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Options are being discussed to find a meeting ground for the government and the Opposition parties on three contentious provisions of the Land Bill —
Options are being discussed to find a meeting ground for the government and the Opposition parties on three contentious provisions of the Land Bill —
- the consent clause,
- the social impact analysis and
- issues related to food security.
Source: The Hindu |
The proposal is to have following in Exempt Category, when the Centre owns the land.:
- defence,
- rural infrastructure,
- affordable housing,
- industrial corridors and
- infrastructure
- those acquisitions for PPP projects where land will continue to vest with the government will be exempted.
A new category of “essential infrastructure” will be created and defined for both rural and urban areas that will be exempted even from this redefined consent clause.
Social Impact Assessment Clause:
Proposal to break it up into two parts:
- decide whether or not to go ahead with acquisition; and,
- decide on compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement and apply as per requirements of the projects.
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[Source: The Hindu]
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