(1) The Collector shall finalise the terms of reference for the Social Impact Assessment in consultation with the Agency selected for carrying out the Social Impact Assessment in the form -2. :
(2) Once the State Government / Collector and Agency arrived at mutually agreeable workable rates, the District Collector shall approve terms of reference, if he is an appropriate government for the project. In other projects, the Collector shall forward the proposal to the concern administrative department of State Government with the recommendation for approval.
(3) If acquisition of land for any project area falls under the jurisdiction of more than one district, then the appropriate government or the Collector shall send the proposal to the State Government, for the necessary approval. The decision of the State Government shall be final.
(4) The estimated Social Impact Assessment fee shall be deposited to the Collector, by the requiring body. Out of which, Ten per cent of the Social Impact Assessment fee shall be allocated to administrative expenses for preparing the Terms of Reference and be deposited to the State Government in appropriate head by the Collector.
(5) Remaining ninety per cent of Social Impact Assessment fee shall be deposited in the deposited Account of the Collector in the concerned treasury. This amount shall be spent with the approval of Collector for expenses related to Social Impact Assessment as per terms of reference.