Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition
Even as resentment continues to prevail over the acquisition of land for the Rajpura thermal plant and a Siel Chemicals unit by the state government, the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) has initiated a project to acquire another 1,055 acres near Patiala city. The land will be used to construct Urban Estate, Phase IV, and [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has written to the Ministry of Urban Development, requesting to be allowed to bypass governance under ‘The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013’, with regard to acquiring small land pockets. Plans are also in the offing to put forth a proposal during [...] Continue Reading »
The outgoing UPA government considered the land acquisition Act as one of its greatest achievements. The new law faced violent agitations as the land was taken away from the farmers and the compensation was inadequate when the land was acquired for any government infrastructure project. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
Touted as one of the important achievements of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the new land-acquisition law that came into force this January is turning into a major obstacle in the way of a key infrastructure project being pushed keenly by the Prime Minister’s Office. Officials said that with a sharp increase in the [...] Continue Reading »
The Mamata Banerjee government will not acquire any land from farmers for the next couple of months from now, even if it is required for government projects. The message has already been conveyed to the government departments after the chief minister’s press meet with Anna Hazare in New Delhi. The Trinamool chief plans to champion [...] Continue Reading »
Instead of acquiring land from owners, the Kerala state government is exploring the option of purchasing land directly from the owners by registering the title deed for the Kochi Metro Rail project. There are concerns that if the land is acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement [...] Continue Reading »
