Land Acquisition Amendment Bill

Recently the Haryana Legislative Assembly passed the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2021.

The bill is one of the six bills passed by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on the last day of the monsoon session.
After being passed in the assembly, it will now be sent for the assent of the President. Once approved, it will become a law and will come into force on the issuance of notification by the government.
According to the amendment bill, the DC will be responsible for taking consent of farmers for land acquisition.
After acquisition, the government can take possession of the land at any time. There will be no compulsion to give 48 hours prior notice.
Archaeological sites and forest land will be kept safe and protected during acquisition.
The farmers from whom the government will buy less than 200 acres of land, will be paid an additional 50 percent of the total price as a lump sum payment.
Notably, Haryana is not the first state to amend the Land Acquisition Act 2013. States like Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have already amended it.
- A total of 16 states have amended this law as per their convenience.