 * It is exclusive of families who have been moved to the rcsctd.cmcot sitcl. 13 1. OFFBR.S OF RBSE'ITLEMENT OF NEW MIGRANTS FROM VARIOUS STATES S141l Families Stat< Fanrilits Mab=shtta 10,000 Assam 12.000 Madhya Prodesb ~s.ooo Gujuat 5.000 Orissa 5,000 NEFA 3,000 Andhra Pr.adesh 2,000 Andamw 00 6oo Bihar 6,000 Dandakar.nya 3,soo Madras 1,000 ManipiU" •53 Myso«: 1,000 Uttar p,.desh s.ooo Total 79.353 :a. RATE5 OF CASH DOLES GIVEN TO MIGRANTS Cash doles are given to migrmts who are admitted to camps. The cash doles are paid to migrants in 3 instalments as indicated below: AMOUNT OF CA1>H DOLES TO BE PAID SL Size of tloe family No. Ist Instalment payable 2nd insl4bnm~payahk 3rd Irutalnrttrt payable Tot41 betwtm ISf to 3rd betwem Ilth t4 13th between 21St to 23rd monthly of tht month of the monlh of the month cash doks I 2 3 4 s 6 1. Family with I member 10"00 10•00 JO•OO 30"00 :a.· Family with 2 membcn 13"00 IJ•OO 14"00 40"00 3· Family with 3 membcn x6·oo 17"00 . 17"00 so·oo 4- Family with 4 membcn 19"00 19"00 IS)" SO 57" 50 S· Family with s membcn 21"00 22"00 22"00 65·oo 6. Family with 6 membcn 2.3"00 23"00 24"00 70"00 7• Families with m= than 6 membcn w.c.£ .1·1·66 zs·oo :woo :z.s·oo. 75"00 14 3· TYPE OF REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE (c) Rehabilitation nnder Non-Agricaltural Schemes (a) Agricaltural Schemes (i) No. of families to be resettled under Non-Agricultural Schemes (i) No. of agriculturist families· to be settled on land (il) No. of families covered under Indus trial Schemes sanctioned (ii) Total area ·offered by State Govern- ments • · -. I,9.J,o6o Acres* (iii) No. of f..milics to be covered by Non Agricultural Schemes under considera (iii) Net cultivable area available after tion rc:clamation (iv) No. of families covered under Agro (iv) Addition.! land (Tilh/Evacuee) likely Jndustrial Schemes sanctioned sos to be available in Assam rS.,~ Acres (v) No. of Training Schemes sanctioned 13 (v) No. of agriculturist families likely to ~7,000 to be settled on the basis of offers of :S,ooo · (Vl) No. of migrants covered under l;md so far received families** Training Scbernes 2,620 No. offamilies so far moved to rehabili (vii) No. of migrants trained 7Il tation sites in different States (exclud ing families moved to DNK Project (viii) No. of migrants trained in State LT.I's and to Andarnaru). 10,000 NtlllltS of Import4nl Training Schemes sanaioneJ Capatity (b) Reclamation of Land by Rehabilitation Reclamation Orgamsation: I. industrial Training lnstimte, Mana 47> z. Industrial Training lnstimte, (~ Area ofland reclaimed upto the end of H:astinapnr t68 the working season ending 30th June, r¢6. .p,ooo Acres 3· Heavy Vcbidcs Mechanio-c:um- Drivers Training lnstimte, Mana jOO (il) Programme for reclamation for the working season en~ October t$166- June r¢7. 30,000 Acres (ix) No. of dilplaccd persons provided employment 2,318 Out of u,393 migrants who are on the Live * (adwive of the hods made available for the DNK Project Tilb/Evac:uce Lands that may be available in Assam.) Rcgiltcr of the Employment Exchmges at the .end of Dcocmbcr, r¢6, employment has been provided ** (exclusive of &milies ICttlal/10 be ICttlal iD DNK). to 2,328 new migrants. IS .C. PRIORITIES &: CONCESSIONS To widen the scope of employment of the new migranos in Govern (v) Permanent displaced Clan ill &: IV Government Scrvanos ment oflia:s :md various public and private sector undertakings. the from East Pakisl:m wbo migrated after 1·1·19(i4 arc given facility following coucmions :md relaxations llave been sanetioncd:- for absorption under Govcmmcnt of India through the Special (i) For employment through Employment Exchmges in offices Ccll