Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (No. 30 of 2013).

Country/Territory: India
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2013
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to ensure, in consultation with institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas established under the Constitution, a human, participatory, informed and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation, development of essential infrastructural facilities and urbanisation with the least disturbance to the owners of the land and other affected families and provide just and fair compensation to the affected families whose land has been acquired or proposed to be acquired or are affected by such acquisition and make adequate provisions for such affected persons for their rehabilitation and resettlement and for ensuring that the cumulative outcome of compulsory acquisition should be that affected persons become partners in development leading to an improvement in their post acquisition social and economic status and formatters connected there with or incidental thereto.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword: Agricultural land Indigenous peoples Institution Liability/compensation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural development Expropriation Ownership Land tenure Public private partnership (PPP) PIC-prior informed consent
Geographical area: Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia

Abstract: This Act, consisting of 13 Chapters, divided in 114 Sections and 3 Schedules, provides for the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement. The provisions of this Act relating to land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement, shall apply, when the appropriate Government acquires land for its own use, hold and control, including for Public Sector Undertakings and for public purpose, and shall include the following purposes, namely for infrastructure projects which includes: (i) all activities or items listed in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Economic Affairs (Infrastructure Section) number 13/6/2009-INF, dated the 27th March, 2012, excluding private hospitals, private educational institutions and private hotels; (ii) projects involving agro-processing, supply of inputs to agriculture, warehousing, cold storage facilities, marketing infrastructure for agriculture and allied activities such as dairy, fisheries, and meat processing, set up or owned by the appropriate Government or by a farmers' cooperative or by an institution set up under a statute; (iii) project for industrial corridors or mining activities, national investment and manufacturing zones, as designated in the National Manufacturing Policy; (iv) project for water harvesting and water conservation structures, sanitation; etc.
Full text: English
Website: indiacode.nic.in

References - Legislation

Repeals

Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Legislation | India | 1894 (1985)

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Land tenure, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ownership, Private land, Property rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Telangana State Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.

Legislation | India | 2014

Keyword: Institution, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Expropriation, Ownership, Land tenure, Public private partnership (PPP), Indigenous peoples, PIC-prior informed consent

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 2016.

Legislation | India | 2016

Keyword: Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Expropriation, Ownership, Land tenure, Public private partnership (PPP), Indigenous peoples, PIC-prior informed consent

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Andhra Pradesh Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2014.

Legislation | India | 2014

Keyword: Agricultural land, Indigenous peoples, Institution, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Expropriation, Ownership, Land tenure, Public private partnership (PPP), PIC-prior informed consent

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Tamil Nadu Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2017.

Legislation | India | 2017

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Social Impact Assessment and Consent) Rules, 2014.

Legislation | India | 2014

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Right To Fair Compensation And Transparency In Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And Resettlement (Compensation, Rehabilitation & Resettlement And Development Plan) Rules, 2015.

Legislation | India | 2015

Keyword: Agricultural land, Expropriation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation, Policy/planning, Institution, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX