Contents Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Significance of the study 2 1.3 Research question 3 1.4 Aim of the study 3 1.5 Objectives of the study 3 1.6 Scope of the study 3 1.7 Limitations 3 1.8 Methodology 4 1.9 Analytical framework 5 1.10 Survey design 6 1.11 Sample selection 6 Literature Review 9 2.1 Framework for R & R policies 9 2.1.1 Involuntary Resettlement Policy by ADB 9 2.1.2 LARR, 2011 10 2.1.3 State Policy on R & R for NTP, Rajarhat 14 2.2 Project R & R 18 2.2.1 CIDCO R & R POLICY 18 2.2.2 HUDA R & R POLICY 20 Study Area Profile 23 3.1 Introduction Kolkata Metropolitan Area 23 3.1.1 Growth of KMA 24 3.1.2 Area and Population: 25 3.1.3 Gross population density 25 3.1.4 Sex ratio 26 3.1.5 Composition of growth 27 3.1.6 Economic characteristics: 28 3.2 Profile of Kolkata and its growth direction 29 3.3 Profile of Rajarhat 32 3.3.1 Location: 32 3.3.2 Accessibility 33 3.3.3 Land Use of Project Area 34 New Town Project, Rajarhat 37 4.1 Institutional framework for NTP development 37 4.1.1 Department of Housing (Government of West Bengal) 38 4.1.2 West Bengal Housing Board (WBHB) 39 4.1.3 W.B Housing Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. (HIDCO) 40 4.1.4 New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) 41 4.2 Background of the project 42 4.3 Rajarhat NTP 42 4.3.1 Development objectives 45 4.3.2 Merits of the new town 46 4.4 Project planning 46 4.5 Funding pattern 48 4.6 Land management 48 4.7 Fixation of awards 53 4.8 R & R Programme 54 Socio-Economic Dynamics of Rehabilitated Families 58 5.1 Introduction to the R & R Sites, Rajarhat 58 5.2 Land Contribution and Impact of the NTP on the PAPs 60 5.3 Socio economic transformation of PAPs 65 Identification of Issues 87 6.1 Rhetoric and Reality of R & R Policy 88 6.2 Impact of rehabilitated families in the social sphere 91 6.3 Impact of rehabilitation on in the economic sphere 93 6.4 Other issues 94 Recommendation & Conclusion 99 Bibliography 115 Annexure 117