in the Directorate General of Employment and Training. mder the Central Government, new migranos have been :uxordcd over-riding Priority in Group ill in the Eastern Zone Public Sector Undertakings of the! Central Govcmmcnt have been .i.e. Assam, W~ BCng.ll. Bihar and Orissa and Priority m for requetted to tty and set apart so% of the vacancies for new migrants employment in Central Government offices located outside and repatriates in job equiValent to Clan m and Clan IV Cadtcs of the the above States. Govcmmcnt of India. (n) Age relaxation up to 3 yean in excess of normal upper age limit 'l1le State GovernmeniS have also been requested for:-:- tor appointmcniS through examinations conducted by U.P.S.C. (Iii) Age limil: for entry into Govcmmcnt servia: rebxcd upto 4S (ij Employment of migrants in offices of the State Govcmmcnt, yean for other appointments. and for (iv) Fee coucmions for mbmiaion of applications for admission (u) Employment of migranos in Public Sector Undertakings under to examinations :md for posts advcniscd by U.P.S.C. the State Govcmmcnt. 16 s. Education and Medical Facilities for New Migrants I. EDUCATION A general pattern of financial assistance for tlu- education of migrants ftimil)ltc, teaching aids and contingencies in respect of Primary and from East Pakistan (migrated after 31'12' 1963) in transit, relief and work Middle school education and stipends for High School/Higher site camps and resettled outside camps has been approved. The pattern Secondary education and for College education. The scales of assistance covers financial assistance for expenditure on books, stationery. approved are as under:- (i) Primary awl. Middle School RATE PER STUDENT PER ANNUM ITEMS Primary tduaJtion MiJJie School eJucaJion I z 3 a) Books & Stationery Rs. si Rs. 30/ b) Furniture and teaching aids Rs. si Rs. zo/ !c) Contingencies Re. I/- Rc. I/- (u1 · Stipends for High/Higher Secondary awl. College Education StuJmts in Homls and other lodges. Conso/iJaJeJ stip D. MEDICAL No general pattern of assistance for medieal 13cilitics has been laid the basis of the proposals rcccived from the State Governments. Exten down. Facilities are, however, provided in the rehabilitation colonies/ sion of existing hospitals is also allowed in certain cases for providing villages for setting up of dispensaries or dispcnsary-<:Um-matemity centres, compounder's units or compounder's unit~matemity centres, on medieal 13cilitics to the migrants rchzbilitated. I7 VU. DANDAKARANYA PROJECT The Dandakar.mya Project was st:U'ted in 1958 with the twin objectives of cxpcditiow resettlement of displaced persons from East P>kistm and the integrated dcvdopment of the area with particular regard to the promotion of interests of the areas tribal population. The prog= ubieved in regard to the resettlement of displaced persons and •• Resettlement of DiJplaced Penon•.• (ii) Total irrigated area zs,oooAaes (a) Land m:laimed from forest 1·09 lakh aaes (iii) Area of Tribal land covered 8,oooAcres New villages ~ed (b) Satiguda Darn in Koraput DiJtrier ~l Families rcSett1 : """ (i) Total Cost Rs. z·oz Crorcs Moved to vilbgc sites 12,023 (il) Total irrigated area 37,500 Acres (u(2 Actually in position g,023 (iii) Area of Tribal land covered 7,500 Acres ... Tribal Resettlement: 4· Minor Irrigation: (a) 25% ofland rcclaimed utilised fur landless (a) Schemes completed 24 tribala (b) Schemes under investigation 8 wNew tribal villages opened so Tribal families resettled 2,209 S· Roads: d) Grant given per f:mwr, for howe building, (a) Completed b~oclis, water supp y, schools, dispcti- (i) Moin roads 190 Dill.; sancs etc. >,¢) (ii) Roads in tribal areas l#nWCS (iii) Link roads 285 nilles 3· Gener.d Development: 6. Schools and Institutes establiJhed: Irrigation Dams Completed-2 (a) Pakhaniore Dam· in Bastar Distrkt 20I 9 Total Cost K5. 