The
controversial Land Acquisition Bill was recently referred to a GoM (Group of
Ministers) after some ministers raised reservations on certain provisions of
the proposed legislation and said their suggestions were not heard adequately.
According
to a central government source, 'Lot of ministries have given their
suggestions. They were not adequately heard & hence the matter has been
referred to GoM"
Examine Proposal..!
A
GoM will be set up shortly to examine the proposal.
The
amended Bill has been rechristened as 'The Right to Fair Compensation,
Resettlement,
Rehabilitation and Transparency in Land Acquisition'.
The
Bill was listed for consideration last week. But it was deferred as some
ministers sought more time to go through it.
The
central government had said in Parliament that provisions have been made in the
revised Land Acquisition Bill incorporating recommendations of the
Parliamentary Standing Committee to protect the rights of farmers on land &
to check the number of families displaced by land acquisition.
More Investor Friendly..!
Seeking
to dispel the impression that the Bill will only be Pro - Farmer, Rural
Development Ministry had said current economic circumstances dictate the need
for making it 'More Investor - Friendly'.
According
to the central government, the Bill "endeavours to protect multi-cropped
irrigated lands from land acquisition, so as not to adversely affect food
safety of India".
Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill..!
The
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 was introduced in
Parliament in September last year (2011) and was referred to a Parliamentary
Standing Committee, which submitted its recommendation in May, 2012.
PTI
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