The Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) has increased the amount of cash compensation in lieu of employment from `10 lakh to `16 lakh to the land oustees, as against R and R (Resettlement and Rehabilitation) policy of providing maximum cash compensation of ` 8.5 lakh since April 1, 2014.
For the benefit of project affected families, who do not wish to avail employment, the MCl had doubled maximum compensation in lieu of employment to `10 lakh on May 12, 2011, which has further been
enhanced to `16 lakh with effective from November 1, 2016.
Further, the company has double the rate of one time cash compensation in lieu plot at resettlement site from `3 lakh to `6 lakh.
With this increase in compensation package, the company has offered the land oustees with great
financial lee-way to select the plot and shift to their place of choice.
For 20 or more families of project-affected people shifting to a common place, the MCl also developed
infrastructural like, road, drinking water, electricity and boundary wall.