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Land acquisition in India refers to the process by which the union or a state government in India acquires private land for the purpose of industrialisation, development of infrastructural facilities or urbanisation of the private land, and provides compensation to the affected land owners and their rehabilitation and resettlement.
Land acquisition in India is governed by t he Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and which came into force from 1 January 2014. Till 2013, land acquisition
in India was governed by Land Acquisition Act of 1894. On 31
December 2014, the President of India promulgated an ordinance with an official mandate to "meet the twin
objectives of farmer welfare; along with expeditiously meeting the strategic and developmental needs of the
country". An amendment bill was then introduced in Parliament to endorse the Ordinance. Lok Sabha passed the
bill but the same is still lying for passage by the Rajya Sabha . On 30 May 2015, President of India promulgated the amendment ordinance for third time. Union Government of India has also made and notified the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Social Impact Assessment
and Consent) Rules, 2014 under the Act to regulate the procedure. The land acquisition in Jammu and Kashmir is
governed by the Jammu and Kashmir Land Acquisition Act, 1934.
Land acquisition in India is governed by t he Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and which came into force from 1 January 2014. Till 2013, land acquisition
in India was governed by Land Acquisition Act of 1894. On 31
December 2014, the President of India promulgated an ordinance with an official mandate to "meet the twin
objectives of farmer welfare; along with expeditiously meeting the strategic and developmental needs of the
country". An amendment bill was then introduced in Parliament to endorse the Ordinance. Lok Sabha passed the
bill but the same is still lying for passage by the Rajya Sabha . On 30 May 2015, President of India promulgated the amendment ordinance for third time. Union Government of India has also made and notified the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Social Impact Assessment
and Consent) Rules, 2014 under the Act to regulate the procedure. The land acquisition in Jammu and Kashmir is
governed by the Jammu and Kashmir Land Acquisition Act, 1934.