Cabinet okays land acquisition bill
14 Dec 2012 10:53 AM GMT
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the Land Acquisition Bill that provides for consent of 80 per cent of affected land owners in case of land acquired by private players. The bill also provides for assent by 70 per cent of affected land owners in case of land acquisition by a public-private partnership project.
According to a clause, if the acquired land is lying unutilised for five years, then it will lapse.
The bill was finalised last week by the Rural Development Ministry incorporating the suggestion of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had asked the government to take consent from 80 per cent land owners for purchase of land for the purpose of setting up industries and PPP projects.
Minister of State for Rural Development Lalchand Kataria said the bill has provision for return of the unutilised land. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has no provision for return of the unutilised land. Clause 95 of the new bill provides that when any land or part thereof, acquired under this Act remains unutilised for a period of 10 years from the date of taking over the possession, it shall return to the land bank of the appropriate government by reversion, he had informed Parliament.
According to a clause, if the acquired land is lying unutilised for five years, then it will lapse.
The bill was finalised last week by the Rural Development Ministry incorporating the suggestion of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had asked the government to take consent from 80 per cent land owners for purchase of land for the purpose of setting up industries and PPP projects.
Minister of State for Rural Development Lalchand Kataria said the bill has provision for return of the unutilised land. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has no provision for return of the unutilised land. Clause 95 of the new bill provides that when any land or part thereof, acquired under this Act remains unutilised for a period of 10 years from the date of taking over the possession, it shall return to the land bank of the appropriate government by reversion, he had informed Parliament.
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