No consensus on land acquisition bill, parties to meet again

10 Apr 2013 Evaluate

An all party meeting on April 9 to sort out the differences on issues relating to the disputed land acquisition bill has failed to reach on consensus amid divergent views. Although the parties expressed a willingness to get the measure passed in Parliament at the earliest. Further, to sort out the differences, another round of consultations will be held on April 18, where the government is expected to bring its official amendments after studying the amendments suggested by various parties.

During the meeting, the left party was of the view that the government has deleted the term Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and replaced it with 'manufacturing zones' in the Bill. It suggested that instead of acquisition, the land could be leased to the developer as it was a ‘better proposition’ because the land would remain with the farmer and would provide him a regular annual income. If the land is not utilized for the purpose for which it was leased, it could be returned to the farmer, it added.

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, which have become a roadblock for the economic growth.

According to the provisions of the bill, permission of 80 percent 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.  

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