Lok Sabha Question No. 3070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Land Acquisition Law
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK BANERJEE, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, BHAGWANTH KHUBA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, GANESH SINGH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION No. 3070 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12 .2015

## Land Acquisition Law

| 3070.   | SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI GANESH SINGH:   | SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:         |
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|         |                                                                                                                                                 | SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: |
|         |                                                                                                                                                 | SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:      |
|         |                                                                                                                                                 | SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL: |
|         |                                                                                                                                                 | SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA: |
|         |                                                                                                                                                 | SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:       |
|         | SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:                                                                                                                        | DR. A.SAMPATH:              |

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  total  number  of  Private,  Government  and  Public  Private  Partnership which  have  reportedly  been  delayed  due  to  non - passing  of  the  Land  Acquisition  Bill, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether  any  land  has  been  acquired  under  First,  Second  and  T hird  Land  Acquisition Ordinance, if so, the details thereof along with the total area of land acquired ordinances, State/UT wise;
- (c) the total number of people that have been affected by these acquisitions across the State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the affected population has been duly compensated, rehabilitated and resettl the details thereof, State/ UT - wise  and  if  not  ,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  o Government thereto;
- (e) whether the Government has consulted various stakeholders to create a broader consensus o the proposed amendment to the land acquisition bill and if so, the details and the cu thereof along with the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) whether the Government has constituted National Monitoring Committee on land acquisiti issues, if so, the details thereof and the number of meetings held by the said Commit the last year and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMEN T (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)  to  ( d) : Under  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisitio Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, acquisition of land for various pr including private, Government and public -private partnership projects is done by the ' appropriate Government'  which  in  most  cases  is  the  concerned  State  Governments.  In  addition,  individual departments / agencies of Central Government  may  also be notified as the 'appropriate Government' in selected cases.  Consolidated  information about the quantum of land acquired by Centreand States and/or the compensation payable to affected persons after the amendments the  RFCTLARR  Act,  2013  and  details  of projects,  if  any,  that  may  have  been  delayed  due  t problems in land acquisition is not ava ilable with this Department.

- ( e) : Some  State  Governments  and  other  stakeholders  raised  concerns  on  certa provisions  of  the  RFCTLARR  Act,  2013  which inter - alia included  mandatory  Social  Impact Assessment in all cases of land acquisition, consent requirement in case of acquisition companies  and  Public  Private  Partnership  projects,  special  powers  in  case  of  urgency  t land,  development  of  cultu rable  wasteland  in  lieu  of  acquisition  of  multi - cropped  irrigated  land, Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  provisions  in  case  of  purchase  through  private  nego retrospective clause etc. Accordingly, certain amendments were done in the RFCTLARR Act, 20 13 and  atpresent  the RFCTLARR (Amendment)  Second  Bill,  2015  stands  referred  to  the  Join Committee of the Houses.
- ( f ) : National  Monitoring  Committee  for  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  has  be constituted to review and monitor the implementation of r ehabilitation and resettlement schemes or plans under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2 due  to  land  acquisition.  The  meetings  of  the  National  Monitoring  Committee  were  held  o th January, 25 th May, 24 th Sept ember and 18 th November, 2015.

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