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New Delhi The much-talked about National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, is likely to be introduced in Parliament during the current monsoon session, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Thursday.

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said a Bill on land acquisition that integrated the 1894 Land Acquisition Act and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act would be introduced in the current session of Parliament and the draft was being circulated to Chief Ministers, leaders of political parties and others for eliciting their opinion.

New Delhi: One of the key provisions of the land bill – banning acquisition of irrigated land – could create infrastructure bottlenecks in states with well developed agriculture such as Punjab, Har

The latest draft of the land acquisition bill will be modified as there was need for more clarity on some issues, union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday.

KOLKATA, 31 JULY: The new draft Land Acquisition Bill is likely to see some modifications to clarify certain points, Union rural development minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said after a meeting with West

Stressing that acquisition of agricultural lands for special economic zones (SEZs) had resulted in farmers losing their livelihood instead of paving the way for economic development, PMK leader S.

Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said there were no major differences between the Union government and the Trinamool Congress on the Land Acquisition Bill to be tabled i

The most important point where more “clarity” is called for is the issue of land acquisition by government for public companies for public and not private purposes.

Developers feel wronged; No mention of government’s role in land acquisition