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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmers may get back land if projects don't take off in five years by K Balchand

Farmers may get back land if projects don't take off in five years by K Balchand

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published Published on Jun 16, 2011   modified Modified on Jun 16, 2011

The Union Ministry of Rural Development has eventually finalised the revised draft of the bills on land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement, which promise to return land to the farmer if a proposed project fails to come up within five years of acquisition.

Minister for Rural Development Vilasrao Deshmukh told The Hindu that the Land Acquisition Bill and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill were sent to the Ministry of Law for its approval. Mr. Deshmukh expects to put the bills for the Cabinet's consideration within a fortnight. He expressed confidence that they would be introduced during the monsoon session of Parliament.

Mr. Deshmukh said the priority was to secure the interests of farmers. Land acquired by the government would be returned if a project failed to take off within five years of the acquisition. Hitherto, the States retained the land and were free to use it for any other purpose.

The new provision would be applicable even in the case of private enterprise-sponsored projects if part of a land was acquired by the State. At present, private players retain the land, if it is not used for the project, for other uses. Even in cases where more land was acquired than used for the project, the excess portion would be returned to farmers.

Moreover, if private players sought government help for land acquisition, they would be required to abide by the rehabilitation and resettlement provisions. Mr. Deshmukh, however, feared that those who directly negotiated the sale of their land with private players may demand the same package of relief as extended to those whose land was acquired by the government.

Private players would be expected to employ each family whose land was acquired or pay Rs. 5 lakh as compensation.

The Hindu, 17 June, 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2110532.ece


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