The new Land Bill — cleared by the Union Cabinet last week — gives the government an ‘option’ to return the acquired land to its original owners if it remains unutilised for 60 months.
Land owners can then transfer such land acquired by the government for its own use or PPP projects involving public purpose to any private entity/individuals. At its earlier deliberations, the rural development ministry, the nodal body for the land Bill, had rejected the suggestions of a Parliamentary panel for returning the unutilised land to original owners.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-can-return-acquired-land-if-unused-5-yrs
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sandip-das
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ashish-sinha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
