POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR COMPENSATION, RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS
The overall development objective of the VN-Rural Energy 2 Project is to improve access to good quality, affordable electricity services to rural communities, in an efficient and sustainable manner. This would be achieved through: (a) major upgrading and/or expansion of rural power networks in about 1200 communes; (b) conversion of current ad-hoc rural electricity management systems to local distribution utilities (LDUs), as legal entities recognized under Vietnamese law, to improve management of power distribution in rural areas, improve financial sustainability, and better enable future mobilization of funds; and (c) capacity building assistance for the LDUs, provincial authorities involved in......
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Ministry of Industry
Rural Energy II Project
POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR COMPENSATION,
RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF
PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS
Attachment to Ministry of Industry’s Decision
Number: Date:
January, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Introduction
A. The Project
B. Policy Framework
C. Project Affected People
D. Principles and Objectives
E. Inventories
F. Resettlement Action Plans
Section 2: Institutional and Legal Framework
A. Institutional Framework
B. Legal Framework
Section 3: Entitlement Policy
Section 4: Site selection, site preparation, and relocation
Section 5: People's Participation
Section 6: Baseline Information
A. Inventories
B. Resettlement Action Plans
Section 7: Implementation Arrangements
A. Implementation Schedules
B. Complaints and Grievances
C. Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation
Section 8: Costs and Budget
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
A. The Project
1. The overall development objective of the VN-Rural Energy 2 Project is to improve access
to good quality, affordable electricity services to rural communities, in an efficient and
sustainable manner. This would be achieved through: (a) major upgrading and/or expansion
of rural power networks in about 1200 communes; (b) conversion of current ad-hoc rural
electricity management systems to local distribution utilities (LDUs), as legal entities
recognized under Vietnamese law, to improve management of power distribution in rural
areas, improve financial sustainability, and better enable future mobilization of funds; and (c)
capacity building assistance for the LDUs, provincial authorities involved in planning and
regulation of rural electrification, participating regional power companies, and national
authorities. The proposed project would improve access to energy to about 1 million
households in Vietnam, including many living in some of the poorest communes. The project
also will enable supply of large increases in electric power for expanding productive uses in
rural areas, alleviating a major constraint to local economic growth.
2. The project will include two Project Components:
• Rural Distribution System Development Component. This will include most of the
IDA financing, and is the main thrust of the project. It will be implemented province-
by-province, with a medium-voltage (MV) sub-component of about $70 million
(about $55 million IDA funds and $15 million in counterpart funds) implemented by
EVN’s subsidiaries, and a low-voltage (LV) sub-component of about $228 million
(about $163 million IDA funds and about $65 million in counterpart funds)
implemented by Provincial Peoples’ Committees (PPCs), with technical support and
assistance from EVN’s subsidiaries.
• Capacity Building Component. This component will include both IDA financing of
about $1.5 million, and an associated GEF project, with about $5.25 million in GEF
grant financing. This component will support capacity building for the local
distribution utilities, especially in system and company management, and for local and
national authorities on rural electrification regulation, policy development and
planning.
The project will be prepared and implemented in phases. The phase 1-A (to be prepared for
the appraisal) includes six (06) provinces namely: Vinh Phuc, Ha Tinh, Quang Ngai, Phu
Yen, Ca Mau and Ben Tre with the total of 360 communes. The phase 1B will include six
(06) provinces namely Nghe An, Yen Bai, Tay Ninh, Dong Thap, Quang Tri and Thua Thien
Hue with the total of 210 communes. The phase II will include eighteen (18) provinces
namely Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Ha Tay,
Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Can Tho,
Quang Binh and Binh Dinh with total of 558 communes.
3. To implement for the first three project components, land acquisition will be required.
However, rehabilitation/expansion of the medium and low voltage systems would not cause
large scale of land acquisition and resettlement. For the ownership and implementation
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arrangements, seven (07) separate RPs will be prepared prior to the appraisal (under the
phase 1(a)) for seven (07) project provinces.
4. RPs of remaining project phases will be prepared later based on the proposed project
implementation schedule and this Resettlement Policy Framework (one RP of each phase for
each province).
