Rehabilitation and Resettlement issues
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT &
RESETTLEMENT ISSUES: ANALYSIS
CHIRANJIT GANGULY, GEORGE CHERIAN, DAVID SOLOMON
XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BATCH 18, SEC A
“The millions of displaced people do not exist anymore. When history is written they would not be in it, not even as statistics. Some of them have subsequently been displaced three and four times. True, they are not being annihilated or taken to gas chambers, but I can warrant that the quality of their accommodation is worse than in any concentration camp of the Third Reich. They are not captive, but they re-define the meaning of liberty and still the nightmare does not end. They continue to be uprooted even from their hellish hovels by government bulldozers. The millions of displaced people in India are nothing but refugees of an unacknowledged war.” – Arundhati Roy, The Greater Common Good
Infrastructural Development in India: Overview
The Government of India has set the huge target of doubling investment in infrastructure from INR 20.5 trillion to INR 40.9 trillion during the Twelfth Plan period. The share of infrastructure investment in GDP is planned to be increased to more than 10% by the end of the Twelfth Plan. This investment, if it materializes, can propel India’s economic growth to a higher trajectory all in terms of infrastructural development in
Railways, Ports, Roadways, Electricity, Telecommunications, Irrigation, Water Supply, Storing facilities and Oil and Gas pipelines. With major impetus on PPP Projects for infrastructural developments, both completed and implemented, India shows a great inclination towards development. Some of the important viewpoints are as given:
Energy: 100% FDI in power sector has increased private sector investments with additional power generation capacity, transmission, distribution and oil and gas pipelines
Transport: Projected investment in roads is close to $51.5 billion in terms of National Highways, State roads and
RESETTLEMENT ISSUES: ANALYSIS
CHIRANJIT GANGULY, GEORGE CHERIAN, DAVID SOLOMON
XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BATCH 18, SEC A
“The millions of displaced people do not exist anymore. When history is written they would not be in it, not even as statistics. Some of them have subsequently been displaced three and four times. True, they are not being annihilated or taken to gas chambers, but I can warrant that the quality of their accommodation is worse than in any concentration camp of the Third Reich. They are not captive, but they re-define the meaning of liberty and still the nightmare does not end. They continue to be uprooted even from their hellish hovels by government bulldozers. The millions of displaced people in India are nothing but refugees of an unacknowledged war.” – Arundhati Roy, The Greater Common Good
Infrastructural Development in India: Overview
The Government of India has set the huge target of doubling investment in infrastructure from INR 20.5 trillion to INR 40.9 trillion during the Twelfth Plan period. The share of infrastructure investment in GDP is planned to be increased to more than 10% by the end of the Twelfth Plan. This investment, if it materializes, can propel India’s economic growth to a higher trajectory all in terms of infrastructural development in
Railways, Ports, Roadways, Electricity, Telecommunications, Irrigation, Water Supply, Storing facilities and Oil and Gas pipelines. With major impetus on PPP Projects for infrastructural developments, both completed and implemented, India shows a great inclination towards development. Some of the important viewpoints are as given:
Energy: 100% FDI in power sector has increased private sector investments with additional power generation capacity, transmission, distribution and oil and gas pipelines
Transport: Projected investment in roads is close to $51.5 billion in terms of National Highways, State roads and