Industry body
Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) recently said the proposed India land acquisition law should have a
provision of central government assistance for acquiring 100% of land
requirement by the private sector for a project if two thirds of it is already
acquired.
In a communication to
Rural Development Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh, the Assocham said the suggested
provision should be applicable even to the projects which are defined as other
than public purpose.
Assocham said,
"(It should be applicable) provided where a private company after having
purchased minimum 75% of the land needed for a project, other than public
purpose, seeks the intervention of the appropriate central government to
acquire the balance of the land"
It said when private
companies are buying land through private negotiations there are some
"social & political miscreants" due to which the remaining part
of land can not be procured.
In such cases,
Assocham said appropriate government authority intervention & support is
required to facilitate the projects.
The chamber Assocham
said that big projects like cement, steel, auto & and fertiliser plants
require large tract of land. But they do not necessarily come under the
category of public purpose.
Group of Ministers
(GoM) on Land Acquisition Bill, headed by Agricultural Minister Mr.
SharadPawar, had approved the proposed legislation with changes last October
month.(2012)
Recently, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) also has asked the central government for a relook at certain clauses of the
proposed Bill such as role of state governments and the entitlements for the
private sector, prior to placing it before the Cabinet for approval.
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