To sort out the differences on issues relating to the disputed land acquisition bill, the Government has decided an all party meeting on March 7. The Government does not want to send the bill again to the standing committee and hence decided to call the all-party meeting to find out a compromise. The meeting will discuss about certain clauses in the bill including compensation package and rehabilitation.
The land acquisition bill, which was moved in the Winter Session of Parliament, is likely to be taken up for discussion in the ongoing session.
Earlier, in December, the Union Cabinet cleared the controversial land acquisitions bill. With the new land acquisitions law, the government hopes to make easy land acquisition and also remove bureaucratic hurdles that hold up highway projects that have become a roadblock for the economic growth.
According to the provisions of the bill, permission of 80% of landowners would be required to acquire land for private industrial projects and in case of Public-Private Partnership projects permission of 70 percent of the landowners would be mandatory. However, no permission would be required in case of projects acquired for government purpose. The bill also has provisions to return the unutilized land to the land losers.