Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Affected Families

The organization has competency, capability and interest to undertake rehabilitation and resettlement activities interventions/projects for the Project affected Families at the grassroots level, Middle level and at the District level. Rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) activities at the grassroots level are crucial for mitigating the negative impacts of displacement and ensuring that affected communities can rebuild their lives and livelihoods. These activities are essential for fulfilling the socio-economic needs of displaced individuals and families, fostering community development, and promoting long-term sustainability.

The key area of importance what we too focus at:

Protecting Livelihoods and Well-being:

Preventing Impoverishment:

R&R aims to ensure that people displaced by development projects don’t fall into poverty or experience a decline in their standard of living.

Restoring Economic Stability:

R&R activities provide support for affected individuals to regain their previous income levels through measures like compensation, vocational training, and access to resources.

Addressing Psychological Impacts:

Displacement can be traumatic. R&R should address the psychological needs of affected communities through counseling and social support.

Building Stronger, More Sustainable Communities

Community Participation:

Effective R&R involves the active participation of affected communities in planning and decision-making processes.

Community Development:

R&R can be an opportunity to build stronger, more resilient communities by investing in infrastructure, social services, and economic opportunities in resettlement areas.

Social Harmony:

By addressing the concerns and needs of displaced communities, R&R can help prevent conflicts and promote social cohesion.

Ensuring Equitable Development:

Targeting Vulnerable Groups:

R&R should prioritize the needs of vulnerable groups, such as women, children, the elderly, and marginalized communities.

Promoting Social Justice:

Effective R&R ensures that all affected individuals are treated fairly and equitably, regardless of their social or economic status.

Sustainable Development:

By integrating R&R into development planning, it can contribute to more sustainable and inclusive development outcomes.

Fulfilling Legal and Ethical Obligations

Legal Frameworks:

Laws and policies that mandate in the states R&R for displaced populations.

Ethical Considerations:

Displacement should be undertaken with due consideration for the rights and well-being of affected individuals.

Promoting Good Governance

Transparency and Accountability:

R&R processes should be transparent and accountable to ensure that resources are used effectively and that affected communities are treated fairly.

Effective Stakeholder Engagement:

R&R requires effective engagement with all stakeholders, including government agencies, project developers, and affected communities.

In essence, rehabilitation and resettlement at the grassroots level is not just about relocating people; it’s about empowering them to rebuild their lives, contribute to their communities, and participate in the development process. At large, restoring the socio-economic, physical, religious and cultural status to an extent of earlier so that the affected families can feel can now lead better life.
Government of Rajasthan has decided to upgrade its highway network under Rajasthan State Highway Development Program (RSHDP) and as part of this endeavor, Public Works Department (PWD) of Rajasthan has been mandated to undertake improvement and upgradation of various State Highways and Major District Highways at different locations in Rajasthan. As part of this mandate, the PPP Division of Rajasthan Public Works Department has identified the highways requiring improvement that would improve the connectivity to national highways, major towns and industrial belts. The proposed investment program has supported upgradation and improvement of the identified highways and Tranche -1 will finance 11 highway projects totaling of about 801.474 Kms spread across the State of Rajasthan.

In the State, nearly 801.474 Kms have been identified under Tranche – 1 in five different Packages namely, EPC-01, EPC-02 EPC-03, EPC-04, HAM-01, HAM-02, HAM-03 and HAM-04. Under Tranche 1, total 11 sub project highways is financed by World Bank. The project highways are to be constructed under two modalities i) Annuity mode with a length of 331.129 km and ii) EPC mode with a length of 470.345 km. The state highways proposed for upgrading were distributed across 12 districts namely, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Ajmer, Tonk, Jalore, Jaipur, Nagaur, Pali, Jodhpur and Bhilwara districts.The project related to – Assisting PIUs in Resettlement Plan Implementation for World Bank (WB) funded projects for Rajasthan State Highway Road Development Programme–II (RSHDP-II) Package No. WB/RSHDP II/NGO/01 has been assigned to Centre for Development Communication & Studies (CDECS). The Key purpose is to provide the services of implementation support for Social Impact Assessment / Social Impact Management Plan cum Resettlement Action Plan (SIA/ SIMP cum RAP) and also carrying out such rehabilitation and resettlement activities at the grassroots level to assist the PIUs in SIA / SIMP cum RAP implementation.

