Development-induced Displacement, Rehabilitation and Resettlement in India: Current Issues and Challenges

Compulsory land acquisition and involuntary displacement of communities for a larger public purpose captures the tension of development in the modern state, with the need to balance the interests of the majority while protecting the rights of the minority.This book examines a number of new policy formulations put in place at both the central and state levels looking at land acquisition procedures and norms for rehabilitation and resettlement of communities.

Author: Sakarama Somayaji
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/18/2017
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781138086319

About the Author

Sakarama Somayaji heads the Relocation and Rehabilitation group within The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)'s Social Transformation Division. He has worked extensively on issues pertaining to the rehabilitation of project displaced people, including three years at the Council for Social Development in New Delhi, India.

Smrithi Talwar is a Fellow and Chief Coordinator of the Director General's Office in The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). She has led a multi-disciplinary team of specialists in developing and implementing a long term rehabilitation strategy for project displaced people in Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh.