ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR OIL EXPLORATION
RAJYA SABHA
Oil Exploration and
Production Companies, namely Oil & Natural Gas Limited (ONGC),
Oil India Limited (OIL) and Private/Joint Venture (J.V.) companies,
acquired land, including agricultural land, from the land-owners
for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, as and when required.
Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha
today, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Minister of State for Petroleum &
Natural Gas, informed that compensation is paid by these companies
to the land-owners as per the prevailing Government rates and
legal requirements.
The Minister further
said that compensations have accordingly been paid by ONGC, OIL
and Private/J.V. companies to the affected agriculturists. The
details of State-wise compensation paid during the last three
years, i.e. 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03, are reported to be as
follows:
|
State
|
(figures in
lakhs of rupees)
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
577.17
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
155.17
|
|
Assam
|
310.06
|
|
Gujarat
|
3174.44
|
|
Rajasthan
|
67.02
|
|
Maharashtra
|
5.89
|
|
Tripura
|
161.36
|
|
West Bengal
|
34.72
|
|
UP & Uttaranchal
|
31.37
|
