Latest payout options in Mihan confuse farmers

Nagpur: It is bureaucratic ambiguity at its best in Mihan. A peculiar arithmetical formula to decide the quantum of compensation for project affected persons (PAPs) has created disparity in the compensation that will be received by people in the second round of payouts by the state government.
After a series of agitations demanding a better deal, the government had come up with a new scheme a couple of months ago. It offered PAPs a choice of getting plots of developed land measuring 12.5% of their holdings acquired, or opt for cash compensation. Friday was the last date for the PAPs to indicate their options.
Strangely, the developed land has to be 'purchased' from the government and the price is almost as much as the money some locals received as compensation earlier.
21/05/12 Shishir Arya/Times of India

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