The government is going to review the land acquisition act: Gadkari
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 discussing with the states on this earlier.
The Act has faced criticism from various quarters including some states. The rural development minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha that certain provisions could be re-considered and the government is ready to review the Land Acquisition Act if there is co-operation from the states.
During the UPA regime many road projects were awarded to the developers without acquiring the requisite land and they got stalled later as the land owners were not ready to part off with their land parcels. Gadkari emphasised that the whole effort should not result in delaying road projects.
Gadkari was replying to the discussion on demands for grants for ministry of road transport and highways. According to the minister, there would be no compromise on the compensation amount to be given to people displaced by land acquisitions. However since this acquisition is done for improving the infrastructure of the country, the provisions have to made to acquire the required lands.
Source- The Financial Express
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