Resettlement Plan November 2019 India: Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project Improvement to Daud-Karmala- Paranda- Barshi - Osmanabad Road (km 208/160 to250/155) EPC – 9, SH - 68 Prepared by Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra for the Asian Development Bank. ii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1st August 2019) Currency unit = Indian rupees (₹) ₹ 1.00 = $ 0.0144 $ 1.00 = ₹69.47 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., FY2019 ends on 31 March 2019. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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. iii 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 CE Chief Engineer CoI Corridor of Impact CPR Common Property Resources DC District Collector DLAO District Land Acquisition Officer DP Displaced Person DH Displaced Household DPR Detailed Project Report EA Executing Agency EE Executive Engineer EPC Engineering Procurement and Construction FGD Focus Group Discussion FHH Female Headed Household GOI Government of India GOM Government of Maharashtra 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 MAW Minimum Agricultural Wage M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MPWD Maharashtra Public Works Department MSRIP Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project NGO Non-Government Organization NTH Non-Titled Holder OBC Other Backward Classes PIU Project Implementation Unit PMC Project Management Cell iv PWD Public Works Department resettlement and Resettlement & Rehabilitation rehabilitation RFCTLARR Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act RO Resettlement Officer ROW Right of Way resettlement plan Resettlement Plan SC Schedule Caste SDO Social Development Officer SE Superintending Engineer 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 v CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 9 A. Project Description ............................................................................................................ 9 B. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................................................................... 9 C. Socioeconomic Information and Profile ........................................................................... 10 D. Stakeholders Consultation and Participation ................................................................... 10 E. Legal Framework ............................................................................................................. 10 F. Entitlements, Assistance and Benefits ............................................................................. 11 G. Relocation of Housing and Settlements ........................................................................... 11 H. Income Restoration and Rehabilitation ............................................................................ 11 I. Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan ........................................................................ 11 J. Grievance Redressal Mechanism .................................................................................... 11 K. Institutional Arrangement ................................................................................................. 12 L. Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................ 12 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 13 A. Background ..................................................................................................................... 13 B. Minimization of Impact ..................................................................................................... 15 C. Scope and Objective of Resettlement Plan (resettlement plan) ....................................... 16 D. Project Appreciation ........................................................................................................ 16 II . SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT (LAR) ................................... 19 A. Methodology for Assessment of LAR Impacts ................................................................. 19 B. Displaced Households and Persons ................................................................................ 19 C. Inventory of Losses ......................................................................................................... 20 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ...................................................... 22 A. Project Area Profile ......................................................................................................... 22 B. Demography of Displaced Persons (DPs) ....................................................................... 22 C. Social Structure among Displaced Persons (DPs) ........................................................... 23 D. Vulnerability ..................................................................................................................... 24 E. Income ............................................................................................................................ 24 F. Primary Income Earners and Sources of Income ............................................................. 25 G. Occupational structure ..................................................................................................... 25 H. Educational Status .......................................................................................................... 25 IV. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................... 26 A. Identification of Stakeholders ........................................................................................... 26 B. Methods of Public Consultation ....................................................................................... 26 C. Findings of the Public Consultations ................................................................................ 27 vi D. Mechanism of Disclosure ................................................................................................ 29 E. Consultation Plan for resettlement plan Implementation Period ....................................... 29 F. Consultation Outcomes Incorporated in resettlement plan ............................................... 30 V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 31 A. Country Legal and Regulatory System ............................................................................ 31 B. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ................................................................ 34 C. Maharashtra Direct Purchase Policy 2016 ....................................................................... 34 D. Comparison of Country and ADB Policy and Measures to Fill Gaps ................................ 36 E. IR Policy Adopted for the Project ..................................................................................... 41 VI. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS ................................................................................. 43 A. Eligibility under the Project .............................................................................................. 43 B. Entitlement Matrix ............................................................................................................ 44 VII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................... 54 A. Institutional Requirement ................................................................................................. 54 B. Executing Agency ............................................................................................................ 54 C. Project Management Unit ................................................................................................ 54 D. Resettlement Management at Project Implementation Unit (PIU) .................................... 54 E. Nongovernment Organization (NGO) .............................................................................. 56 F. Capacity Building ............................................................................................................. 57 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .......................................................................... 59 Level 1: PIU and field level.....................................................................................................