8 lakbs ) High (u(~ Total irrigated area I,IooAac:s I r~) Indwtrial Training lrutitute . I (iii) Area of Tribal land covered sooAacs ) Zonal Libraries (b) Bbaakal Darn in Koraput District s (~ Total Cost Rs. x· oo Crorc:s Expenditure: (il T oral irrigated area II,ooo Aacs 7· (iii) Area of Tribal land covered 9,900 Acrcs (a) Tditurc inCUitcd upto 31· 12· I!)66 Rs. 36· 54 Crores Capital . Rs. Js·o6 Crores (iil Loans Irrigation Dams Sauctioned and Being Taken ap Rs. 1•48 Crorcs (b) Less Receipts on Suspense: & Capital (a) Paralkote Darn in Bastlr District Account . Rs. 6·13 Crorcs (Q Total Cost Rs. 1•78 Crorcs (c) Total (Net) Expenditure Rs. 30· 4I Crorcs 18 vm. REPATRIATES FROM BURMA, MOZAMBIQUE AND CEYLON r. REPATRIATES FROM BURMA (iii) It has bc:cn decided .that for appointments filled on the results of the competitive examinations hdd by the Consequent on the nationalization measures taken by the Govcm Union Public Service Commission, following concessions ment of Burma more than one and a half lakh Indians have returned may be granted for a period of 3 yean from 1· 3 •1!)66 · to Inclli since June. 1¢3. .The latest position regarding rehabilitation in respect of the rep.:atrbtes from Burma and Ceylon assist211ce given to them is indicated below:- · who have migrated to India on or after 1 • 6•t¢J mel 1·11·1¢4 respectivdy:- (a) No. of penons expected to return 2,00,000 (b) No. of repatriates already arrived upto 30"11" 1!)66 I,jj,002. (iv) The Administrative Ministries concerned with Public Undertakings of the Central Government have been (c) No. of eamps opened for their reception 8 requested to reserve 25 to 33 ... 1/J% of vacancies in .the (d) No.offamilicsincamps . 1,001 Undertakings under their respective control for repatriates (families) from Burma and Ceylon. 3oS98 (persons) Age Concession (e) Rehabilitation assistmce provided to: (a) AppoinlmenJs filled on the results of the competitive extmlituJtion htld by the U.P.S.C. (Q No. ofpersons granted business loan Zj,882. Relaxation of upper age limit upto 3 years subject to the condi (.ill. No. ofpersons found employment 11,816 tion that a candidate is not allowed to avail of a large number (ili) Amount sanctioned for rehabilitation RJ. 18>·oo lakhs of ehanccs than the maximum number of chances permissible assistance to any general candidate. (f) Priorities & c.;nocssions for Employment (b) Appoinlm.tnl not tov~<1 ~y (a) abovt The maxunum age limit " tcLixcd upto 4S yean. To fu:ilitate employment of repatriates the following con cessions and relaxations ~ve been san¢oned. (c) Migrants from B11n11a and Ctylon btlonging to Stlttd11/td Castu and Stheduled Tribu. (i) Priority in Category m in the matter of appointment The age limits mentioned in (a) and (b) furthrr relaxed by to posts and services under the Cenual Government five yean. through the Employment Exchange. Over-riding These concessions in the upper age limit shall, however, not Defence priority in Ca~ory m in 'Home' state. apply to examinations fo, entty into Services. (ll) Relaxation of the age limit for recruitment to posts and Pee Concessions services under Central Government through the Employ The Commission arc authorised to remit the prescribed ment Exchange upto 4S yean, with a further relaxation application or examination fee where they are satiSfied that upto s years in the case of persons bdonging to Scheduled the applicant is a bona fide repatriate and is not in a position Castes and Scheduled Tribes. · to pay the prescribed f=. 