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Largest Coal Project In India, More Jobs Promised
MaMata banerjee, the chieF Minister OF west bengal, india, has prOpOsed a ten-crOre cOMpensation package for those who may be harmed due to the Deucha-Pachami coal block project. She is offering jobs for one member of each family that contributes land for India's largest coal mining project, the Deucha-Pachami coal block in the Birbhum district.
The cabinet has relaxed the recruitment requirements to allow one member from each family that gives land for the coal mining project to be appointed." They would be assigned to duties as junior constables or senior constables based on their qualifications," Banerjee stated at the state secretariat during a press conference.
The chief minister had previously announced a ten-crore compensation plan for residents who are anticipated to be evacuated or harmed by the Deocha-Pachami coal mine project in November 2021.
"We have already approved the hiring of 5,100 people." At least 139 villagers have expressed their willingness to donate land. Around 1,000 acres of land belonging to the state government. She stated that "the initial work will begin on government-owned land."
This project, which spans 3.04 lakh acres, will cost the state government about 35,000 crores. It is projected to assist cover the state's electricity requirement for the next five decades, thanks to its estimated coal stockpile of 2.2 billion tons. In September 2019, the Union government assigned the block to the state government. The land would not be taken forcibly, according to Mamata Banerjee's administration.
Around 21,000 people live in 4,314 households in 12 villages in the area, including 3,601 Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,034 Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals. Crusher laborers would receive annual maintenance of 1.2 lakh, while farm laborers would receive a one-time help of 50,000 and 100 days of employment for 500 days, according to the government. Landowners will receive between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 13 lakh per bigha.
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