B. Policy Framework
5. This resettlement policy framework prepared based on the PO 4.12 of the World Bank on
involuntary resettlement (December, 2001). The principle objective of the Policy Framework is
to ensure that all displaced persons (DP's) 1 will be compensated for their losses at
replacement cost 2 and provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them to improve, or at
least maintain, their pre-project living standards and income earning capacity.
6. The Policy Framework lays down the principles and objectives, eligibility criteria of DP's,
entitlements, legal and institutional framework, modes of compensation and rehabilitation,
peoples participation features and grievances procedures that will guide the compensation,
resettlement and rehabilitation of the DP's.
C. The Displaced Persons (DP's)
7. The DP's include the following persons to be identified by the baseline information collected
for each Resettlement Plans ('s):
(a) persons whose houses are in part or in total affected (temporarily or permanently)
by the project;
(b) persons whose residential and premise and/or agricultural land is in part or in
total affected (permanently or temporarily) by the project;
(c) persons whose businesses are affected in part or in total (temporarily or
permanently) by the project; and
(d) persons whose crops (annual and perennial) and trees are affected in part or in
total by the Project.
D. Principles and Objectives
8. The principles outlined in the World Bank's Operational Policies 4.12 (OP 4.12) have been
adopted in preparing this Policy Framework.. In this regard the following principles and
objectives would be applied:
(a) Acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized
as much as possible.
(b) All DP's residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way
(ROW) of transmission line (T/L), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the
substation areas, in the service roads under the project as of the date of the baseline
surveys are entitled to be provided with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist
them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income
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earning capacity and production levels. Lack of legal rights to the assets lost
should not bar the DP from entitlement to such rehabilitation measures.
(c) The rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement
cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for houses and other
structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to
the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP’s choice ; (iii) replacement
of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to the DP or in cash at
replacement cost according to DP’s choice ; and (iv) transfer and subsistence
allowances.
(d) Replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the
land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs.
(e) The resettlement transition period will be minimized and the rehabilitation means
will be provided to the DP's prior to the expected start-up date of works in the
respective Project site.
(f) Plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation
measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal
disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected start-up of
works at the respective project site.
(g) The previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or
improved.
(h) Financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made
available and as where and when required.
(i) Institutional arrangements will ensure effective and timely design, planning,
consultation and implementation of RPs.
(j) Effective and timely supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation
of RPs will be carried out.
E. Resettlement Plan (RP)
9. The scope and level of detail of the resettlement plan vary with the magnitude and
complexity of resettlement.
Abbreviated Resettlement Plan
10. In case impacts on the entire displaced population are minor, 3 or fewer than 200 people
are displaced, an Abbreviated Resettlement Plan (ARP) will be prepared by the respective PCs
(under EVN ) and consolidated by the project provinces for any given project phase and
furnished to the World Bank for its concurrence.
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11. Each Abbreviated Resettlement Plan will cover the following minimum elements: (1) a
census survey of displaced persons, and valuation of assets; (2) description of
compensation and other resettlement assistance to be provided: (3) consultation
with displaced persons about acceptable alternatives; (4) institutional
responsibility for implementation and procedures for grievances redress;: and (5)
a timetable and budget. In the case some displaced persons, lose more than 10%
of their productive assets or require physical relocation, the plan also covers a
socioeconomic survey and income restoration measures.
12. The Abbreviated Resettlement Plan will be completed by no later than four months prior to
the estimated date for commencement of the works under the project phases. Each Abbreviated
Resettlement Plan will be furnished to the World Bank for consideration no later than three
months prior to the actual initiation of the works under the Project. Compensation, resettlement
and rehabilitation activities will only commence after the World Bank has found acceptable the
respective Abbreviated Resettlement Plan and the EVN and the Project PPC has approved it.
The compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation activities will be completed before awarding
the contracts of civil works under each sub-project.
Resettlement Plan
13. In case more than 200 people are affected by the project, a Full Resettlement Plan (FRP)
will be prepared by the respective PC in accordance with the provisions of this Policy
Framework. The RP will be furnished by PC under EVN to the World Bank for its
concurrence.
