A total of 203 landowners were on Wednesday handed over employment letters, leases and compensation cheques on behalf of the state government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. A compensation package of Rs 10,000 crore has been earmarked for those affected by the Deocha Pachami coal mining project in Birbhum district.
Banerjee said, “We will employ women in social work. Jobs will be generated for more than one lakh youths. Many have been given jobs as police constables. Different industries will be created. Local residents will be given jobs. As many as 5,100 posts have been created. We have to ensure that no one is deprived. Whoever will give land is being paid more than double (as compensation). Roads are being built.”
