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For a Government that rode to power on sky-high expectations, the first 100 days are almost akin to the first week box office collections of a Bollywood blockbuster. Because that’s when impressions are made and word-of mouth spreads, giving an inkling of what lays ahead – a hit or a flop. For Indian industry, troubled [...] Continue Reading »
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 »
Gujarat government has been in newsflash for its several ambitious projects. The idea to connect each village of the state with a road network is one of such aspiring schemes. The government has decided to indulge non-government organisations for funding of these schemes/projects. Nitin Patel, Gujarat State Road and Building Minister announced the agenda during [...] Continue Reading »
The Rural Development Ministry has proposed a number of amendments in the Land acquisition act. If they are cleared then they could lead to large scale dilution of the new Land Acquisition Act. It is expected to make the process of acquiring land easier. Scrapping the “consent clause” for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and narrowing [...] Continue Reading »
The land acquisition act was constantly under pressure ever since it was launched and most of the state governments have sought a relook at UPA’s Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. By early as the next fortnight, the Centre is going to convening an all-party meet to discuss all these issues and come to [...] Continue Reading »
The real estate sector facing crisis is neglected by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government but now the realty sector is banking its hopes on Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to improve its prospects. In the phase of economic instability, the real estate sector has been facing some stress. The industry is looking [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had asked the urban development authority to give the name of people that were allegedly granted multiple plots. As per the HUDA record, almost 8,000 people have multiple plots under the various categories. Justice Daya Chaudhary also advised HUDA authorities to declare the names of people who had taken [...] 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 »