14. Each RP will include: (1) description of the project; (2) project potential impacts; (3)
objective; (4) socio-economic studies; (5) legal framework; (6) institutional framework; (7)
eligibility; (8) valuation and compensation for losses; (9) resettlement measures; (10) site
selection, site preparation and relocation; (11) housing, infrastructure, and social services; (12)
environmental protection and management; (13) participation and consultation; (14) integration
with host populations; (15) grievances procedures; (16) organizational responsibilities; (17)
implementation schedule; (18) cost and budget; and, (19) monitoring and evaluation.
15. Each RP will be completed by no later than six months prior to the estimated date for
commencement of the works. Each RP will be furnished to the World Bank for consideration by
no later than three months prior to the actual initiation of the works under the Project.
Rehabilitation and assistance activities will only commence after the World Bank has found
acceptable the respective RP and the EVN and the project PPC has approved it. Rehabilitation
and assistance activities will be completed before awarding contracts of civil works under each
sub-project.
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SECTION 2
INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
A. Institutional Framework
16. The responsibility for preparing and implementing the Policy Framework and RP's are as
follows:
(a) The overall responsibility for enforcement of the Policy Framework and for planning
and implementing RP's rests with PCs under EVN; the project PPCs and their
relevant Departments/Institutions. The PCs and their Project Provincial Powers
(PPPs) are responsible for carrying out census, socioeconomic survey and
inventories and preparing RPs and for the day-to-day implementation thereof within
their respective jurisdiction. The people’s committees at the district and commune
levels will participate in the RP preparation and implementation. These administrative
units will also ensure the active and effective participation of the DP's in the RP
preparation and implementation. In order to have RPs acceptable to the World Bank
and to implement RP smoothly, PCs under EVN are responsible for i) hiring
qualified consultants to prepare RPs; ii) appointing qualified social safeguard staff at
each PC and its Project Management Board (PMB) and Compensation and
Resettlement Committees at provincial and district levels.
(b) Funds for compensation will be from EVN (for Medium Voltage System) and from
Project Provinces (for Low Voltage System) and budgetary requirements for
economic restoration, other assistance would be either from counter part funds or
from IDA.
B. Legal Framework
17. This section reviews the legal framework and policies of the Government of Vietnam and
IDA policies related to land acquisition, compensation and resettlement. It then compares the
two approaches. Since there are differences between the WB’s policy and the Vietnamese’s,
the Project requires a waiver of the Vietnamese Government articles of decrees and
regulations concerning compensation and resettlement. Subsequently, compensation and
resettlement plans will be implemented according to the project policies.
18. The Legal Framework of the Government of Vietnam: The key national laws, decrees
governing land acquisition, compensation and resettlement in Vietnam consists of the
following:
• The Constitution of Vietnam, 1992 confirms the right of citizens to own a house and
to protect the ownership of the house.
• The Land Law issued on 15 October 1993, revised and adopted by the National
Assembly and reissued on October 01, 2001 states:
Article 1:
Land is common property of the people and is subject to exclusive administration by
the State. The State assigns the land to Government and Non-Government
Organizations, households and individuals for long term stable use with or without
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land use charge. The State also leases land. Assignee, lessee or individual that has land
use right transferred from a third party, is by this law commonly called Land User.
Article 3:
The State will protect the right and legal investments of Land User.
A State assigned household or individual Land User has a right to exchange, transfer,
lease, inherit, or mortgage for a loan the Land Use Right (LUR)
• The Civil Law (CL) was approved by the National Assembly on October 28, 1995.
• Decree 22/1998/ND-CP issued by GOV on April 24, 1998 (replacing Decree 90/CP
issued on 17 August 1994) regulates compensation for recovered land by GOV for
defense, security, national and public interests.
• Circular No. 145-1998/TT-BTC issued 4 November 1998 by the Ministry of Finance
provides guidelines to implement decree 22/CP (24/4/1998), including the method to
determine the “K factor” for land compensation. ‘K” is the coefficient of relative rate
between the land price counted by the beneficial potential or the actual land price
transfer for the land use rights and land price stipulated by the Provincial People’s
Committee and
And cities under the Central Government.
• Decree 60/CP issued by GOV on July 5, 1994 regulates property ownership and Land
Use Rights in urban areas.
• Decrees 61/CP issued by GOV on July 15, 1994 regulates dwelling house purchases,
sales and business.
• Decree 88/CP issued by GOV on 17 August 1994 regulates the Management and Use
of Urban Land.
