According to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, it is mandatory to conduct a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and prepare a Social Impact Management Plan (SMP) for acquisition of land by government for its own use, hold and control or by public-private partnership or by private acquisition for public purposes. The overall objective of the Act is to make the land acquisition process participatory, humane, informed and transparent.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/social-impact-assessment-sia-and-social-impact-management-plan-simp-indicative
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sujit-kumar-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vikrant-wankhede
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/centre-science-and-environment-cse
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/centre-science-and-environment-cse
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cost-benefit-analysis