Govt to set up committees to frame land acquisition rules
The government will form two committees, to frame as well as scrutinize the rules relating to the new Land Acquisition Act, 2013 of the Centre.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said, that a monitoring committee and expert committee will be constituted at state level to frame the relevant rules in connection with the new Act.
The expert committee will comprise of additional secretary from the law department or an officer who has retired as a special secretary and another revenue official who had retired as deputy collector. A lawyer who has deep knowledge in land acquisition laws will be the third member.
State level monitoring committee, headed by the chief secretary, will scrutinize and give final shape to the rules and recommendations framed by the expert committee.
The members of the monitoring panel will consist of the additional chief secretary (finance), secretary (revenue), secretary (law), and the land revenue commissioner, who will be the member secretary.
The new Act which will replace the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 will cover all the new land acquisition projects of the government.
The state will not be able to undertake any further land acquisitions as; the state is yet to frame any rules for the new Act that has come into force on January 1.
Source: The Times of India
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