19 2. REPATRIATES FROM MOZAMBIQUE About ~300 Indians have returned from Mozambid,':., because of the anti-Jncllm policv of the Government of PortUgal Most of these rc patrims have settled down in Gujarat. Most of families have been rehabilitated by the Government of Gujarat by sanctioning loam for business and other rehabilitation measures. Destitute families arc being given 1112intcnance assistance. 3· REPATRIATES FROM CEYLON . Under the JncJo.Ccylou Agreement of t¢4, about s~s.ooc persons of Jncllm origin rcsicling in Ceylon will be repatriated to India. Beginning towards the end of the year t!)66, the inllux will be spread over a period of IS yean. Magaitade of the Problem and Rehabilitation Measures already taken (Q No. of persons expected to return (ii) Number expected to return during first z yean 1,00,000 (iii) Offen received for rehabilitation I, Andbta Pradcth All having) roots in A.P. •• Mysorc MOO each year• 3· Kcrala t,ooc during 14 yean. "' Orissa too per year. S· Gujarat soo 6. Madras No~c offer has been recci The State Govern.- mcnt is however preparing schemes for their rehabilitation in Tea plantation and industries. 20 IX. DISPLACED PERSONS IN JAMMU & X. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION TO KASHMIR, PUNJAB AND RAJASTHAN DISPLACED PERSONS FROM WEST PAKISTAN • &. a result of Indo-Pakistm conflict which originated in Jammu For the purpose of payment of compensation and rehabilitation grants & Kashmir and later spread to Punjab and Rajastlun in September 1965, to displaced persons in respect of immovable properties left by them about 3 lakhs of persons were uprooted. To ameliorate their sufferings, in West Pakistan. a Compensation Pool has been constitutcd under the relief and rehabilit:ltion assist:lnce has been rendered to these refugees. Displaced Persons (C & R) Act, 1954- The progress of payment of ThO' .. present position in regard to the resettlement of these displaced compensation and disposal of properties in the Pool upto 31· 10• 1966 persons _is given below: is given below:- (Q No. of compensation applications received j,o6,8J2. No. of persons (ii) No. ofapplications disposed of s,o6,s7s (iii) No. ofapplications pending 257 (1) D. Ps in Punjab jl,IOO (iv) Amount of compensation paid ro clainrants R.s. r88·s8 crores (a) By Cash Rs. 6o•94 Rs. 101'24 " (2) Penons uprooted in Jammu & Kashmir h,oo,ooe (b) By trznsfer of fro~erties . (c) By adjustment o pu lie dues Rs. 26•40 " (v) Statement of Account No. Amount " (l) (a) Persons uprooted in Rajastlun 8,.j02 (a) Total Statements of Account issued I,Zj,I87 Rs. 51•65 " (b) Pmons migrated to Rajastlun (b) Statement of Account from West Pakist:lD 4.582 adjustcd t,I7,o62. Rs. so·Bz " (c) Statements of Account remaining to be utilized and a~ustcd 8,125 Rs. o·83 " J,6j,084 (vi) Disposal o pro~: (a) Total num er of usban evacuee pro- perties acquired 2·88lakhs ~) Disposed of 2·83 " ) Balance to be disposed of o·os " (4) Persons who have returned to their villages ) TotalnumberofGovt. Built Properties 1•41 " in Jammu & ~ afrer the cease lire/the (c) No. ofGovt. Built Properties disposed of 1'39 " Tashkent Declaration 2,96,247 (f) Balance o•oz " (vis) No. of applications for exldtia grant to (s) Persons still in camps in Jammu & Kashmir migraots from Pakistan d areas of who are being dispersed to the village sites 3.753 Jammu & Kashmir (a) Rcccived )1,790 (6) Estimated cost of rehabilit:ltion of the affected (b) Disposed of 25,232 personsinJammu &Kashmir About Rs. 8 to (c) Amount paid Rs. 3·s8 aorcs · to aorcs (d) No. of applications pending 6,s58 ZI XI. SCALES OF REHABll.ITATION ASSISTANCE ADMISSmLE TO DISPLACED PERSONS" FROM EAST PAKISTAN Fer D.Ps. (Old Migrlfllts}from &st Pakistan For D.Ps. (Ntw Migrants) from &st Pakistan I 3 A. Loon Assiscaace (a) lAtul purchast Loans for Agric:uitural Purposes of the follow far Agricaltarol Loan upto Rs. !)00 for 3 acn:s ing nature upto Rs.. r,rsol- per family:~ Pmpos (d) Hortiadtural loan ~i) For prodU - I.