The following are some of the major points in Land Acquisition Bill 2015:
The bill amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement(LARR) Act,2013. Which was passed by UPA Govt.
The LARR Act outlines the process to be followed when a land is acquired for public purpose, Key changes made by the bill are:
1)Exemptionof five categories of land use from certain provisions:
The bill creates five special categories of land use: 1)defence, 2)rural Infrastructure, 3)affordable housing, 4)industrial corridors, and 5)infrastructure projects including Public Private Partnership(PPP) projects where Govt owns land.
2)The LARR Act,2013 requires that the consent of 80% of land owners is obtained for private projects and 70% of land owners be obtained for PPP projects.This bill exempts the five categories from this provisions.
In addition to this, the bill permits to exempt projects through a notification from the following provisions:
3)Return of unutilised land: The LARR Act,2013 says that the land should be returned to the orginal owners if it is unutilised for five years. This bill states that return of unutilised land will be:five years or more depends upon the agreement before setting up the project.
4)Time period calculation: This bill exempts the time period, any period during which proceedings of acquisitions in court such as stay orders,taking permission from a tribunal.
5)This bill removes the restrictions for private hospitals and private educational institutions which cannot acquire land by previous LARR Act,2013.
6)The bill states that if an offence is committed by a Govt official,he cannot be prosecuted without prior sanction from Govt.
7)The compensation would get four times the original value in rural areas.
8)One Govt job for a person in the family who has given land.
** 9)First Govt land next barren land then only land will be taken from farmers.
source: prsindia.org.in
The bill amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement(LARR) Act,2013. Which was passed by UPA Govt.
The LARR Act outlines the process to be followed when a land is acquired for public purpose, Key changes made by the bill are:
1)Exemptionof five categories of land use from certain provisions:
The bill creates five special categories of land use: 1)defence, 2)rural Infrastructure, 3)affordable housing, 4)industrial corridors, and 5)infrastructure projects including Public Private Partnership(PPP) projects where Govt owns land.
2)The LARR Act,2013 requires that the consent of 80% of land owners is obtained for private projects and 70% of land owners be obtained for PPP projects.This bill exempts the five categories from this provisions.
In addition to this, the bill permits to exempt projects through a notification from the following provisions:
- Social Impact Assessment : The LARR Act,2013 says that it should be conducted to know the affected families and calculate the social impact.
- Certain restrictions such as irrigated multi cropped land cannot be acquired beyond some limit specified by Govt.
3)Return of unutilised land: The LARR Act,2013 says that the land should be returned to the orginal owners if it is unutilised for five years. This bill states that return of unutilised land will be:five years or more depends upon the agreement before setting up the project.
4)Time period calculation: This bill exempts the time period, any period during which proceedings of acquisitions in court such as stay orders,taking permission from a tribunal.
5)This bill removes the restrictions for private hospitals and private educational institutions which cannot acquire land by previous LARR Act,2013.
6)The bill states that if an offence is committed by a Govt official,he cannot be prosecuted without prior sanction from Govt.
7)The compensation would get four times the original value in rural areas.
8)One Govt job for a person in the family who has given land.
** 9)First Govt land next barren land then only land will be taken from farmers.
source: prsindia.org.in
