Land acquisition policy: Govt to examine suggestions
As it drafts a new land acquisition policy, the government today said it will examine suggestions on the issue from every section, including the National Advisory Council (NAC) which has proposed integration of relief measures with land acquisition initiatives.
"We will certainly examine whatever suggestions have been made by the NAC," Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh told reporters when asked about the NAC recommendation on integration of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill into one law.
"The policy that will be drafted will be in the interest of the farmers. We want the farmer to get a good market price for his land and also ensure his proper rehabilitation," he said.
A NAC working group on Land Acquisition and Resettlement and Rehabilitation has recommended in a discussion paper that the existing Land Acquisition Act of 1894 be repealed.
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