• Decree 45/CP issued by GOV on 3 August 1996 regulates the Amendment of Article
10 of 60/CP (5/7/1994).
• Decree 87/CP issued by GOV 17 August 1994 sets Price Framework for Land in the
whole country.
The prices for urban land herein have been calculated based on average free market price. The
free market price of land varies from Province/City to Province/ City, from area to area in one
City, and street front to street backside. It sets the minimum and maximum prices for among
others payment of land use rights and compensation for categories of urban land recovered by
the State. It establishes the organizational structure for compensation. The Province/City is
responsible for determining the compensation plan, setting its own land values within the broad
national range. Within this set of local values, the Province/City People’s Committee also has
the right to apply an adjustment coefficient. The local District People’s Committee is
responsible for confirming the land and structure areas affected and the entitlements to
compensation.
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• Decision No. 302/TTg was issued on 13/5/1996 by the Prime Minister for adjustment
of the value of the K factor of Decree 87/CP dated 17/8/1994, and gives wider range
for the K factor value.
• Decree 17/1998/ND – CP was issued on 21 March 1998 by GOV for adjustment of
Section 2, Article 4 of Decree 87/CP, dated 17/8/1994. It sets the method for waiving
the K factor according to the K value of 87/CP.
• Law on Taxation of Land Use Right Transfer, approved by the National Assembly, on
June 22, 1994.
• Law to regulate and amend some articles of the Law on Taxation of Land Use Right
on December 21, 1999.
• Decree 114/CP issued by GOV on 5/9/1994 regulates the Implementation of the Law
on Taxation of Land Use Right Transfer.
• Ordinance on taxation of Land and Housing issued on October 10, 1992 by State
Council of Vietnam.
• Ordinance for regulation and Amendment of Ordinance on Tax of Land and Housing
(1992) issued by National Assembly on January 1, 1994.
• Decree 94/CP issued by GOV on 25/8/1994 regulates the Implementation of
Ordinance for Tax of Land and Housing.
• Official letter No. 2944/TC-TCT dated October 28, 1995 of Ministry of Finance
regulates the tax remission of housing program.
• Law on Petition and Accusation approved by National Assembly on December 02,
1998
• Decree No. 67/1999/ND – CP, issued by GOV on 7/81999 regulates in detail the Law
on Petition and Accusation.
19. World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (PO 4.12)
19.1 The primary objective of the World Bank policy is to explore all alternatives to avoid or
at least minimize involuntary resettlement. Where resettlement is unavoidable, the living
standards of displaced persons should be restored or improved relative to those conditions that
prevailed prior to the Project. The policy applies to the taking of land and other assets when
land acquisition results in the loss of shelter, the loss of all or part of productive assets, or
access to them, and the loss of income sources or other means of livelihood.
19.2 Measures required to ensure that resettlement has a positive outcome include:
• Consulting with potential Project-affected people on feasible measures for
resettlement and rehabilitation;
• Providing Project-affected persons with options for resettlement and rehabilitation;
• Enabling their participation in planning and selecting these options;
• Providing compensation at full replacement cost for losses;
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• Choosing relocation sites that provide, at a minimum, the same benefits and services
as the sites they replace;
• Providing allowances, training and income support to assist in making a smooth
transition;
• Identifying vulnerable groups and providing special assistance to these groups; and,
• Establishing an institutional and organizational structure that supports this process to a
successful end.
19.3 Eligibility Criteria and Compensation:
19.3.1 The displaced or project-affected people eligible for compensation will include:
(a)those who have formal legal rights to land or other assets; (b) those who initially do not
have formal legal rights to land or other assets but have a claim to legal rights based upon the
laws of the country; upon the possession of documents such as land tax receipts and residence
certificates; or upon the permission of local authorities to occupy or use the project affected
plots; and (c) those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are
occupying.
19.3.2 Persons covered under (a) and (b) are provided compensation for the land they lose,
and other assistance. Persons covered under (c) are provided resettlement assistance, 4 in
lieu of compensation for the land they occupy, and other assistance, as necessary, to achieve
the objectives set out in this policy, if they occupy the project area prior to a cut-off dates
defined in RPs. Persons who encroach on the areas after the cut-off date 5 defined in RPs
are not entitled to compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance.
