(1)The Appropriate Government shall invite an applications from the Departments of Social Work of the recognized Universities and colleges, faculties, non-Government Organizations and professionals, which shall be responsible for ensuring that the Social Impact Assessment are commissioned and conducted by such Agency as per the provisions of the Act.
(2) The Appropriate Government shall, after assessing their capacity through an interview and assessment of their experience accredit them to evaluate the Social Impact Assessment study for the Project; and draw out a list of such accredited Departments of social work of the Universities and colleges, faculties, non-Government Organizations and professionals.
(8) The Appropriate Government shall specify the rates for the Social Impact Assessment study per affected family which could be further enhanced by five per cent as the area of acquisition increases after every 250 hectares for additional land acquisition.
(4) While calling for the applications, the rates for Social Impact Assessment study per affected family plus percentage escalation for area under acquisition may also be called.
(5) After selecting the expert institutions as an Agency for the Social Impact Assessment study, the Appropriate Government shall also specify the fees of the Social Impact Assessment based on the unit of per affected family and the area of the land acquisition.
(6) After discussing with accredited Social Impact Assessment Agency and experts and the institutions concerned the Appropriate Government shall arrive at mutually agreed workable rate.
(7) The Requiring Body shall deposit the necessary amount towards fees of the Social Impact Assessment as mentioned above to the Appropriate Government along with the proposal.
(8) The Agency shall give an adequate training to its staff before initiating the Social Impact Assessment study.
(9) The Agency conducting the Social Impact Assessment study shall have to attend public hearing to be taken place in the affected area and shall attend the meetings of the Expert Group so formed according to sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act.
महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-अ, ऑगस्ट २७, २०१४/भाद्र ५, शके १९३६ शज
(10) During the process of Social Impact Assessment study an adequate representation shall be given to the representatives of panchayat, Gram Sabha, Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation, at the stage of carrying out the study. At least two members shall be the representative of the local bodies out of which at least 006 shall be a woman, shall 06 there, however, no the Sarpanch or President of the Municipal Council or Mayor of the Corporation, of the concerned local body in the affected areas shall be represented in the process of the Social Impact Assessment study. In case, where the affected area lies in the jurisdiction of more than one local body, then each local body shall have the representation in the manner stated above.
(11) The Agency shall attach in addition to the matters mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 4 the following annexure to the Social Impact Assessment study report, namely:—
(i) List of likely to be displaced families.
(ग्र) List of infrastructure in the affected area.
(iii) List of land holdings in the affected area.
(ह) List of businessmen in the affected area.
(v) List of landless people in the affected area.
(vi) List of disadvantage groups like Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, handicapped people in the affected area.
(vii) List of landless agricultural labours in the affected area.
(viii) List of prospective youth for employment in the affected area.
(ix) Socio economic and cultural profile of the affected area and the affected families.
(12) The Agency shall make a hundred per cent coverage of the affected families.
(13) In the Social Impact Assessment study, in no case, a forest land shall be considered as an alternative land for land to the project affected person.