West Bengal committed to handover land to BSF within 45 days for border fencing: MinisterWest Bengal minister Ashok Kirtania assured land handover to BSF within 45 days for border fencing. While progress is satisfactory in North...
21 May, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
View: Delay in getting possession has failed land acquisition lawThe main concern is not a one-time cost but the delay in securing possession over land.
02 Sep, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Five years on, has land acquisition act fulfilled its aim?The land acquisition act was passed five years ago to ease barriers in the path of progress.
01 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Land should be bought, not acquired: Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh, a Rajya Sabha member, tells ET why the land acquisition act is meant to deter land acquisitions.
01 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Government has lost plot on land bill, say Opposition members of parliamentary panel"The moral of the story is that the bill is now dead. The government started this bill with a lot of fanfare but it is dead," an Opposition...
27 Feb, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
Gujarat to amend Land Act; to do away with social impact clauseOne of the key provisions is doing away with SIA for social sector projects such as building schools, roads, canals, hospitals etc.
22 Feb, 2016, 11.15 PM IST
Land acquisition ordinance lapse setback to reforms: AssochamGovernment's decision to allow the Land Acquisition Ordinance to lapse and return to the previous Act is a "setback to economic reforms".
30 Aug, 2015, 02.43 PM IST
Government extends benefits to 13 Central Acts under new land billGovernment said that benefits extended to families whose land is acquired will now be applicable to 13 Central Acts which were earlier excl...
30 Jul, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh government still adhering to old land acquisition rulesShejwar said many states, including Madhya Pradesh, are not in favour of implementing the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Act-2013.
11 Dec, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
Rehabilitation and Resettlement provisions in new Land Acquisition Act to benefit society: Koushik ChatterjeeTata Steel Group ED Koushik Chatterjee said Rehabilitation and Resettlement provision in the recently passed Land Acquisition would ensure ...
01 Nov, 2013, 09.44 PM IST
- Multi-crop land acquisition should be the last resort: Jairam Ramesh
The Centre today said it is up to the states how much multi-crop irrigated land they could acquire, but noted "it should be the last resort...
27 Sep, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
SEZs will need to meet Land Acquisition Bill norms: Jairam RameshSpecial Economic Zones will need to fulfill provisions of the proposed Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill.
10 Jul, 2012, 09.20 AM IST
- Rajasthan govt draws up draft policy on land acquisition and rehabilitation
The Rajasthan government is chalking out land acquisition and rehabilitation draft policy to avoid Singur and Greater Noida like situation.
18 Sep, 2011, 12.14 PM IST
- New clause in land acquisition bill will have retrospective effect
The clause will bring cases where the award of land is underway or possession has not taken place within the scope of compensatory and acqu...
20 Aug, 2011, 04.09 AM IST
- Land Acquisition Bill proposes national monitoring body
The draft Land Acquisition Bill proposes to set up a national monitoring body which will be regularly updated by the states.
31 Jul, 2011, 10.08 AM IST
- Farmers can expect more with strong Mamata presence now
With a prominent presence of firebrand farmers rights activist Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the UPA government, the issue of lan...
25 May, 2009, 03.27 AM IST
- The SEZ story: Rehab is back in spotlight
Pay compensation first, land acquisition can wait. That’s the policy Maharashtra rehabilitation minister Patangrao Kadam would like the sta...
05 Jan, 2007, 03.37 AM IST