SOCIO ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE

The total affected households are 5884 including 4949 titleholders & 935 non-titleholders.
Out of total affected households majority (73.2 percent) were OBC followed by 14.6 percent General, 10.6 percent SC, 1.4 percent ST & 0.2 percent comes under other category.
According to the socio-economic analysis of the project-affected households, agriculture, agriculture laborer, nonagricultural labourers (78 percent) constitute the bulk of the total employment among the PAH of the affected population followed by business/self employed (8 percent), salaried (3.6 percent), government service (1.8 percent) & old age (8.8 percent).
As far as educational profile of affected households is concerned 23.8 percent were illiterate, 22.1 percent were educated up to primary level,20.1 percent were educated up to middle level, 15.2 percent were educated up to secondary level, 8.5 percent were educated up to senior secondary level & graduate & above each & 1.9 percent were only literate.

Methodlogy Adopted for TH/NTH

Approach and methodology adopted for verifyingand identifying affected TH / NTHs along the highway stretch/ project area. The methods used for data collection and analysis for social impact assessment in the project area.
Verification of PAPs/PAFs as per Section 11/Section19
Socio Economic Baseline Survey
Public Consultation & information dissemination amongst affected households & community stakeholders
Micro planning of affected person
Preparation and distribution of Identity Cards
Distribution of Compensation / Assistance
Grievance Redressal for affected households
Training & support for income restoration to the affected households
Awareness creation amongst affected households viz. road safety awareness, HIV/AIDS prevention, gender awareness & Covid 19 etc.

LAND ACQUISITION, COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT
- The owner of the land to be acquired for the purpose of highway improvement work is named as titleholder. In addition of land the titleholder has also lost some valuable structure of residential purpose.
- The sub-project highways total private land acquired for the widening and strengthening including improvement of curves etc., is 128.85043 ha of land in 08 SHs. Out of that 126.06503 ha was acquired for curve improvement, realignments, Bypass and toll plaza. only 2.7854 ha (2.2 percent) of land was not acquired (SH 2B & 2D, SH 13 & SH 63) due to court case of titleholders in SH 2B & 2D &SH 13 & dargah/kabristan issue in SH 63.
- Regarding disbursement of amount to the THs, out of the total award amount (61.862 cr.), 80.6 percent award amount (49.876 cr.) of the THs was disbursed, 4.7 percent ( 2.932 cr.) award amount was deposited at LARRA court, 7.9 percent (4.88 cr.) award amount was in process for LARRA at SDM level (SH 13 & 39A), 6.7 percent ( 4.132 cr.) award amount was returned to PWD,PPP as the land belongs to gram Panchayat & municipality(SH 63 & SH 86C) whereas 0.1 percent (Rs. 0.004 cr.) award amount was descoped(SH 86 C) .

Capacity Building of Women Functionaries

- CDECS has trained hundreds of grassroots women workers including:
- ASHA Workers
- Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)
- Sahyoginis
- Panchayat Women Representatives
Focus areas of training:
- Community mobilization
- Health & nutrition awareness
- Integrated village planning
- IEC & behavior change communication
- Record keeping and MCHN day planning
These trainings strengthened women’s role as change agents in health and governance.

Economic Empowerment through Women’s Groups

In sanitation and infrastructure projects (such as toilet construction under German Embassy support), women’s groups and SHGs were involved in:

Monitoring construction quality and usage
Promoting community contributions for maintenance
Sustaining hygiene behavior at household and village levels

These initiatives enhanced women’s decision-making capacity and involvement in community-level financial and infrastructural planning.

Life Skills & Adolescent Girls Empowerment – SABLA Programme

All community micro-planning initiatives (especially under Gram Shaktiand Integrated Village Planning) included:

Gender-sensitive consultations using PLA tools
Identification of women-specific challenges and needs
Ensuring equitable participation of women in Village Development Committees (VDCs)
Awareness building on legal rights, access to services, and entitlement schemes

CDECS’s participatory planning model ensured that women’s voices were not just heard but translated into action.

Women in Leadership and Governance

Through PRI trainings and decentralization efforts, CDECS actively worked with elected women representativesto:

Strengthen their understanding of roles and responsibilities
Build confidence for active participation in panchayat meetings
Encourage proactive leadership in health, sanitation, and education sectors

These interventions contributed to more inclusive and gender-responsive local governance systems.