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What would the area get?

This applies only if the project goes ahead after the PFR.

Myth

Will outsiders get all the jobs and benefits?

This applies only if the project goes ahead after the PFR.

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Fact

If the project goes ahead after the PFR, the government has assured:

Jobs and self-employment for local youth
Preference for local contractors, in non-specialized works

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Money for families every year

Local development fund: 2% every year:

1% paid directly to affected families' bank accounts for the life of the project (40 years)
1% for local area development

An Adi family in Adi dress sits together on a bench inside their bamboo home under a glowing light bulb: a smiling grey-haired older man, a mother, a small boy, a grandmother and a young woman.

Free power

100 units of free power per project-affected family

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Investment in the region

More than ₹1.5 lakh crore investment would bring development and prosperity to the region.

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A young Adi woman in a cream blouse, a black and red Adi woven shawl and white and yellow bead necklaces works at a desktop computer in a bright modern office, with tall windows looking out on green hills. Text: "MYTH. Will outsiders get all the jobs and benefits? This applies only if the project goes ahead after the PFR."

An Adi couple in Adi dress stands smiling at a bank counter, the woman holding an open passbook. Text: "Money for families every year. Local development fund: 2% every year: 1. 1% paid directly to affected families' bank accounts for the life of the project (40 years). 2. 1% for local area development."

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An Adi woman in traditional dress weaving on a backstrap loom on a veranda, with baskets of oranges beside her.

Is the ₹350 crore grant compensation?

No. The Special Development Package is a Government of India development grant for Siang and Upper Siang districts. The ₹2.5 lakh livelihood support goes to households. Neither is land compensation or R&R, which would be decided at the Detailed Project Report (DPR) stage.

What is the ₹350 crore Special Development Package?

The Special Development Package is a special grant from the Government of India for the development of Siang and Upper Siang districts. It is completely separate from land compensation and R&R.

₹350 crore has been sanctioned over a four-year period:

₹157.57 crore for livelihood interventions
₹77.93 crore for upgradation of infrastructure
₹81.04 crore for new infrastructure
₹33.16 crore for master plans for model towns and model villages

Livelihood interventions: animal husbandry, horticulture, handlooms and textiles, bamboo value chain development, eco-tourism, beekeeping, and income enhancement for self-help groups.

Social welfare and education: coaching support for sportspersons, scholarship support for professional degree courses, NEET and JEE coaching support for youth, Siang Samman Nidhi (an additional pension) for the elderly, widows and others, and Solung festival sponsorship.

Infrastructure: roads, minor irrigation channels, a cultural complex, upgradation of health facilities, upgradation of educational infrastructure, and tourism infrastructure.

In 2025-26, ₹36.37 crore has been transferred directly to 1,455 households in 16 villages across Upper Siang and Siang districts: ₹2.5 lakh per household as livelihood support. This is only a livelihood support fund. It is not part of any land compensation or resettlement and rehabilitation benefits.

Fund across sectors may change as per implementation requirements.

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