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Social impact assessment will be necessary for projects causing involuntary displacement of 400 families in plains and 200 families in hills
Land will be acquired at market rate.
If the acquired land is sold or transferred, 80 per cent of the "net unearned income' shall be shared with the persons from whom it was acquired
Life-time monthly pension to the vulnerable among the affected, such as the disabled, orphans, widows, unmarried girls, abandoned women and persons above the age of 50 years
Affected families can take 20 per cent of their rehabilitation grant and compensation amount in the form of shares in the project. If the government approves, the affected persons can buy shares up to 50 per cent of their compensation amount
Land for land wherever possible
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