Rural development minister
The Land Acquisition Act was projected as one of the landmark laws brought out by the UPA; however the state governments have been demanding to make changes in the act and make it a practical one. The new NDA Government on Wednesday expressed its willingness to review certain provisions of the Land Acquisition Act after [...] Continue Reading »
The Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that capital formation in agriculture and development of rural infrastructure is the key for improving the quality of life for the people in the countryside. Jaitley mentioned that the rural population is deprived of the basic amenities and the government will strive towards providing housing, toilets, [...] Continue Reading »
Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Rural Development Minister, says that the Supreme Court judgment upholding the retrospective clause of the new Land Acquisition Act has defines rules for the implementation of a significant clause in the law. He further says that the recent judgment was since last 5 years. He also added that the award was passed [...] Continue Reading »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs 966.75 crore for 484 new road projects to be implemented across 14 districts of Odisha hit by tropical cyclone Phailin and the subsequent floods. A total road network of 1790.37 Kms will be re-established by utilizing the funds from the bank. ADB has approved the assistance under the third tranche of [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi: As the Land Acquisition bill is waiting for the finalisation, there has been a sudden upswing in the number of land deals across few states, said the rural development minister, Mr. Jairam Ramesh. The minister said that a significant rise has been observed in land deals in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and [...] Continue Reading »
There was an unanimous demand from all farmer organizations for a land acquisition bill. The revised draft of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) has been sent for inter-ministerial consultations. It will be sent for cabinet approval in the first week of September and introduced in the Parliament soon after. The contents of [...] Continue Reading »
