LAND ACQUISITION BILL & FEW THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KEY - TopicsExpress



          

LAND ACQUISITION BILL & FEW THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KEY LEGISLATION. The Bill, renamed as "The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012", will replace over a century-old Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which suffers from various shortcomings, including silence on the issue of resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by the acquisition of land. Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill,2012 in India is a highly controversial bill proposed for forced Land acquisition by government, and its transfer to projects including private projects of multinational corporations. The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in India on 7 September 2011.The bill will be central legislation in India for the rehabilitation and resettlement of families affected by land acquisitions. FIVE THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KEY LEGISLATION: 1. The aim of the Bill is to provide "just and fair" compensation to families whose land has been acquired for industrial purposes. It proposes compensation that is up to four times the market value in rural areas and two times the market value in urban areas. 2. The Bill further aims at making affected persons partners in development, leading to an improvement in their post-acquisition social and economic status. 3. The Union Cabinet has approved several amendments suggested by the Opposition, including the one that instead of acquisition, land could be leased to developers so that its ownership remain with farmers and provide them regular annual income. 4. The Cabinet also cleared the amendment that provides for payment of 50 per cent compensation to original owners whose land was purchased after introduction of the Bill in Lok Sabha in September 2011. 5. The Bill envisages that in cases where PPP projects are involved or acquisition is taking place for private companies, the Bill requires consent of no less than 70 per cent and 80 per cent respectively (in both cases) of those whose land is sought to be acquired.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:10:32 +0000

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