20. Valuation of and Compensation for Losses: The methodology to be used in the valuation
of losses for Bank-associated Projects is based on their replacement cost. In this Project,
losses comprise land, structures and other assets. Replacement cost for land include the value
of land at market price plus the cost taxes and fees to get Land Use Right Certificate
(LURC). For houses and other structures, the market cost of the materials should be used to
calculate the replacement cost to build a replacement structure with an area and the quality
should be at least as good as those affected. For both totally and partially affected structures,
compensation includes market cost of material, plus the costs of material transport, labor and
contractor fees, registration and transfer taxes. Depreciation of the asset and amount saved in
materials will not form a part of replacement cost.
21. Comparison between Government of Vietnam and World Bank Approaches
There are a number of ways in which the approaches of the Vietnam Government – either in
policy or practice – are compatible with World Bank guidelines. The most important
compatibilities are:
• Vietnam has a process whereby most people without legal land rights may meet
conditions of legalization and receive compensation for losses.
• Permanent residents are provided with options that include relocation to an improved
site, or cash, or a combination of the two.
• Resettlement sites offer not only better improved infrastructure and services but
represent a higher standard of living.
• Allowances are provided to help the DPs in the transition period and there is an
institutional structure through which people are informed, can negotiate compensation,
and can appeal.
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• Differences between the approaches and measures that need to be addressed within the
program also exist. However, in this context, procedures exist within national and City
governments that allow the granting of waivers of domestic law on specific projects
that may be in conflict with that of the funding agency.
• On the issue of land tenure and the legal right to compensation, the Government and
World Bank approaches are compatible. The government has its own process in place
whereby land occupied without legal documentation can be legalized; this land,
however, is compensated for at a rate equal to 100% of land price minus the taxes and
fee for land use right registration from 15 October 1993 (Article 6, 7, 9, 10 of Decree
38/2000 ND-CP on the payment for the Land Use Right).
C. Required Waivers
22. In order to meet the requirements of the World Bank OP 4.12 on Involuntary
Resettlement a number of articles in various Vietnamese laws and regulations which do not
ensure compensation at replacement cost or set eligibility provisions which do not extend the
right to rehabilitation and or assistance to households without proper land paper, will be
waived.
The articles of law and regulations that will be waived are mentioned below:
23. Eligibility to Compensation – Decree 22/CP
23.1 Article 7 of Decree 22/ CP (Non eligible persons to compensation of land) stipulates that
“The person whose land is recovered and who has not met one of the conditions stipulated in
Article 6 of this Decree or who has violated the plan already ratified by the competent level,
and such violation has been announced, or who violates the corridor protecting work, or who
illegally occupies land shall not receive compensation when the state recovers the land. The
People’s Committee of province or City directly under the Central Government shall consider
and make decisions on a case by case basis”.
23.2 Article 16 of Decree 22/CP (Principle for compensation of lost property), Item 3,
stipulates that “The owner of affected property on recovered land as mentioned in Article 7 of
this Decree, based on each individual case, the People’s Committee of the province or City
directly under the Central Government shall consider and decide the assistance”
23.3 To ensure that the objectives of this resettlement policy are met, a special decision of the
Government waiving Article 7 and Article 16 of Decree 22/CP is needed to permit assistance
and rehabilitation measures for illegal users of land as proposed in the policy.
24. Price of Land for Calculation of Compensation
24.1 According to the Vietnamese regulations, calculation for land compensation will be
based on Decrees 87/CP, 22/CP, 17/1998/ND-CP and Decision 302/TTg.
24.2 Article 4 of Decree 87/ CP states that compensation of land must fall within the
Government’s range of minimum and maximum prices.
24.3 Article 8 of Decree 22/ CP states that the prices of land for calculation of compensation
for damage shall be determined on the basis of local prices of land issued according to the
provisions of the Government multiplied by a coefficient ‘K’ in order to ensure compatibility
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of the compensation with profitability and the prevailing land prices of the locality. The “K”
coefficient of relative rate between the land price counted by the beneficial potential or the
actual land price transfer for the land use rights and land price stipulated by the Provincial
Peoples’ Committees and cities under the Central Government.
24.4 To ensure that the objectives of the project resettlement policy are met, unit price for
land compensation established by the Project Provincial/City People’s Committees will be
adjusted to meet at replacement costs.
