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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maya effect: UPA to include annuity for farmers in R&R bill by Subodh Ghildiyal

Maya effect: UPA to include annuity for farmers in R&R bill by Subodh Ghildiyal

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published Published on Sep 14, 2010   modified Modified on Sep 14, 2010


Mayawati's quick reflexes after the setback over land acquisition in Aligarh has put Congress in a spot, with the Centre fearing it may be dubbed the villain for farmers' woes if it does not prevail upon Trinamool Congress to relent on the bills for Land Acquisition amendment and R&R.

After Uttar Pradesh brought its liberal Resettlement and Rehabilitation policy to win over farmers riled by "low land rates" for Yamuna Expressway, the Union rural development ministry is considering adding "annuity" to the pending R&R bill.

Annuity would be a fixed sum of money the farmers will get periodically after their land is acquired. If approved, it will add to the compensation the farmers get for their land.

The proposal forms part of the fresh movement in UPA to push the vexed land bills. The Aligarh faceoff between farmers and UP saw the Opposition argue that Centre's failure to promulgate these bills was responsible for stateslike UP acquiring land for private players with impunity. As a result, the PM assured a delegation of Aligarh farmers led by Rahul Gandhi that the bills would be brought to Parliament in the winter session.

However, there is little hope for these bills unless Trinamool relents. Officials, though unenthusiastic, say state's role in acquisition could be further reduced from 30%, as given in the LA amendment bill, to 10% to win over Mamata Banerjee.

Annuity per se is seen as a "non-starter" as it will only sweeten the compensation in R&R bill which is not binding on states but only meant to serve as guideline on "acceptable package". With states like UP and Haryana having adopted "good compensation with annuity" in their R&R policies, Centre may not get too many brownie points for the new compensation measures.

There are concerns that UPA's move on annuity may not buffer Congress from sniping from rivals as it does not address Mamata's concerns. The railway minister wants that states should have no power in acquiring land for private parties while Centre is loathe to accept it for its implications for industrialisation.

According to sources, the core issue remains the LA bill which deals with the role of states in acquiring land for private companies, the red rag for TMC.


The Times of India, 13 September, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maya-effect-UPA-to-include-annuity-for-farmers-in-RR-bill/articleshow/6549130.cms


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