Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency
Mamata Banerjee the chief minister of West Bengal might have led a hostile movement forcing Tata Motors to relocate its Nano project from Singur; but if her government has its way on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, the farmers of Singur whose land was acquired by the [...] 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 »
