The West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan said that although the state was ‘investor friendly’, land acquisition still remained an issue which was being looked into by the state government. ‘West Bengal is industry friendly. Land is an issue and that is being looked into,’ Narayanan told reporters.
Interestingly, the industry has often raised concerns over land acquisition related problems in West Bengal.
CM Mamata Banerjee had recently said that her govt could give permission for acquiring land under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1995, if any industrialist bought it through negotiations directly in a peaceful way and farmers declared that they gave it willingly through affidavits . Her government had earlier this year passed its first pro-industry bill amending Section 14Y of the Act lifting land ceiling in several cases of industrial operations.
Last year, FICCI had set up a task force to look into the issue of land acquisition in the state keeping in view the state govt's stand that industry would have to directly acquire land for its use. But since there were several state legislations which barred acquisition of land in excess of 23 acre, the task force would study ways to deal with the situation in view of the government's declared stand that land had to acquired by the industry directly.
Interestingly, the industry has often raised concerns over land acquisition related problems in West Bengal.
CM Mamata Banerjee had recently said that her govt could give permission for acquiring land under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1995, if any industrialist bought it through negotiations directly in a peaceful way and farmers declared that they gave it willingly through affidavits . Her government had earlier this year passed its first pro-industry bill amending Section 14Y of the Act lifting land ceiling in several cases of industrial operations.
Last year, FICCI had set up a task force to look into the issue of land acquisition in the state keeping in view the state govt's stand that industry would have to directly acquire land for its use. But since there were several state legislations which barred acquisition of land in excess of 23 acre, the task force would study ways to deal with the situation in view of the government's declared stand that land had to acquired by the industry directly.