25. Assistance Policy for DPs who Rent Houses from the Government – Decree 22/CP
25.1 Article 25 of Decree 22/CP states that DPs who rent government houses and do not want
to continue to do so shall be assisted in cash at a rate equal to 60% of the cost of the rented
house and 60% of the cost of the land.
25.2 To ensure that the objectives of the policy are met, a special decision of the Government
of VietNam regarding waiver of Article 25 of Decree 22/CP is needed to permit assistance
and rehabilitation measures for DPs who share rented government housing as proposed in this
policy.
25.3 The Prime Minister of Vietnam and Chairpersons of the project provinces in
approving/adopting (prior to the project appraisal) the policies and objectives set forth in this
Policy Framework will grant the waivers to the above mentioned Articles 7, 8, 16, 17, 18 &
25 of Decree 22/cp; Article 4 of Decree 87/CP, and any other laws or regulations which
contradict this Project Resettlement Policy.
25.4 The Item 4, Article 2 of Decree 17/2001/ND-CP dated May 04, 2001 to guide on the
ODA management stipulates that “in the case of the international agreements on ODA have
been signed between GOV and sponsor stipulates other contents, then that international
agreements will be followed”
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SECTION 3
ENTITLEMENT POLICY
26. DP's will be entitled to the following types of rehabilitation and assistance measures:
(a) DP’s losing agricultural/productive land and crops
(i) if the portion of the land to be lost represents 10% or less of the total area
of the landholding, and the remaining land is still a viable economic
holding, cash compensation, at full replacement cost for the acquired area
may be provided to the DP
(ii) if the portion of the land to be lost more than 10% of the total area of the
landholding and the remaining holding is not viable then the project will
acquire the entire landholding and provide "land for land" arrangements
of equal productive capacity, satisfactory to the DP. However, if the DP
prefers to receive cash instead of land, then cash compensation at
replacement cost is applied.
(iii) DP’s will be compensated for the loss of standing crops at market price,
productive trees will be compensated at replacement cost.
(iv) DP’s whose land is temporarily taken by the works under the project will
be compensated for their loss of income, standing crops and for the cost of
soil restoration and damaged infrastructure. Land will be rehabilitated after
the project construction by each PC and its PMB.
(b) DP’s losing residential land and house/structure
(i) The mechanism for compensating loss of residential land and structures
will be: (1) the provision of replacement residential land (house site and
garden) of equivalent size, satisfactory to the DP or cash compensation at
replacement cost according to DPs’ choice; and (2) cash compensation
reflecting full replacement cost of the house/structures, without deduction
for depreciation or salvage materials or compensate in kind according to
DPs’ options.
(ii) If residential land is only partially being affected by the project and the
remaining areas are not sufficient for reorganizing DP’s house then at the
request of the DP, the entire residential land will be acquired at full
replacement cost.
(iii) If house/other structure is only partially being affected by the project and
the remaining areas are not convenient to using, the house/ structure will
be acquired at full replacement cost, without depreciation.
(iv) Tenants, who have leased a house for residential purposes will be provided
with a cash grant of six months rental fee at the prevailing market rate in
the area, and will be assisted in identifying alternative accommodation.
(c) DP’s losing business
(i) The mechanism for compensating loss of business will be: (1) the provision
of alternative business site of equal size and accessibility to customers,
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satisfactory to the DP; (2) cash compensation for lost business structure
reflecting full replacement cost of the structures, without depreciation; and
(3) cash compensation for the loss of income during the transition period.
(d) DP’s will also be provided compensation at full replacement cost, without
deduction for depreciation and salvage materials for any other fixed assets
affected in part or in total by the project, such as tombs and water wells, etc.
27. In cases where community infrastructure such as schools, factories, water sources, roads,
sewage systems is damaged, the PPC of the project provinces and EVN will ensure that these
would be restored or repaired as the case may be, at no cost to the community.
