The Union Cabinet today
recommended an ordinance that makes significant changes to the Land Acquisition
Act including the removal of consent clause for acquiring land for five areas
including PPP projects, defense, rural infrastructure, affordable housing, and
industrial corridors.
The Cabinet chaired by the PM
himself, made the decision to amend the Act to bring it under its purview 13
central legislations to provide the person whose land is being acquired with
higher compensation and rehabilitation.
FM Arun Jaitely said the government
has decided to relax a few provisions of the act and add a section 10A to the
legislation. He said that the consent clause and Social Impact Assessment will
not be applicable to the acquisition process if the land is being acquired for
one of the five afore mentioned purposes.
However, it is worth noting that
the compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement packages will be given as
per the new Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for these purposes. One of
the significant changes that are supposed to be included in the new Act is now
a multi-crop irrigated land can also be acquired for these purposes.
"Such projects are vital to
national security and defense of India including preparation for defense and defense
production," Jaitley said.
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