-£De ..LiitioaaJlCrtilizcr il admj.PbJe where the w.l i1 dc&cicot lD Niuogco, PhOJPbata and Powb. I 2 l B. Howiag Loam RURAL RURAL (i) Homestead hod lurchase loan R.s. 75 (i) Cost of Homestead plot Rs. 200 (ii) House building oan Rs. 500 (il) Cost of dcvdopmcnt to be treated as grant Rs. cSoo URBAN (iii) Cost of construction of House Rs. r,zso (i) Homestead hod purchase loans ·up to R.s. 6oo when connecting road is kutcha and upto Rs. 1,000 URBAN when connecting road is pucca (i) Cost of Homestead plot Rs. cSoo (il) House building loan Cost ofdevelopment Rs. r,soo (a) Non-contributory upto Rs. 1,250 (~rl Cost of construction of House Rs. 2,000 induding for saniury Privy R.s. 200 "(b) Contributory upto Rs. 5,000 c. Loan for (i) Small trade loan upto R.s. 750 (i) Petty trades, bwiness :md profession etc. Small Trades, upto R.s. 5,000/- both for rUral and urban .Business and (il) Higher business loao upto Rs. s,ooo areas. Profession to be authorised by the R.B.R.B. (ili) Higher Business loan~, Rs. 5;ooo to be (ii) Building for trades, business or profession. authorised by Government o India ,Medic:al men raal ~·) Rs. 200 in rural area Allopaths Rs. 2,500 b) Rs. soo in urb:m area Homeopaths Rs. 1,000 Kaviraj R.s. 1,100 (iii) Petty trades to be carried out by inmates of camps upto Rs. soot-. Urban (Calcutla) for equipment l!c maintenance Allopaths upto · R.s. I,cSoo Upto Rs. 5,000 both for rural and urban Homeopaths upto Rs. 1,000 areas. Kaviraj upto R.s. r,ooo Urban (Other than Calcutla) Allopaths upto R.s. :z.soo Homeopaths upto R.s. I,.jOO Kaviraj upto R.s. I,jOO XI. SCALES OF REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE ADMISSffiLE TO DISPLACED PERSONS" FROM EAST PAKISTAN Cmrgory of Loon For D.Ps. (Old Migronts)Jrom &t Pakiston For D.Ps. (New Migrants) from East Pakistan I • 3 A. LoaD Assistance (a) lArul purchast Loans for Agricuitural Purposes of the follow for Agricaltural Loan upto Rs. goo for 3 acres ing nature upto Rs.. I,ISO/- per family:~ Purposes (b) Agriculhlralloan (i) For implements, bullocks, seeds ctc.,·upto Rs. 6oo (•) Bullocks Rs. sso· ( ii) For reclamation Rs. so per aae (b) Seeds and fertilizers Rs. us (w) For maintenance~ Rs. so per month additional fertilizers Rs. I6S*** forgmonths (cd)l Implements Rs. 175 ( Milch cattle, poultry, bullock (e) Barnjibi loan c:art etc. Rs. 300 · (~ For cultivtion up_to Rs. 6oo (ii For maintenan~Rs. so 1\.s. 1,315 (iii For land purclwe @.Rs. 100 per bigba for 1 -1/3 bighas (d) Horticubural loan ~i) For proclucion upto Rs. 300 u) For Capital investment Rs. 6oS sucb as Irrigation Rs. l7S Fencing Rs. 7S Implements Rs. ss R - Loou for addiDomll"crtilizcr is admitDble whae tho bod is dcficieut iD N"uro- Pbospbata and Powb. I 2 l B. Housing Loans RURAL RURAL (i) Homestead l:md lurchase loan Rs. 7S (i) Cost of Homestead plot Rs. >oo (n) House building oan Rs. soo (ll) Cost of devdopmcnt to be treated as gtant Rs. 6oo URBAN (iii) Cost of construction ofHowc Rs. I,2.SO (i) Homestead land purchase loans upto Rs. 6oo when connc:cting road is kutcha and upto Rs. I,OOO URBAN when connecting ro:1d U pucca (i) Cost ofHomcstead plot Rs. 6oo (u) House building !om (ill Cost of devdopmcnt Rs. 1,soo (a) Non-contributory upto Rs. I,2.j0 (Iii Cost of construction ofHouse Rs. 2,000 induding for sanitary Privy Rs. 200 '(b) Contributory upto Rs. s.ooe c. Loan for (i) Small rrade !om upto Rs. 7SO (i) Petty