DEVELOPMENT INDUCED DISPLACEMENT: THE CSR IMPLICATION

Abstract

Development may be defined as process insulated with several factors and conditions in this universe. It normally assigns a positive look for the betterment of for not only the humans but also other animals, plants etc. in this hemisphere. This needs to be relooked both the sides (pos/neg) of this hemisphere to indicate the humans’ prosperities as well as other suitors in this eco- system. Therefore, development always brings some messages where humans and other suitors can enjoy freely. Prof Sen (1999) rightly compared development with freedom, which may cross the limit of enjoyment especially for human beings in using various facilities as instruments. However, today we are on the board of such development where the fruits are reaching to few people or segments of people. They are none but peasants who are missing vehicle which carries fruits of development thereby they remain in the lower strata in the society being socially excluded and marginalized. This episode is not new for the peasants. They were struggling for their genuine causes of land ownership rights, adequate privileges etc. during colonial reigns and it continues after independence. However, the recent past some more pictures are seen in which our peasants remain unrest and tried to protect their lands from so-called development. Here we must know that several agencies may involve when development issues are emerged but business sectors play pivotal role in giving adequate shape of these issues using the policies and programs framed by the State. Though In this modernization era only development for individual are more visible than societal development (Kattakayam (2012). This gives a momentum where individual’s contribution towards society is counted for and has diverted into angle to recognize the society’s contribution to bring up that individual on stage as a fruit of development. Society play very important role to identify the needs of the individuals according to changing scenario which ultimately gives corporates a chance to reach to the people easily there after recognition start through delivering the responsibilities towards society as we call corporate social responsibilities ”CSR”. This terminology is not new in India. Gandhiji’sSarvodaya philosophy always has kept the footprint on that.