Implementation of development and infrastructure projects displaces people from their homes, land /or their means of lively hood. Apart from depriving them of their land, livelihood and resources base, displacement has other psychological, social and cultural consequences also. The Government recognize the need to minimize large-scale displacement to the extent possible and where displacement is inevitable, the need to address the issue of displacement with atmost care, human touch and forthright. Such a approach is especially necessary in respect of tribal, small and marginal farmers. Various policies relating to the Resettlement and the Rehabilitation (R&R) of displaced persons have been in place from time to time, varying from project to project and district to district. The need has been felt for the evolution of a comprehensive policy on R&R to ensure uniformity of benefits across the state and also ensure the delivery of benefits in a transparent manner .