rradcs, business and profession etc. Small Trades, upto Rs. s.ooe/- both for rUral and ucb:m Bwinessand (u) Higher business loan upto Rs. s.ooe areas. Profession to be auchoriled by the R.B.R.B. (iii) Higher Business loan excoalinf Rs. s.ooe to be (n) Building for rradcs, business or profession. auchoriled by Government o India ,Medical men raal Rs. 200 in rural area Allopaths Rs. z.soo ~·>b) Rs. soo in urban area Homeopaths Rs. I,OOO Kavicaj Rs. I,IOO (iii) Petty rradcs co be eatried ouc by inmates of camps upto Rs. soot-. Urban (Caleatta) for equipment & maintenance Allopaths upto Rs. I,6oo Upto Rs. s,ooe both for rUral and urban Homeopaths upto Rs. . 1,000 areas. Kavicaj upto Rs. I,ooe Urban (Other than Calcutta) Allopaths upto Rs. 2,500 Homeopaths upto Rs. Io4QO Kavicaj upto Rs. I,SOO 23 XU. PLAN PROVISIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS L 'lHIRD FIVE YEAR PLAN n. FOURlli FIVE YEAR PLAN (a) A provision of Rs. 40 aores was nude under the Third Plan A provision of Rs. 93 crores was made under the Fourth Fiv<>-Year period for the rdubilir.tion of displaced persons from East Plan petiod for rdubilir.tion of East Pakistan migrants families and and West Pakistan, repatriates from Burma and Ceylon and old displaced persons from East and West Pakittan. The break-up of .ite above provision is as (b) The main progranuncs for which the outlay was made were follows:- asunder:- As approvtd by tht Itmu Plannin$_ Commission (i) Residual requirements for housing schemes and assistance (Rs. in aores) for educational and health tcrviocs for displaced persons from West Pakistan Dandahrany> Project 27 Rehabilir.tion Industries Corporation 14 (i11 Rebabilibtion of a8,6oo families residing in camps etc. Rehabilir.tion schemes other than Dandakmny> as in West Bcng>l and of about two lakhs p:mi:illy rdubili Teclmic:al &: Vocational Training 3 r.tcd displaced persons/displaced l':uniliCs living outside Education &: Health S camps in West Beng>l. Rehabilit:~tion Reclamation Organisation 3 Fuller Rebabilir.tion of earlier settlers 4 fm1 Dandahrany> Project had to be completed. Rehabilit>tion of repatriates from countries other thanPakistan 7 (c) Over one Wch acres of land was reclaimed in Danda Special Areas s brmy.a Project area where about to,soo families would be nisettled by the end of the Third Plan. Of this, 93 abour so,ooo acres of agricultural land was allotted to tefugee scukn and t8,ooo acres to the local tribal The Plan is to rdubilibte 70.000 £unilics in agricultural and non population. agricultural occupations. ill. PLAN PROVISIONS FOR 1966-67 and 1!167-68 The Plan provisions for the year 1¢6-67 and 1967-68 :15 approved by the Ministry of ~inanee are :15 _follows:- Jg66-Ig6'] Ig6']-1968 lttms (Rs. in l•khs) (Rs. ill l•khs) I. D.md:Uw:mya 442'65 450'00 2. Rural Resettlement 178•04 200'00 (Agricultural Schemes) . 3· Rehabilitation Reclamation Organisation, 164· 59 146•95 4- Non-agricultural Sehemcs· 6o· 55 71•J8 5· Special Areas Dcvclopmcn.t Programme so·oo JOO•OO 6. Education 7"57 11"98 7· Medical 5"S4 n· 2.8 8. Industry 65•75 118:49 9· Rehabilit:ttion Industries Corp. J2."00 So·oo IO. Tr.lining 40"33 44"23 II. Burma & Ceyloa Repatriates etc. · Burma , . ... 117•o6 I6o·oo Ceylon I·oo 6o·oo Portuguese Colonies • o·so o·so 12. !1lesidnary Problem of Old migrants from East Pakist:tn 212."94 23j"86 '3· Residnary Problem of~ PersonsfromWcstP · n SS"4S 71'97 ·~ 1.433"97 1,764·64 '-/-.Jill'" - ~ De.igoOd-.cD<~ proddcecl by the OU:ecto,... o£ Advertilins Ill Visual Publldty, MinistrY oft' 41'. B., Government of India for Dept. o&.Rehabllitation and printed at The Statcstn2n Press. ~cw Delhi. . No. 6/I/67 English S90 copies · July, 67