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Revised Jharia Master Plan (2025)

Jharia Master Plan

Access the approved plan documents and a clear, policy‑ready summary of the Revised Jharia Master Plan (2025): coverage, funding (₹5,940.47 crore approved outlay), rehabilitation entitlements, infrastructure, social support, and environmental management.

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Jharia Master Plan 2009

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Revised Jharia Master Plan 2025

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Key Features of the Revised Jharia Master Plan (2025)

1. Scope of Coverage

  • Applicable to 81 most vulnerable sites (7 Mineable + 74 Non‑Mineable) and 27 NRSC‑identified fire sites in Jharia Coalfield.
  • Covers rehabilitation of 15,080 families:
    • 649 BCCL families
    • 1,130 LTH (Legal Title Holder) families (subject to verification)
    • 13,301 Non‑LTH families

2. Institutional Mechanism

  • Restructured JRDA with Monitoring & Implementing Committees.
  • Coal India Ltd. (CIL) empowered to implement fire‑control and make financial re‑appropriations.
  • BCCL to handle fire‑dealing in mineable sites.

3. Funding in Revised JMP (2025)

  • Total Initial Phase Outlay (Approved): ₹5,940.47 crore
  • Source of Funding:
    • Drawn from the balance of ₹6,663.02 crore available with CIL from the 2009 Jharia & Raniganj Master Plan.
    • In addition, CIL will contribute ₹500 crore per year (plus interest earned) for continuity.
  • Other inflows:
    • Revenues from mineable sites → kept in escrow for rehabilitation.
    • DMF funds (District Mineral Foundation) → used as supplementary support.

4. Rehabilitation Package

A. Compensation for LTH (Legal Title Holder) Families

These are families with legal ownership documents for their land and homestead.

  • Land & Asset Compensation: As per LARR Act, 2013 or CBA Act.
  • Housing Option:
    • One 50 m² house, or
    • ₹5 lakh cash compensation (DBT to beneficiary).
  • Livelihood Support:
    • ₹1 lakh livelihood grant (two instalments)
    • Loan facility up to ₹3 lakh through credit pipeline
  • Rental Assistance: ₹1 lakh (two instalments for one year’s rent)
  • Shifting Assistance: ₹50,000 one‑time

B. Compensation for Non‑LTH Families

These are families without legal land ownership, but residing in the affected area.

  • Housing Option:
    • One 38.92 m² house, or
    • ₹5 lakh cash compensation
  • Livelihood Support:
    • ₹1 lakh livelihood grant (two instalments)
    • Loan facility up to ₹3 lakh
  • Rental Assistance: ₹1 lakh (two instalments for one year’s rent)
  • Shifting Assistance: ₹50,000 one‑time
Key Principles:
  • Choice‑based: House first; cash after housing stock is exhausted.
  • Ownership Security: Long‑term lease rights for allotted houses.
  • Uniformity: Comparable benefits; land compensation applies only to LTH.
  • DBT: All cash components via Direct Benefit Transfer.

5. Infrastructure & Amenities

  • Resettlement colonies to include:
    • Schools, hospitals, community centres
    • Water pipelines, sewerage, street lighting, electricity connections
    • Waste management, roads, and transport links
  • Belgaria Township to be upgraded and eventually notified as a municipal body.

6. Social Support Measures

  • Skill development programmes and micro‑enterprise promotion for affected families.
  • Coverage under pensions, insurance (PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY), and Ayushman Bharat.
  • Support for Self‑Help Groups (SHGs) and cooperatives (e.g., bamboo craft, e‑rickshaw cooperatives).

7. Fire & Land Management

  • 27 fire‑affected sites to be tackled by BCCL in a time‑bound manner.
  • Scientific monitoring using satellite imagery, drones, and AI‑based tools.
  • Vacated sites to be ecologically restored (plantation, stabilization, sustainable land use).
  • JRDA to be given legal powers to enforce rehabilitation and prevent encroachment.

Benefits of the Revised Jharia Master Plan

For Communities

  • Relocation of 15,080 families from high‑risk zones to safe, serviced housing.
  • Ownership rights under long‑term lease.
  • Improved living conditions: schools, hospitals, electricity, piped water.
  • Financial security via compensation, livelihood grants, rent support, insurance.
  • Employment through skill development and SHG enterprises.

For the State & Nation

  • Safety of human lives in fire‑affected areas.
  • Preservation of coking coal reserves; reduced loss from fires.
  • Long‑term savings from reduced fire damage.
  • Strengthened institutional capacity with restructured JRDA and oversight.

For the Environment

  • Reduced air pollution and subsidence risk from underground fires.
  • Ecological restoration of vacated sites.
  • Sustainable development model integrating rehabilitation with safeguards.

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Last updated: 6 October 2025 • Secretariat: JRDA, Dhanbad

Last updated: 29 September 2025 • Secretariat: JRDA, Dhanbad