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| Select a statement which describes the effect of land acquisition for industries by the government on the farmers and poor people in Villages. |
The poor people and farmers are transformed into the middle class by the benefits of industrialization and compensations from land acquisition. The poor people and farmers are displaced from their land and they fall victims to side effects of industrialization such as pollution. At the same time, most of them are not being necessarily employed by these industrial firms. The poor farmers are given shares and employment in the newly started industries. Land acquisition and industrialization transform poor farmers into wealthy agriculturists in the region. |
| The poor people and farmers are displaced from their land and they fall victims to side effects of industrialization such as pollution. At the same time, most of them are not being necessarily employed by these industrial firms. |
| At the same time as secure employment in large industry is declining, the government is embarking on a policy of land acquisition for industry. These industries do not necessarily provide employment to the people of the surrounding areas, but they cause major pollution. Many farmers, especially adivasis, who constitute approximately 40% of those displaced, are protesting at the low rates of compensation and the fact that they will be forced to become casual labour living and working on the footpaths of India’s big cities |
