Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 150
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 151
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Land acquisition: better provisions in new package by NJ Nair

Land acquisition: better provisions in new package by NJ Nair

Share this article Share this article
published Published on Dec 5, 2011   modified Modified on Dec 5, 2011

Compensation will be paid before land takeover

The new relief, rehabilitation, and resettlement package drawn up for those providing land for development initiatives in the State has been armed with provisions for substantive compensation, due stakeholder participation, and a social impact assessment, wherever needed.

The focus of the package, prepared by the Revenue Department, is on providing a reasonable compensation to project-affected persons (PAPs) and disbursing it before taking possession of the land acquired and ensuring project execution without disrupting their lives. About 10 per cent of the acquired land will be earmarked for rehabilitating the PAPs. They can either claim compensation for their land or opt for 25 per cent of the acquired land in the vicinity of the project area.

If a family without a salaried income and having an annual income below Rs.75,000 is rendered homeless and landless due to acquisition, three cents of land will be provided to them. House rent grant will be paid for a minimum period of six months to those who lose their houses and have no other dwelling. Jobs with permanent income will be provided to one member of every family displaced for employment-generating projects.

The compensation will include the land value based on negotiated price and the value of the structure without depreciation.

A one-time assistance will be given to tenants in occupation, for a minimum of three years, who lose their source of income. Roadside vendors and small-scale industries fall in this category. Urgency clause will be invoked for acquisition only in the rarest of rare cases.

The land acquired for a specific purpose should be utilised within three years, failing which it will be taken over by the Revenue Department and assigned for any other public purpose. In the case of development and infrastructure projects, the PAPs would be given a chance to become shareholders and will be offered stocks in the upcoming projects up to the value of the land acquired in lieu of the compensation. Local bodies have to give priority to the PAP tenants who were running businesses while assigning space in commercial complexes constructed by them.

The Administrative Department will carry out a social impact assessment wherever needed before the acquisition begins and the report will be placed before a high-level empowered committee headed by the Chief Secretary and comprising the Revenue, Law, and Finance Secretaries as well as the Secretary of the Administrative Department.

Clear norms will be prescribed for the functioning of the committee and also on where study is necessary. District-level committees headed by the District Collector, Revenue Divisional Officer or Sub-Collector, finance officer of the Collectorate, Deputy Collector in charge of land acquisition, and a representative of the requisitioning agency will be formed for fixing the land value. The package will be applicable in the case of irrigation projects as well.


The Hindu, 6 December, 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2690949.ece


Related Articles

 

Write Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Video Archives

Archives

share on Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Feedback
Read Later

Contact Form

Please enter security code
      Close