Identify the effects on tribal population that happened during the process of acquiring lands for mining and dam projects.
A. The tribals were displaced without proper rehabilitation
B. The tribals received hefty amount as compensation
C. The tribals were not given due compensation
D. The tribals were rehabilitated to places of their choice
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C only
A. The tribals were displaced without proper rehabilitation Correct. After Independence, Adivasi lands were rapidly acquired for new mining and dam projects, and millions of adivasis were displaced without any appropriate rehabilitation.
B. The tribals received hefty amount as compensation Incorrect. The opposite happened: they were displaced without any appropriate compensation, so a hefty amount was never paid.
C. The tribals were not given due compensation Correct. The same line says the displacement took place without any appropriate compensation; these policies were even called a form of internal colonialism.
D. The tribals were rehabilitated to places of their choice Incorrect. There was no proper rehabilitation at all, let alone resettlement in places of their choice.
NCERT (2025-26): “…After the Independence of India in 1947 the government’s monopoly over forests continued. The policy of capital-intensive industrialisation adopted by the Indian government required mineral resources and power-generation capacities which were concentrated in Adivasi areas. Adivasi lands were rapidly acquired for new mining and dam projects. In the process, millions of adivasis were displaced without any appropriate compensation or rehabilitation.…” |