Land Acquisition Act
The real estate sector has started to have some expectations from the new government. They are in the hope that some of the strict conditions in the Land Acquisition Act will be eased soon. The issue of acquiring land has been quite a craze for the industries. Several new projects haven’t been started yet since [...] Continue Reading »
In Panaji, the deputy chief minister Francis D’Souza stated that the new central Land Acquisition Act, passed during the earlier UPA government, may either be amended or totally revamped. Most of the states in India are facing difficulties in implementing it. D’Souza, who is also the state revenue minister, had attended the all-India revenue ministers’ conference in [...] Continue Reading »
The rules of the new Land Acquisition Act will not apply on the large-scale projects, such as industrial corridors and national highways. This solution was proposed by the Commerce and Industry Ministry to avoid delays in these projects. Provisions such as mandatory consent of project-affected people for land acquisition should not apply to infrastructure projects. [...] Continue Reading »
Some of the most important state finance ministers along with the Congress ruled states have recently called for easing the restrictive provisions on matters of land acquisition. This is a demand which may cause the Center to search for ways in which they could make it easier for infrastructure as well as housing projects which [...] Continue Reading »
According to recent news, there is a huge possibility that the rates of land possession may increase soon for all the farmers of Delhi. This will increase threefold- from Rupees 56 lakhs an acre to Rupees 1.5 crore an acre. It could also go up to 3 crore. This will occur only if the revenue [...] Continue Reading »
It looks like that the Modi govt. is truly in favour of developing the nation. That’s why they want to continue with UPA government’s well accepted Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Land Acquisition acts will continue under Modi’s leadership. The new Minister of Rural Development, Gopinath Munde took charge of Rural [...] Continue Reading »
The agricultural department firstly proposes to have a review on land ceiling laws as Narendra Modi takes over. Cabinet secretary Ajit Seth checked a presentation on a review of land ceiling laws. 10-20 acres of irrigated lands of two crops are held by each state which stops large-scale acquisition and hampers lease. To boost irrigation [...] Continue Reading »
The new government coming to power led by Narendra Modi will have to make a decision whether there should be certain amendments made towards the Land Acquisition Act of 2013. The decision is vital because land purchasing can become much more difficult as the prices will be increased four times. This is because infrastructure and [...] Continue Reading »
This was much awaited, which the outgoing government couldn’t help with but the incoming government plans to spread its wings and spearhead the action. The BJP government lead by Narendra Modi is now ready to flush the old and bring in the new, and these would be steps that do not need approvals from anyone [...] Continue Reading »
A notification in this regard will be issued shortly, calling for public objections before gazetting the rules.The State government is likely to finalise rules and regulations under the new Central legislation – Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, – in the next three to four days. The rules under the new law will override [...] Continue Reading »
