Jan Jagaran Abhiyan (Salwa Judum) District South Bastar Dantewada. Brief Memorandum

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1 Jan Jagaran Abhiyan (Salwa Judum) District South Bastar Dantewada Brief Memorandum 1. Brief Description of District: 1. District - South Bastar, Dantewada 2. Police District - 2, Dantewada, Bijapur 3. Tahsil - 4, Dantewada, Bijapur, Bhopalpatnam, Konta-Sukma 4. Blocks - 11, Dantewada, Geedam, Kuakonda, Katekalyan, Sukma, Chindgarh, Bhairamgarh, Bijapur, Bhopalpatnam Usur 5. No. of Villages No. of Village Panchayats Population - 1. Female Male Total Class wise composition - Scheduled Castes 3.35% Scheduled Tribes 78.51% General % Total - 100% 9. Date on which Salwa Judum began - 2 June 2005 Salwa Judum began in the district on 2 June 2005, in the Kutru area of Bijapur tahsil 1

2 10. Villages which have joined Salwa Judum till now S. No. Name of Block Total Villages Villages which have joined Salwa Judum Geedam Bhairamgarh Bijapur Usur Bhopalpatnam Konta Total Salwa Judum has not yet started in the 5 remaining blocks of the district 11. No. of Salwa Judum padyatras/meetings: 1. Padyatra Meetings Surrendered Sangham Members 1. Dantewada Bijapur 1536 Total Camps and refugees Villages which have not joined Salwa Judum Because of the Salwa Judum Abhiyan and Naxalite terror, 20 relief camps are being run in the district for displaced persons. As of , there were 47, 238 people in the camps. The camp wise distribution of population is given in Annexure I. 2

3 3. Facilities given to displaced persons The following facilities are being given free to camp residents: 1. Free residence 2. Free food 3. Free health care 4. Security 5. Education for children 6. Anganwadi 7. Clean drinking water 8. Electricity 9. Adult literacy centres 10. Training 11. Daily employment at Employment Centres 4. Deaths, Injuries, Property and housing loss under the Salwa Judum Abhiyan From 4 June 2005 till 31 January 2007, the following have been killed, injured and suffered property/house loss due to the Naxalites. The following is also the assistance given to them Serial No. Description No. of Affected Persons Assistance (in Rs. lakhs) No. of people killed No. of injured House damages Property damages Rehabilitation grant to surrendered sangham Rs each

4 5. Running Expenses of Relief Camps The government is providing free food, housing, clothes on ncesssity, vessels, electricity, and clean drinking water. In , Rs. 300 lakh and in , Rs. 700 lakh, coming to a total of Rs lakh has been sanctioned so far, against which as of January 31, 2007, Rs lakh has been spent. The expenditure is listed in Appendix II 6. Housing arrangements for camp residents The government is providing housing free to the camp residents. The wishes of the residents were ascertained. For those who wish to stay at the camp sites on a permanent basis, permanent housing at the camp site and nearby villages is being arranged. For those who wish to return home, temporary barracks have been constructed at the camp site. The details are provided below: A. Permanent housing For those who have expressed a wish to stay in camps permanently, funds have been drawn from the food for work program, Bastar Development Authority and Essar Steel Regional Development Plan at the rate of Rs. 12,000 for each beneficiary to build 6369 houses at 32 places. The total amount for these 6369 houses is Rs lakhs, of which 4700 houses have been completed and 1669 houses are in the process of being completed. The new houses block wise are listed in Annexure III. There is arrangement for 30,000 persons to stay in these houses. B. Temporary Tin Shed Barracks For those who want to return home once the situation is normalised, temporary tin sheds have been constructed at the camp sites. The number of tin sheds campwise is given below S. No. Name of Camp No. of temporary barracks No. of displaced families Jangla Kutru Pharsegarh

5 4 Mirtur Gangalur Basaguda Dornapal Errabor Injeram Konta Bhairamgarh Matwada Bijapur Cherpal Awapalli Total Management and Leadership of Camps Every relief camp is under one 2 nd class gazetted officer. For his assistance, a committee consisting of the SHO of the police station under which the camp falls and 5 non-official members has been formed who will run the camp jointly and determine all the arrangements for the camp residents. 8. Food arrangements Food is being provided free to the camp residents by the government. However, it is clarified that free rations are only being distributed to Dornapal, Errabor, Konta-Injeram, Geedam-Kasoli, Mirtur, Cherpal, Gangalur, Awapalli, Usur, Pharsegarh and Bedre camps. In the remaining camps, free rations are given only to old and disabled persons. For the remaining residents, employment centres have been opened near the camps and they are being given daily employment. The rice for the camps is being procured through the fair price shops. 5

