Pawar, Jairam agree on remaining details in land Bill, draft to go to Cabinet next month

Acquisition of land for private purposes will require the consent of at least 80 per cent of the owners, is the almost-final decision of the group of ministers (GoM) tasked with recommending on this. This will be one of the provisions of the new land Bill. GoM chairman Sharad Pawar and rural development minister Jairam Ramesh met briefly today to finalise key aspects on which some differences had remained. This issue of acquisition for a non-public purpose was one aspect.