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3144 · GI/2014 (1)

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3 · Social Impact Assessment study.—(1) The appropriate Government shall, for the purpose of the Act, issue a notification for carrying out Social Impact Assessment in accordance with Part-B of FORM-I of these rules regarding the commencement of Social Impact Assessment and the same shall be made available in the local language to the Panchayat, Municipality or Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, and in the offices of the District Collector, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and the Tehsil and shall be published in the form of posters and pamphlets circulated in the affected area, and by affixing the posters at conspicuous places in the affected areas and shall be uploaded on the website of the appropriate Government:

4 · Institutional support and facilitation for Social Impact Assessment.—(1) The appropriate Government shall identify or establish an independent organisation which shall be responsible for ensuring that Social Impact Assessments are commissioned and conducted by such person or bodies other than the Requiring Body as per the provisions of the Act.

5 · Project-specific Terms of Reference and Processing Fee for the Social Impact Assessment.— (1) Where the appropriate Government intends to acquire land, the proposal for such land acquisition shall be sent along with all the relevant documents to the Social Impact Assessment Unit, which shall —

6 · Selection of the Social Impact Assessment team.— (1) The Social Impact Assessment Unit shall be responsible for selecting the Social Impact Assessment team for each project from the individuals and institutions registered or empanelled in the Database of Qualified Social Impact Assessment Resource Partners and Practitioners.

7 · Process of conducting the Social Impact Assessment.— (1) The Social Impact Assessment team shall collect and analyse a range of quantitative and qualitative data, undertake detailed site visits, use participatory methods such as focused group discussions, participatory rural appraisal techniques and informant interviews in preparing the Social Impact Assessment report.

8 · Process for conducting public hearings.— (1) Public hearings shall be held in the affected areas to bring out the main findings of the Social Impact Assessment, seeking feedback on the findings and to seek additional information and views for incorporating the same in the final documents.

16 · Consent Requirements.—(1) The appropriate Government, through the concerned District Collector, shall obtain prior consent of the affected land owners in PART-A of FORM-IV along with the Social Impact Assessment study.

17 · Consent of the Gram Sabha.—(1) The District Collector shall in consultation with the representatives of the Gram Panchayats or Autonomous District Councils notify the date, timing and venue for holding special Gram Sabhas in the affected areas three weeks in advance and conduct public awareness campaigns to motivate members of the Gram Sabhas to participate in the Gram Sabhas.

18 · Consent of the Affected Land owners.—(1) (i) In Public Private Partnership projects and projects by private companies, a list of all affected land owners from whom consent is required to be obtained shall be drawn up by district officers in consultation with the Social Impact Assessment team.

19 · Roles and responsibilities of the appropriate Government for consent processes.— (1) The appropriate government shall notify and publish the date, time and venue of Gram Sabhas, Panchayats or Autonomous District Council meetings (in cases where Gram Sabha does not exist or has not been constituted) and affected land owners meetings for obtaining the consent and organise public awareness campaigns to encourage participation of the affected land owners in the consent processes.

4 · Health impacts