6 9. Electricity arrangements Where the 5000 new houses are being built at 32 sites, a sum of Rs. 80 lakh has been sanctioned by the Bastar Development Authority for electrification of 14 sites. So far, 13 out of 14 sites have been electrified, and the electrification of the last one is ongoing. In these sites, the electricity board has sanctioned a free one-bulb connection. In addition, street lights are being erected with a grant of Rs from the Bastar Development Authority. A generator is being purchased for each camp for unforeseen circumstances, along with 25 tube lights and wire sets. The following camps have been electrified through generators: Errabor, Injeram, Mirtur, Cherpal, Gangalur, Basaguda, Bedre and Pharsegarh. 10. Clean drinking water arrangements In all the camps and new settlements adequate arrangements have been made for drinking water through handpumps and taps. So far 190 handpumps have been constructed in the camps. In addition, under the Tap Water Scheme, the new settlement sites at Dornapal and Bhairamgarh camps have been given tap connections. 11. Heath facilities At each camp, one medic and para medical staff have been given duty. The health team checks up the camp residents and does awareness raising. Periodic health camps are also held. At Dornapal camp, all families have been given one mosquito net and one medical kit containing life saving drugs and general tonic for children. 12. Fair price shops For those settled at the new sites, ration cards have been issued by the concerned gram panchayat so that in future they can buy rice, kerosene oil, sugar etc, at reasonable rates. 13. Educational facilities A survey has been done of all children eligible to go to school. It was found that there are 6938 children in the age group 6-14 in all the camps. These children have been admitted to schools in the camps. In addition, 25 ashrams which were lying shut in the interior 6

7 have been transferred to the camps and arrangements made for the children to be taught there. Arrangements for all children to be provided textbooks, copies etc. are being considered. It is being ensured that no child in the camps is denied an education. 14. Anganwadi facilities A survey is being done of children aged 0-6 age by the Department of Women and Child Welfare, and for these children 66 anganwadi centres have been opened across the relief camps, through which their health, cleanliness and education is being looked after. 15. Arrangements for Vocational Training For those camp residents who wish to, vocational training in stitching, carpentry, bamboo work and hand carving is being provided through various panchayat schemes. They are also being connected with the Banks. So far 635 camp residents have been given training in stitching, 200 in hand carving, 400 in bamboo work 50 in bell metal work an 600 in spinning. 16. Arrangements for daily employment Those in camps have no source of income. Therefore, employment centres are being opened up near the relief camps. The works under the National Food for Work program and the Employment Guarantee Program for and are as under S. No. Name of Janpad Panchayat and sanctioned works Sanctioned Funds (Rs. lakhs) Expenditure (Rs. lakhs) Balance (Rs. lakhs) Finished Works Bhairamgarh Bijapur Usur Konta Total In progress 7

8 In addition to this, employment is being given to Salwa Judum affected areas by the Lok Nirman Department, Irrigation department and forest department from their respective accounts. 17. Appointment of Special Police Officers Due to paucity of police forces, according to the proposals given by SP Dantewada and SP Bijapur, Special Police Officers have been appointed in the following numbers S. No. Police District Special Police Officers Total 1 Males Females Dantewada Bijapur Total Compassionate Appointments Dependents of those killed by Naxalites, depending on their suitability, have been appointed on compassionate grounds. So far dependents of 45 people killed by Naxalites have been appointed to Class III shikshakarmi employees and Class IV hostel employees, on compassionate grounds. 8

9 Annexure I: Number of camps and residents as of S. No. Name of Block Name of Camp No. of camp residents Bijapur Bijapur Cherpal Gangalur Usur Awapalli Basaguda Usur Geedam Bangapal Kasoli Bhairamgarh Bhairamgarh Pharsegarh Matwada Nelasnar (new site) Jangla Kutru Mirtur Bedre Konta Dornapal Errabor Injeram Konta 3312 Total

10 Financial Year Annexure II (1): Compensation to those killed and injured by Naxalites and compensation for property damage (As of ), District South Bastar Dantewada Received allotment Killed by Naxalites Number Amount of compensation (in lakhs) Injured by No. Naxalites Amount of compensation (in lakhs) Damage to immovable No. property Amount in lakhs Damage to movable No. property Amount In lakhs Total Financial Year Surrendered Sangham members No. Total Balance Amount In lakhs No. Amount In lakhs Amount In lakhs (-) Total

11 Financial Year Received Allotment No. of camps Annexure II (2): Expenditure on relief camps for Naxalite affected People As of District South Bastar Dantewada Expenditure on food Expenditure on transport Daily necessities and clothes Tent rental Electrification of temporary camps Expenditure on bamboo poles for temporary camps Total Balance Total

12 Financial Year Annexure II (3): Expenditure on GI Sheets for free housing for Naxalite affected camp residents As of District South Bastar Dantewada Received allotment Expenses on purchasing GI sheets Expenses on constructing tin sheds Expenses on barracks Expenses on bamboo poles for temp. accommodation Expenses on electrification Total Balance Total

13 Annexure III: Sanctioned Houses block wise for Naxalite affected Displaced Families S. No. Name of Block Name of place where houses No. of houses sanctioned have been sanctioned Bijapur 1. Bijapur Cherpal Gangalur 200 Total Bhairamgarh 1. Nelasnar Bhairamgarh Jangla Kutru Pharsegarh 61 6.Mirtur Patarpara Matwada Bedre Phulgatta Uskapatnam Karkeli Kompalli Eramangi Ketanpal Tumla Ranibodli Pinkonda 180 Total Usur 1. Basaguda Awapalli

14 3. Usur 50 Total Geedam 1. Kasoli Hiranar Bangapal Bodli 15 5.Talnar 150 Total Konta 1. Konta Injeram Errabor Dornapal 640 Total 1117 Grand total