Paper short abstract:

In the name of development: globalization, neo-liberalism and rapid economic growth has resulted in monopolization and exploitation of natural resources.

Paper long abstract:

The process of monopolisation of resources by the state results in narrowing down of natural resource base for survival of economically poor, powerless and marginalised mostly the tribals, dalits and general population.

The past study indicates that the development may be boon for some but they are a curse for the rest. The response of the local and tribal communities to this new threat to survival, which is being created by the very process of development, has often manifested through violent or strife resistance, whose resources and livelihood are under threat. Such conflicts, involving tribals and marginal communities are on rise in India and have emerged as a serious challenge to the current practice and discourse of development. The central objective of the paper is to study the displacement by acquisition of agricultural lands for setting up of steel industry in Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur district in Odisha by the TATA company and role of the state in this context.

The focus of the study is how the government is taking tribal land at a low price for the public purpose use and selling it to the private industry. The study seeks to throw light upon the establishment of private industry and its impact on the livelihoods, socio-economic and psychological status of people, who have lost their valuable agricultural lands. It specifically looks into the violation of rights of the indigenous communities and its impact on their lives, especially the social and cultural aspects.