The following information regarding R & R offered by TATA steel at Kalinganagar is from a Tata Steel brochure that they give me. If there is any inaccuracy in it or if similar packages are not being offered by Tata Steel to others in Kalinganagar please let me know.

[Context: After I had written an open letter regarding how Tata Steel is exploiting Orissa and yet referring to it as marriage between Tata Steel and Orissa, they got in touch with me in December 2006 when I was visiting Bhubaneswar. Although I am still unhappy with Tatas overall (as they have not done much on the issues I mentioned in the open letter), I personally think the following is a decent package and I hope other steel and aluminum companies such as POSCO, Mittal etc. use this R & R as a starting point.]

The R & R parameters used by Tata Steel:

  1. Famiy definition: All major sons as on 1st January 2005 to be considered as separate famiy for R & R benefits.
  2. Plot in the Rehab colony: One homestead plot per expanded family. Each original family would get about 3 to 7 plots.
  3. House building assistance: Rs 1.5 lakhs per expanded family (as per the new definition). Each original family would get about Rs 4.5 to 10.5 lakhs
  4. Temporary accommodation: Rs 0.1 lakhs per expanded family. In addition, providing immediate shelter during construction of their houses at a cost of about Rs 10 crores.
  5. Transportation assistance: Free transportation of all househod materials, cattle etc.
  6. Employment: One nominated member from each expanded family. i.e., providing more than 1200 jobs for 679 original families. Cash-in-lieu (rs. 2 lakhs per family) for the older people upon their choice. Engagement provided during the construction itself.

An example scenario: Family of late Sukura Soren. Hamlet: San Chandia. Mouza: Chandia.

  1. Family Tree: Late Sukura Soren owned 2.79 acres of land including house site. He had three sons: Late Abhiram Soren, Madhu Soren (71) and Sinu Soren (60) . Abhiram Soren is survived by wife Tulasi Soren (56) and four sons Mansingh Soren (33), Mataram Soren (30), Manika Soren (25), Rajen Soren (43). Son of Rajen Soren is Ghana Soren (19).
  2. Number of expanded families = 8.
  3. Compenstation for two houses: Rs 0.74 lakhs
  4. Land Compensation: Rs 2.79 lakhs
  5. 8 numbers of 1/10th acre plot in the rehab colony worth – Rs 4.0 lakhs
  6. Total house building assistance – Rs 12.0 lakhs
  7. Temporary accommodation assistance – 0.80 lakhs
  8. Transport allowance – Rs 0.16 lakhs
  9. Maintenance allowance – Rs 1.92 lakhs
  10. Cash in lieu of employment for 3 persons – Rs 6.0 lakhs
  11. Total employment – 5
  12. Total Cash benefits – Rs 28.41 lakhs