The land acquisition act, 1894 is a law in india and pakistan that allows the government to acquire private land in those countries. Land acquisition in india refers to the process by which the union or a state government in india acquires private land for the purpose of industrialisation, development of infrastructural facilities or urbanisation of the private land, and provides compensation to the affected land owners and their rehabilitation and resettlement land acquisition in india is governed by many actslaws such. Land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act of 20. A revised version of the 2007 bill was reintroduced in 2010. Then and now 2 resettlement of people living in the acquired area is a cause of concern as their livelihood is dependent on that land. Removes private hospitals and private educational institutions from public purpose.
All about the new land acquisition bill down to earth. An act of parliament to give effect to article 68 of the constitution, to revise, consolidate and rationalize land laws. This answer was written when the land acquisition bill was brought by the upa government and passed by parliament. In august 2010 there had been protests against the state government in delhi and these had resulted in three deaths. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for companies and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on. Restricting acquisition for industrial corridors to one one km on both sides of designated roads and railways only. To address this, the government has passed the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement bill, 2012 on aug 29, 20. All about the new land acquisition bill, aug 29, 20. In this act inrerprda commissioner means the commissioner of lands. The land acquisition act 1894 special economic zone law 2011 the farmland act 2012 the vacant, fallow and virgin land act 2012 the foreign investment act 2012 yangon city development law 1990 c. According to the world bank group, in ease of doing business india ranks 142.
The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 is an indian parliament act that regulates. I of 1894, dated 2nd february, 18941 an act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for the companies. Land acquisition rehabilitation resettlement act 20. This is evident from the fact that the fundamental issue in a number of top stories in the past few years has been the process of land acquisition. What is actually the land acquisition bill 2015 and why. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals. Impact of land acquisition bill on the real estate. The bill closely follows the recommendations of the working group of the national advisory council nac 2011, though it differs on some key points. The difficulties that come in the process of land acquisition in india are immense, given the population density and the type of land use in the country. Investigations for selecting land for public purpose. The land acquisition act, 1984 i of 1894 2nd february, 1894 an act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for companies.
Land acquisition 1 sharifah zubaidah law 3111 april 20 2. The bill tries to address the root cause of the opposition to land acquisition, the discontent among the public seen in recent years, by multiplying the compensation. Larr amendment bill, 2015 modified in lok sabha removes social infrastructure from the five exempted categories. Land acquisition rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20. Acquisition act, 1894, its provisions, its deficiencies and the need of a reformation in land acquisition laws.
Further, an attempt has been made to analyse, appraisal and critique the land acquisition act, 1894 while comparing it with present act. The government of uttar pradesh, india, has faced protests against its proposed enforced land acquisition in 2011. To achieve the gdp growth rate in double digit, manufacturing, urbanization sustainable smart cities and infrastructure development is must. The act has provisions to provide fair compensation to. Whereas il is expedient 10 amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for companies and for dclcmimining the amount ofcompensation to be made. Resettlement bill sets out to reconcile two agendas that have so far clashed. The proposed amendment to the larr 20 seeks to bridge the above gap and support twoway development, i. The right to fair compensation and transparency in land. I think that the two major changes that were made are removal of consent clause and social impact assessment now gove. Land acquisition rehabilitation and resettlement bill 20. It is a new land acquisition bill that looks very difficult but beneficial. Land acquisition literally means the acquisition of land for some public purpose by a government agency from ind.
Suggested citation centre on law and social transformation. The term land acquisition means forcible acquisition of land from an unwilling seller and is distinct from a land purchase from a willing seller. Jlj 2016 land acquisition in indiapast and present prof. Throw light on the land acquisition bill of 1894 and the procedure that time. The land acquisition amendment bill 2002 in its, one hundred eighty second report 108, 16th law commission of india suo motu, recommended for removing the lacuna regarding issuing of a fresh. The rajasthan land acquisition bill, 2014 a bill to provide for, and expedite the process of, land acquisition for public purposes with the least disturbance to owners of the land and other interested persons and to provide for fair and better compensation to the persons whose land is acquired. The amendments gives some relief to certain types of. The land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement larr bill, 2011 is a proposed law that lays down various provisions and directions to be followed while acquiring land anywhere in the country. Land acquisition act rl u34118 december 1973 arrangement of sections part ipreliminary 16 short title 17 interpretation 18 application 19 part iicompulsory acquisition of 20 land 21 land owned by a body corporate 22 acquisition other than for government 23 investigation of land 24 abandonment compulsory acquisition 25 emergency 26. Land acquisition legislation amendment compensation bill.
The land acquisition act an act to provide for the compulsory acquisition of lands for public purposes and in connection with housing schemes. The only exception to this is when the acquisition has not been taken place in its true sense i. Land acquisition is the first and foremost activity for any development. The land acquisition act, 1984 the urban unit uspmu. Practice the practical dynamics of land acquisition in myanmar 17 business, human rights and land acquisition compensation and resettlement. Transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement bill, 20 that shall set to be repealing and replacing the century old land acquisition act, 1896 that had. Introduction our land is more valuable than your money. Land acquisition just terms compensation amendment bill 2016 nsw the legislature of new south wales enacts.
The bill proposes a unified legislation for acquisition of land and adequate rehabilitation mechanisms for all affected persons. These protests have been centred on the village of bhatta parsaul, greater noida and have resulted in sporadic incidents of violence since january of that year. The land acquisition bill, 2015 muting out the plight of. Land acquisition legislation amendment compensation bill 2014 part 2 land administration act 1997 amended s. Comparison between land acquisition bill of upa ii and nda. The new bill is all about the way the land is to be acquired and. The amendments supposedly grant exemptions from these provisions only for a specified category of projects. Land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement bill, 2011 was introduced by the minister of rural development.
Centres bill on hold, states move on land acquisition with the centre putting its land acquisition bill in cold storage, states are now taking the lead to seek an exemption from the 20 act. Land acquisition amendment bill, 2007 to amend the land acquisition act, 1894 feb 2009 bills passed by lok sabha, referred to rajya sabhalapses due to the dissolution of the lok sabha. Right to fair compensation and transparency in land. It clearly indicated that the acquisition policy that was introduced in 2010 failed to click with farmers. The narendra modi government is trying to push through parliament a key, new land acquisition bill, on which rides its economic reforms agenda. Upa ii introduced the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act 20 larr act 20 in. Modis economic reforms agenda in india hits biggest. The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 also land acquisition act, 20 is an act of indian parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure and rules for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons in india. Land acquisition in india is currently governed by the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20, which came into force from 1 january 2014. Recently, article 10a of land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 was amended by an ordinance. Latest and breaking news on land acquisition amendment bill. The governments effort to bring amendments to the land acquisition act of 20 has caused such political rancour that it has become difficult to form an.
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