Haryana State PCS

• 25 Aug 2021

Land Acquisition Amendment Bill

Why in News

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

Key Points

• 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.