28. Besides the direct compensation for the losses, DPs also will be entitled to additional
assistance (subsidies/allowances) as stipulated in the Decree No.22 of GOV. These subsidies/
allowances are as below:
a) Transportation allowance
According to the Article 17 0f Decree 22/1998 CP, all DPs relocating within the
province are entitled to a minimum allowance of 1 million VND and maximum of 3
million VND. All DP relocating out of the province are entitled to a minimum
allowance of 3 million VND and maximum of 5 million VND. This subsidy allowance
is for the transportation of their salvageable materials and living facilities.
b) Subsistence allowance for relocating
According to Article 25 of Decree 22/1998 CP, all relocating DP shall, for a period of
six months receive a cash allowance equal to 30 kg of rice of average price per month
for family member. If DP have to be relocated to another province and the impact is
severely, this subsidy period could be for one year.
c) Restoration allowance
DPs, who are permanently affected more than 10 % of productive land or incomes,
will be entitled to trainings or other economic restoration programs at about VND
1,500,000 for household.
d) Relocation bonus
According to Article 26 of Decree 22/ 1998 CP, a bonus of maximum 5 million will be
awarded to DP who dismantle their houses and vacate their premises in accordance
with the resettlement schedule of will get a maximum bonus of 5,000,000 VND/ HH.
29. By the nature of the project impacts, the potential impacted categories are classified
into seven (07) categories. The entitlement matrix is attached (see Annex 1)
30. Voluntary Donation: For the rehabilitation/expansion of Low Voltage System, where
there are DPs who would be marginally affected on residential land/other assets and
who may choose to contribute affected land/assets in lieu of a cash contribution for the
project construction, a procedure for determining and documenting the voluntary nature
of the contribution are as follows:
• step 1: Local authorities clearly inform to all DP about this project resettlement policy,
and the actual entitlement to compensation.
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• step 2: Volunteer DPs sign in the DMS and Entitlement forms for the affected assets
and asset(s) which they choose to contribute for the project, and these forms will be
filed in Provincial/District Compensation Committees’ offices.
• step 3: a sample of about 20% of volunteer households will be checked by
independent monitoring agencies at the beginning times of RPs implementation and
reports of independent monitors on this matter will be submitted to IDA for its
concurrence.
The above procedure will also be clearly guided in Project Implementation Manual (PIM).
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SECTION 4
SITE SELECTION, SITE PREPARATION, AND RELOCATION
31. If there are families have to be relocated because of the project impacts and resettlement
sites are required. The PCs and local authorities will clearly describe in RP about alternative
relocation sites considered and explanation of those selected, covering:
(a) institutional and technical arrangements for identifying and preparing relocation
sites, for which a combination of productive potential, locational advantages, and
other factors is at least comparable to the advantages of the old sites, with an estimate
of the time needed to acquire and transfer land and ancillary resources;
(b) any measures necessary to prevent land speculation or influx of ineligible persons
at the selected sites;
(c) procedures for physical relocation under the project, including timetables for site
preparation and transfer; and
(d) legal arrangements for regularizing tenure and transferring titles to resettlers.
(e) housing, infrastructure, and social services. Plans to provide (or to finance
resettlers' provision of) housing, infrastructure (e.g., water supply, feeder roads), and
social services (e.g., schools, health services); plans to ensure comparable services to
host populations; any necessary site development, engineering, and architectural
designs for these facilities.
(f) a description of the boundaries of the relocation area; and an assessment of the
environmental impacts of the proposed resettlement and measures to mitigate and
manage these impacts (coordinated as appropriate with the environmental assessment
of the main investment requiring the resettlement).
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SECTION 5
PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION
32. The local authorities and its relevant organizations, DPs and host communities will
participate throughout the various stages of the planning and implementation of RPs. The DPs
will be fully informed of the provisions of this Policy Framework at public meetings held by the
respective PC, its PMB and local authorities.
33. Each DP will be fully informed and consulted by the relevant District Peoples' Committee
and/or Communes Peoples' Committees of their entitlements and rehabilitation choices under
the respective .
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SECTION 6
BASELINE INFORMATION
A. Census and Inventory
34. The baseline information will include the following information for each household:
(a) number of persons and names;
(b) number, type, and area of the houses lost;
(c) number and area of all the residential plots lost;
(d) number, category and area of agricultural land lost;
(e) quantity and types of crops and trees lost;
(f) businesses lost including structures, land and other fixed assets;
(g) productive assets lost as a percentage of total productive assets;
(h) quantity and category of other fixed assets affected by each sub-Project; and
(i) temporary damage to productive assets.
