With reference to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, consider the following statements :
1. This policy is applicable only to the persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects and not to the involuntary displacement due to any other reason.
2. This policy has been formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Answer:
(d)
CA
The National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, is not solely applicable to persons affected by land acquisitions for projects. It is also applicable to other involuntary displacements due to various reasons such as natural calamity, armed conflict or human-made disasters – making statement 1 incorrect. Furthermore, the policy was not formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It was, in fact, formulated by the Ministry of Rural Development – making statement 2 incorrect. Therefore, neither statements 1 nor 2 are correct which is reflected in option 4: Neither 1 nor 2. Hence, the correct answer provided is accurate. Thus, options 1, 2, and 3 are incorrect as they suggest that either one or both statements are correct which is not the case.