Development Induced Displacement; Special Reference With North East India

Abstract

India focuses on various development project as well as industrialization, dam construction after independence. All this kind of project considered as symbol of modern India. But most of the development project leads displacing local people from their own land. Development is regarded as an inevitable step towards economic growth in developing countries. In case of Northeast India development harmly impact on tribal and peasant class people because they closely associated with nature and their survival totally depends upon nature. In the name of development most of the people are affected who belonged to weaker section of the society. India is a developing country and every year government introduced various developing project but because of inadequate planning its often leads various problems like environmental problems, displacement of people, homelessness, poverty, food security etc.