GoM to discuss land acquisition Bill on Oct 8

08 Oct 2012 Evaluate

The second meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on the land acquisition bill is likely to be held on Oct 8, to clear out the differences among the ministers on the contentious issues, including the clause of prospectivity in the Bill and the question of rehabilitation and resettlement package on par with the land acquisition bill for the affected parties in the mineral-rich forest areas.

The last GoM meeting was held on September 27, where a strong view on having a window of retrospectivity had cropped up with members feeling that the Bill should apply prospectively only. However, considering the protests, the Rural Development Ministry has said that necessary changes has been made in the controversial clause, in a way that the Bill shall apply prospectively only, i.e. for new acquisition only, and not retrospectively.

As per this clause, Bill would be applicable to all cases of land acquisition before the date of commencement of the Act if the award under the 1894 Act has not been made.

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