Amitabh Kant
Among several infrastructure sectors – from road, to railway and power, there is a growing screech against the provisions of a new land acquisition law fearing a three-fold jump in acquisition cost due to the new legislation. The road transport and highways ministry has asked government to increase budgetary allocation for land acquisition, whereas the [...] Continue Reading »
It is feared that several infrastructure sectors – from road, to railway and power – may see three-fold jump in acquisition cost due to the new land acquisition law. The road transport and highways ministry has asked government to increase Budgetary allocation for land acquisition. The ministry also suggested the government to seek opinions from [...] Continue Reading »
DIPP secretary Amitabh Kant stressed on the need for amending the Act, by giving justification as under the existing Land Acquisition Act, it had become “virtually impossible” to acquire land for construction of roads, ports and creating other infrastructure. He added, ever since the new Land Acquisition Act came into being, Land acquisition for roads, [...] Continue Reading »
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will try redrafting the recently enacted Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act after the new government is formed. Amitabh Kant, secretary, DIPP points out that the new (land acquisition) Act is extremely bureaucratic, with the introduction of a social impact assessment. It has very time consuming processes. [...] Continue Reading »
