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t n e m p o l e v e D s s e L d n a L n - o i t a n e i l A s ’ n e m o W Balaji Pandey 3 Introduction Women’s Alienation Land Less Development Balaji Pandey © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2009 The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. ISBN: 81-7440-066-4 Design and printing: New Concept Information Systems Pvt. Ltd. Email: [email protected] Acknowledgements We are grateful to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, India office, for its collaboration to make this study possible. We would also like to express our thanks to Damyanty Sridharan, Senior Adviser FES, for her cooperation in this endeavour. Our sincere thanks to Dr. Ram Dayal Munda, Prof. Ramesh Saran and Dayamani Barla in Jharkhand; Ilina Sen, and Shashi Behen in Chhattisgarh and Prof. Asha Hans and Amrita Patel in Orissa for their support in conducting case studies and also for helping us in identifying areas for field study. Our special thanks are due to Ginny Srivastava, Kanchan Mathur, Virendra Vidrohi, Ashok Mathur, Bhanwar Singh, Dr. K.N. Joshi in Rajasthan and Awadhesh Kaushal, Hem Gairola, Sreedhar, Dr. Dinesh Pratap Singh, and Pushpa Chauhan in Uttarakhand for their valuable discussion and consultation with our study team. We are also indebted to the displaced women activists who are leading various struggles against land alienation for allowing us to study the processes and strategies they adopted to continue the struggle. We are also indebted to the women victims alienated from their land in Dhinkli Gram Panchayat of Udaipur for sharing their traumatic experience and ongoing struggles for protecting their land. Study Team Balaji Pandey Jagabandhu Das Suresh Sahu Santosh Kiro Jitendra Chahar Raghu Tewari iv Foreword Projects varying from multi-purpose dams, reservoirs, power plants or any other industries have led to large-scale displacement, destruction of livelihood, cultures and also the physical environment. While local communities were adversely affected, the issue of women in such situations has never been considered. Women are the worst victims of displacement. They have no property rights on the land which provides their livelihood and thus they are not entitled to compensation when this land is no longer within their reach. Although women have participated in large numbers in the protest movements against the development projects inducing displacement, yet they have not been equal beneficiaries in the rehabilitation packages. The visible effect of this has been migration, violence and trafficking, disruption of culture, values and social practices. In this context, it is very crucial to raise questions of equity, fairness, justice and equality before the law and in practice in the matter of distribution of benefits and burdens. Some projects like the Narmada Valley Project have received national and international attention due to sustained efforts of dedicated women and men and organisations. However, there are innumerous Narmadas which need similar attention. The present study is one such attempt to do so. Its main objectives are to document land alienation processes in the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttrakhand , and its impact on women’s livelihood. It highlights organised and peaceful efforts by women to resist land grabbing (own as well as common property) and assesses what coping mechanisms women have adopted for survival. v In order to facilitate the discussion on crucial issues related to the development process in India, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung publishes a series of books and papers of which this publication is a part. The Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a non-profit, NGO supported by the Government of Germany. Aiming at the strengthening of democratic structures, the FES promotes training and policy oriented research programmes in Germany and in cooperation with partner organisations - in more than 100 countries across the world. The India office of FES works with policy makers, academic and research organisations, trade unions, and NGOs. Within the overall gender approach the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality Project of the FES aims at the economic and political empowerment of women. Facilitating workshops and round tables, action based research and publications are an integral part of this work. Damyanty Sridharan Senior Adviser Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung India Office vi Contents Acknowledgements iii Foreword v Introduction 1 Impact of Aggressive Growth 13 Organised Response 34 Process of Land Alienation 65 Jharkhand 65 Chhattisgarh 70 Orissa 77 Uttarakhand 85 Rajasthan 101 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations 123 Select Bibliography 131 Selected FES Publications 140 vii

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