The land required for mining, dam and other large scale projects is mostly acquired from tribals, hill residents and rural communities. Displaced persons are given monetary compensation according to legal provisions. Even so, payments are often slow. In any condition the displaced family cannot live for a long time. These people do not even have the skills to get into another business as per the need of the market. They eventually become less wage laborers (migrant workers). Apart from this, the conventional ways of their community life are mostly over. Therefore, the benefits of development go to industries, industrialists and urban communities, while the cost of development is put on these poor helpless people. This improper distribution of costs and benefits is unethical. If you are given the task of creating a draft of good compensation and rehabilitation policy for such displaced persons, then what attitude will you keep in relation to this problem and what will be the main elements of the policy that you suggest?

This matter is related to the conflict between economic development and the interests of disadvantaged communities. In fact, the problem lies in how the projects related to development can be conducted while preserving the interests of the disadvantaged communities.

The following approach will be taken by me in relation to this problem:

For the development of the country, the operation of mining, bind and other major projects is compulsory, but in this regard, it is also necessary to keep in mind that the interests of the disadvantaged and poor sections are not harmed.

Therefore, my view would be that while operating these projects, the interests of the deprived and poor sections should be preserved.

Along with this, my view will be that proper displacement of people displaced from these projects should be rehabilitated and opportunities available at local level should be provided to them.

For this, these displaced and affected people will have to provide employment opportunities in the respective projects so that they do not have to face the crisis of livelihood.

Most of all, my approach will be related to inclusive development so that the proper distribution of the benefits of above mentioned development projects can be done between these disadvantaged and displaced people.

The following are the key elements of the policy suggested by me in relation to this matter:

Detailed study of the impact of mining, dam and other major projects should be taken and such a route should be adopted so that at least the land should be acquired and at least people have to be displaced.

Use technology in this regard to find out what is the suitable location for mining. For example, remote sensing method can be determined by which the metal and minerals are dominated. The advantage of this will be that in the vast land, the same place can be mined at the place of mining which is dominated by metals and minerals.

The policy suggested by me will include a detailed account of the proper and timely rehabilitation of people affected and displaced so that these people can be rehabilitated in the nearest place as soon as possible.

Similarly, the proposed policy would include the provision of adequate compensation for the displaced people so that they did not face any problem in the initial level.

For the companies responsible for the operation of mining, dam and other major projects, it will be suggested that they should provide skill training to the affected people under 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CRS) and provide them employment opportunities in related projects.

In this way, the policy suggested by me will have to pave the way for inclusive development so that the deprived and poor sections can be included in the mainstream of development.