Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Plan January 2019 India: Chhattisgarh Road Connectivity Project Upgrading of the Existing State Highway Section of Bihrikala Dandgaon Khadgaon (Package B – 09) Prepared by Public Works Department, Government of Chhattisgarh for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 30 September 2018) Currency unit – Indian rupees (INR) INR1.00 = $0.014 $1.00 = INR 73.50 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AP - Affected Person ARO - Assistant Resettlement Officer AE - Assistant Engineer BPL - Below Poverty Line BSR - Basic Schedule of Rates CAP - Corrective Action Plan CPR - Common Property Resources CG - Chhattisgarh CSRCP - Chhattisgarh State Road Connectivity Project DC - District Collector DLAO - District Land Acquisition Officer DP - Displaced Person DH - Displaced Household DPR - Detailed Project Report EA - Executing Agency EE - Executive Engineer FGD - Focus Group Discussion FHH - Female Headed Household GOI - Government of India GOC - Government of Chhattisgarh GRC - Grievance Redress Cell GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism HH - Household IP - Indigenous People IPP - Indigenous People Planning IR - Involuntary Resettlement LA - Land Acquisition LAA - Land Acquisition Act LAP - Land Acquisition Plan LAR - Land Acquisition and Resettlement LVC - Land Valuation Committee M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MAW - Minimum Agricultural Wage NGO - Non-Government Organization NTH - Non-Titled Holder OBC - Other Backward Classes PD - Project Director PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMC - Project Management Cell PWD - Public Works Department R&R - Resettlement & Rehabilitation RFCTLARR - Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act RO - Resettlement Officer ROW - Right of Way RP - Resettlement Plan SC - Schedule Caste SES - Socio Economic Survey SIA - Social Impact Assessment SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SRU - Social &Resettlement Unit ST - Schedule Tribe TH - Titled Holder TOR - Terms of References NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies ends on 31 March. “FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2018 ends on 31 March 2018. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This resettlement and indigenous peoples 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. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ i I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 A. Background.................................................................................................................. 1 B. General Profile ............................................................................................................. 3 C. Minimization of Impact ................................................................................................. 3 D. Scope of the Resettlement Plan (RP)........................................................................... 4 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT (LAR) ...................................... 5 A. Methodology for Assessment of LAR Impacts .............................................................. 5 B. Displaced Households and Persons ............................................................................ 5 C. Inventory of Losses ...................................................................................................... 6 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ...................................................... 9 A. Project Area Profile ...................................................................................................... 9 B. Demography of Displaced Persons (DPs) .................................................................... 9 C. Social Structure among Displaced Persons (DPs) ......................................................10 D. Vulnerability ................................................................................................................11 E. Income ........................................................................................................................11 F. Primary Income Earners and Sources of Income ............................................................12 G. Occupational structure ................................................................................................12 H. Educational Status ......................................................................................................13 I. Impact on Gender ...........................................................................................................13 IV. IMPACT ON TRIBAL PEOPLE ...................................................................................... 14 A. General Tribal Profile of the Subproject Area ..............................................................14 B. Summary of Project Impact .........................................................................................14 C. Inventory of Losses .....................................................................................................14 D. Demography of Displaced Persons .............................................................................16 E. Income ........................................................................................................................17 F. Occupational Structure ...................................................................................................17 G. Educational Status ......................................................................................................18 H. Tribal Development Planning ......................................................................................18 V. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................... 20 A. Identification of Stakeholders ......................................................................................20 B. Methods of Public Consultation ...................................................................................20 C. Findings of the Public Consultations ...........................................................................20 D. Mechanism of Disclosure ............................................................................................21 E. Consultation Plan for RP Implementation Period ........................................................21 F. Consultation Outcomes Incorporated in RP ....................................................................22 VI. LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................. 23 A. Country Legal and Regulatory System ........................................................................23 B. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ...........................................................25 C. Chhattisgarh Govt. Mutual Consent Land Policy 2016 ................................................26 D. Comparison of Country and ADB Policy and Measures to Fill Gaps ...........................26 E. IR Policy Adopted for the Project ................................................................................31 VII. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS .............................................................................. 34 A. Eligibility under the Project ..........................................................................................34 B. Entitlement Matrix .......................................................................................................35 VIII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................... 43 A. Institutional Requirement ............................................................................................43 B. Executing Agency .......................................................................................................43 C. Resettlement Management at ADB-PIU ......................................................................43 D. Resettlement Management at Project Division Office ..................................................43 E. Nongovernment Organization (NGO) ..........................................................................44 F. Third Party Monitor for Direct Purchase ..........................................................................44 G. Capacity Building on RP in the EA ..............................................................................46 IX. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM......................................................................... 47 A. Grievance Redress Mechanism ..................................................................................47 B. Level 1: PIU and field level ..........................................................................................47 C. Level 2: State Level ....................................................................................................48 D. Level 3: Court of Law ..................................................................................................48