In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
Hundreds of people from Khandwa, Dewas and Harda including senior Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Chittaroopa Palit were arrested on Sunday by police as soon as they started jal satyagrah to raise the issue of affected villagers of the Indira Sagar dam. However, affected villagers started jal satyagrah at new …
The long-pending Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday night after Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh assured the House that there was enough room for State governments to implement it as per their specific requirements. The Bill is only setting a …
Industry says legislation will increase cost and timeframe for setting up new enterprises The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted with an overwhelming majority a more consultative process of acquiring land — but also more rigorous and time-consuming — to replace an antediluvian law dating back to 1894. The Bill was …
The Lok Sabha tonight okayed a new farmer-friendly land acquisition Bill that promises to address landowners’ concerns as regards relief and rehabilitation. A last-minute division of votes forced by the Trinamool Congress saw 216 members voting in its favour and 19 against it. A recently acquired land in Mullanpur The …
A list of reservations expressed by CII and FICCI regarding the land Bill. Industry has expressed apprehension on several points in the Land Acquisition Bill, which might be taken for discussion in Parliament on Thursday. The apprehensions cover several aspects, from the definition of ‘project affected’ to the requirement to …
As the Land Acquisition Bill renamed as 'The Right To Fair Compensation And Transparency In Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And Resettlement Bill 2012’ is all set to be tabled in Parliament today, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh says that the focus of the Bill is not to expedite acquisition but to …
A Bill to ensure, in consultation with institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas established under the Constitution, a humane, participative, informed and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation, development of essential infrastructural facilities and urbanisation with the least disturbance to the owners of the land and other affected …
Hundreds of farmers demonstrated here today to demand the passing of the Land Acquisition Bill by Parliament, higher compensation for their lands and rehabilitation schemes for their children. Close to 700 farmers from Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of the Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson, Dhirendra Singh, staged a dharna at …
The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has paid a sum of Rs 71.94 billion (Rs 71,941050,000) to earthquake of 2005 hit people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhaw, says a document placed in the Parliament. A total of 611,059 quake-hit people were paid Rs 15.3 billion at …
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: The Executive Committee of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) headed by Chief Secretary, M. I. Khanday today discussed the preliminary flood damage report received from both the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir and matters pertaining to immediate relief to the victims of recent floods across …
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday has given the State Government a three months time to complete the process of handing over the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th additions of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) to the KNP management by completing the process of rehabilitation and compensation to the eligible …
The pollution control board has received 45 complaints raising serious concerns against the proposed Vizhinjam port, like impact or changes in shoreline at Vizhinjam, loss of tourism revenue, rehabilitation of fishermen and loss of livelihood. An analysis of 200-odd complaints made by citizens and various non-governmental organisations at the public …
Kishanganga Power Project To ensure supply of safe drinking water to the population living in and around the catchment areas of Kishanganga Power Project, coming up in district Bandipora, a water filtration plant would be installed and commissioned by Oct this year while Rs. 75 crore have been earmarked for …
City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) led by bureaucrat Sanjay Bhatia had drafted a strategy to pacify agitated project-affected persons (PAPs) in Navi Mumbai. “We have learnt lessons from the strife over land acquisition for the Navi Mumbai airport project. Now, we have drafted a 26-point action plan so that …
The Centre on Tuesday approved a Rs 588-crore highway project in Karnataka under its flagship road building programme. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cleared the four laning of NH-212 from Kollegal to Kerala border. The project will be developed under build-operate-transfer (toll) mode. …
In what may be the highest-ever compensation package, those affected by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, set to come up on 400 hectares, will get an additional 10% developed land, over and above the 12.5% offered against land acquisitions. The compensation decision, taken by the Cidco, reportedly received a nod …
In human practice of manual scavenging is unabated till today despite having 20 year old law to prohibit it which is no longer effective. In order to effective total eradication of the practice, The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012 was introduced in the Lok …
Demand Passing Of New Bill To Ban Practice At Protest Rally In Capital It may be hard to imagine that manual scavenging is still practised in parts of the National Capital Region. But in many parts of NCR and neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, people manually clean dry …
Govt Must Form A Team Of Docs To Advise Tribunal: Report The state-appointed three-member expert committee on endosulfan issue has recommended constitution of a single-member tribunal and relief fund for endosulfan victims in Kasaragod. The expert committee was constituted by the government to recommend the source of funds for endosulfan …
Over 6,000 persons are feared to have been killed in the devastating floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand in June, government said today. “The scale and magnitude of the extreme event was such that more than 580 persons are confirmed to have lost their lives. Besides, another 5,474 persons are …