The proposed census and inventory form is attached (see Annex 2)
B. Resettlement Plan
35. The baseline information for a RP will include: (a) an Census and Inventory (see above);
and (b) a detailed socioeconomic survey of all DP’s describing their age, sex, ethnicity,
education, occupation, sources of income, and total household income. The proposed form for
socio-economic is attached (see Annex 3).
36. The entitlements of DPs will be calculated based on the above information. The proposed
entitlement form is attached (see annex 4).
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SECTION 7
IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
A. Implementation Schedule
37. A detailed implementation schedule of the various activities to be undertaken will be
included in each RP. The RP implementation schedule must be developed based on the linkage
to the civil work implementation schedule.
38. Payment of rehabilitation and furnishing of other restoration/assistance entitlements (in
cash or in-kind), and relocation if that be the case, have to be completed prior awarding
contracts for civil works.
B. Institutional Arrangement
39. PCs and all project provinces will arrange adequate and experience staff to make sure that
RP will be implemented smoothly as approved schedules.
C. Complaints and Grievances
40. Complaints and grievances related to any aspect of RP implementation, including the
determined the quantity and price of the lost assets, will be handled as follows:
First step:
If any person is aggrieved by any aspect of the resettlement and rehabilitation
program, he/she can lodge an oral or written grievance with commune authorities. Commune
People’s Committee will resolve the issue within fifteen days from the date it receive the
complaint.
Second step:
If any aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision in stage 1, he/she can bring
the complaint to the District People’s Committee (DPC) or District Resettlement Committee
(DRC) within fifteen days from the date of the receipt of the decision in stage 1. The District
People’s Committee (DRC) or District Resettlement Committee (DRC) will reach a decision
on the complaint within fifteen days.
Third step:
If the DP is still not satisfied with the decision at district level, he/she can appeal to the
Provincial People’s Committee (PCC) or Provincial Resettlement Committee (PRC) within
15 days of receiving the decision of the DPC or DRC. The Provincial People’s Committee
(PRC) or Provincial Resettlement Committee (CRC) will reach a decision on the complaint
within fifteen days.
Fourth step:
If the DP is not satisfied with the decision of the Provincial level, the case may be
submitted for consideration by the District Court within 15 days of receiving the decision of
the PPC or PRC.
41. DP’s will be exempted from all administrative and legal fees.
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D. Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation
42. Implementation of RPs will be periodically supervised and monitored by the respective
PC/its PMB in a close coordination with the respective Peoples' Committees at different
administrative units and independent monitoring agencies The findings will be recorded in
quarterly reports to be furnished to EVN, PCs and Project Provincial Powers.
43. Internal monitoring and supervision will:
(a) Verify that the baseline information of all DP’s has been carried out and that the
valuation of assets lost or damaged, and the provision of compensation,
resettlement and other rehabilitation entitlements has been carried out in
accordance with the provisions of this Policy Framework and the respective .
(b) Oversee that the RPs are implemented as designed and approved.
(c) Verify that funds for implementing the RPs are provided to the respective PMBs
in a timely manner and in amounts sufficient for their purposes, and that such
funds are used by the respective PMB’s in accordance with the provisions of .
(d) Record all grievances and their resolution and ensure that complaints are dealt
with in a timely manner.
44. Independent Monitoring: An independent agency or agencies or individual consultant will
be retained by PCs of EVN to periodically carry out external monitoring and evaluation of the
implementation of RPs. The independent agencies will be academic or research institutions,
non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) or independent consulting firms, all with qualified and
experienced staff and terms of reference acceptable to the World Bank.
45. In addition to verifying the information furnished in the internal supervision and monitoring
reports of the respective PCs, the external monitoring agency will visit a sample of 20% of
household DPs in each relevant province six months after each implementation to:
(a) Determine whether the procedures for DPs participation and delivery of
compensation and other rehabilitation entitlements has been done in accordance
with this Policy Framework; and
(b) Assess if the Policy Framework objective of enhancement or at least restoration
of living standards and income levels of DPs have been met.
(c) Gather qualitative indications of the social and economic impact of Project
implementation on the DPs.
(d) Suggest modification in the implementation procedures of s, as the case may be,
to achieve the principles and objectives of this Policy Framework.
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