Land Acquisition Act India
Evaluation of the Proposed Land Acquisition Bill
Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………3 2. Chapter 1 : Land Acquisition Act 1894……………………………………………..4 1. The Land Acquisition Act in India 2. History of Land Acquisition Act 3. Amendments 4. Issues in Land Acquisition Act 1894 3. Chapter 2: Need for a new Law……………………………………………………..7 1. Need 2. Why a combined law ? 3. Scope of the Law 4. Chapter 3 : Salient Features of the Draft Land Acquisition and R&R Bill, 2011…..8 1. Protection of Interest of Land Owners and Those whose Livelihood Depends on Land. 2. Primacy to Rehabilitation & Resettlement 3. Clear Definition of “Public Purpose” 4. Urgency Clause 5. Compensation 6. Safeguards against Indiscriminate Acquisition 5. Chapter 4 :Advantages of new draft bill…………………………………………...11 6. Chapter 5: Critical Overview………………………………………………………….12 1. Limited Coverage 2. Issues regarding forced displacement has not been addressed 3. Delays in payment not been dealt 4. Why acquisition of land by state for private purpose? 5. What about asymmetry of power ? 6. The change of land use 7. Public Purpose Ambiguity 8. Issues of project affected people 9. Social Impact unanswered 10. Why difference in compensation & rehabilitation according to projects? 11. Displacement by natural calamities 12. Escalate housing price 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………15 8. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………...16
Executive Summary
Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition, Government has unveiled a new draft bill putting in place a transparent, legal framework aimed at giving adequate compensation to land owners and ensuring rehabilitation of those displaced.
This report looks to critically analyze the proposed Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011.The draft Bill puts in place a new institutional
Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………3 2. Chapter 1 : Land Acquisition Act 1894……………………………………………..4 1. The Land Acquisition Act in India 2. History of Land Acquisition Act 3. Amendments 4. Issues in Land Acquisition Act 1894 3. Chapter 2: Need for a new Law……………………………………………………..7 1. Need 2. Why a combined law ? 3. Scope of the Law 4. Chapter 3 : Salient Features of the Draft Land Acquisition and R&R Bill, 2011…..8 1. Protection of Interest of Land Owners and Those whose Livelihood Depends on Land. 2. Primacy to Rehabilitation & Resettlement 3. Clear Definition of “Public Purpose” 4. Urgency Clause 5. Compensation 6. Safeguards against Indiscriminate Acquisition 5. Chapter 4 :Advantages of new draft bill…………………………………………...11 6. Chapter 5: Critical Overview………………………………………………………….12 1. Limited Coverage 2. Issues regarding forced displacement has not been addressed 3. Delays in payment not been dealt 4. Why acquisition of land by state for private purpose? 5. What about asymmetry of power ? 6. The change of land use 7. Public Purpose Ambiguity 8. Issues of project affected people 9. Social Impact unanswered 10. Why difference in compensation & rehabilitation according to projects? 11. Displacement by natural calamities 12. Escalate housing price 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………15 8. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………...16
Executive Summary
Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition, Government has unveiled a new draft bill putting in place a transparent, legal framework aimed at giving adequate compensation to land owners and ensuring rehabilitation of those displaced.
This report looks to critically analyze the proposed Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011.The draft Bill puts in place a new institutional
Bibliography: Chapter 3 Salient Features of the Draft Land Acquisition and R&R Bill, 2011 Following are the important features of the new Draft Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Bill, 2011: 1 Land owners have been identified as families whose land or other immovable properties have been acquired; those who are assigned land by governments under various schemes, and land right holders under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.