The central government has firmed up the draft of a new Land Acquisition Bill which makes consent of 80% of land owners mandatory before purchase of land. The new draft Land Acquisition Bill, which is expected to be unveiled in the next few days, includes recommendations of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) and goes even a step further.
Mr. NC Saxena, a prominent member in the Sonia Gandhi-led panel, said , “It has improved upon the NAC’s recommendation because we had suggested 70% and The Rural Development Ministry are now saying 80% (land owners) should say yes to the acquisition. The proposed legislation is not a “compelling law. This is enabling law, which means depending upon the project, depending upon the state government’s viewpoint, the state government may acquire 0 per cent or 100 per cent or any amount in between."
Also Mr. Saxena said, “There will be one bill which will cover both acquisition for government purposes as well as for private companies but (when) land is to be given to private companies, then 80% cent people must say yes and we increase the compensation to 6 times the registered value. The “landless” (those who depend on the acquired land for their livelihood) will also be benefited. They will get Rs 2,000 per month for 20 years. we decided that whenever more than 100 acres of land are acquired, 26 amenities would be given including roads, power, housing, playground etc,”
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