Sc says land acquisition for public purpose is justified. Government of andhra pradesh abstract land acquisition the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 as amended by the ordinance, 2015 no. A constitution bench was set up to interpret the section which says that in case of land acquisition proceedings initiated under the land acquisition act, 1894. But as in the case of amaravati, there is no telling how the land is being acquired, and what impact the. The state land acquisition law was passed in the legislature which is deplored by the several parties. Dec 31, 2016 the state land acquisition law was passed in the legislature which is deplored by the several parties. The challenge in 2014, the indian state of andhra pradesh was separated into two. The choices being made for the new capital city of andhra pradesh are unsustainable. Chennakesava rao, a director at the capital region development authority in andhra pradesh. Name the city, which has topped the list of most liveable city in the world. Andhra pradesh government has found a solution to the troubles of land acquisition in building a new capital city amaravati on 34,690 acres of farm land by using land pooling scheme.
Amid the chaos already created by the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act 20, why make another one. It has lush green fields, and its prosperity is evident from the concrete houses scattered along its central thoroughfare. Amaravati sustainable capital city development project. Land acquisition act act read with section 247 of the incometax act. Land acquisition act 1894 year 2012 page 6 judgments. Asccdp amaravati sustainable capital city development project ca competent authority rap resettlement action plan lps land pooling scheme rfctlarr right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation larr land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation ses socioeconomic survey. The andhra pradesh amendment simplifies the land acquisition process into a singular agreement with the district collector. Tallayapalem is a village like many others in andhra pradesh s guntur district. Mar 07, 2020 a constitution bench was set up to interpret the section which says that in case of land acquisition proceedings initiated under the land acquisition act, 1894, where an award has been made five.
Chandrababu naidu that according to new land acquisition rehabilitation, resettlement act, acquisition of land, not only. The land act, 20 says government acquisition of land requires the consent of 70 to 80% farmers. On 31 december 20, the president of india promulgated an ordinance with an official mandate to meet the twin objectives of farmer welfare. Changes in land acquisition act will affect farmers.
Land pooling strategy for the new andhra capital could. Andhra pradesh wants to dilute the central land acquisition. The political turmoil resulting from land acquisition for mining and industrial projects led the upa government to undertake a wideranging overhaul of the land acquisition act, 1894, and the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20, larr act, 20 was enacted. The three villages will make up the core area of andhra pradesh chief minister n. The act will now be gazetted, andhra pradesh chief commissioner of land administration anil chandra punetha told toi. According to subsection 1 of section 3 of the andhra pradesh assigned lands prohibition of transfers act, 1977 any land assigned by the government to landless poor persons for purpose of cultivation or as a house site then, notwithstanding to the contrary in any other law for the time. Name the act, which is proposed to replaced by the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement bill 2012. Previous consent of appropriate government and execution oftgreclllcnt necessary 22 40. Changes in land rules in andhra pradesh deccan chronicle. Pdf land pooling scheme of andhra pradesh in capital city area. Chandrababu naidu government in andhra pradesh has managed to achieve what the narendra modi government has been struggling with ever since it came to power.
Memorandum of agreement with the collector by the owners will do. The state government of andhra pradesh is preparing to amend the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition act, 20 in order to acquire land for the new proposed capital. Both the andhra pradesh and telangana governments are bearing the brunt of land acquisition for polavaram and mallanna sagar projects. Andhra pradesh assigned lands prohibition of transfers act. To acquire private land in andhra pradesh the land acquisition act is not needed. The first publication of a notice of an improvement scheme under section 47 of the madras city improvement trust act, 1945, shall be substituted for and have the same effect as publication in the official gazette and in the locality of a notification under subsection 1 of section 4 of the land acquisition act, 1894, except where a. Andhra pradesh assigned lands prohibition of transfers. Dec 27, 2014 the choices being made for the new capital city of andhra pradesh are unsustainable. The bench upheld the acquisition of vast tracts of agricultural and other lands by andhra pradesh government in ranga reddy district adjoining hyderabad city. A committee was set up to suggests the ways to improve indias business climate. Chandrababu naidu makes it easy to acquire land in andhra. The act has provisions to provide fair compensation to. Sc order paves way for faster land acquisition, reduced. With this move, the andhra pradesh government has finally succeeded in reducing the acquisition of private.
Amendment to andhra land act gets president consent. Jul 16, 2018 andhra pradesh has passed an amendment to the centres right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act of 20 larr 20, after over two years of legal and constitutional challenges. Bihar in section 18, subsection 2, the following proviso is deemed to have been added provided that this subsection, shall not apply where the land acquired as situated in area which is declared by the government to be a congested or slum area and the land is not in the. The land pooling scheme attempts to sidestep the provisions of a far stricter central land law. Gannaravaram airport land pooling draft notification avenueavenue. Chandrababu naidus audacious dream amaravati, a spanking new capital for the state. This act of 1894 is the basis for indian governments current procedures for land acquisition for public purpose. Right to fair compensation and transparency in land. After amaravati debacle, andhra govt begins land pooling for. Ap may amend land acquisition act for setting up capital. The andhra pradesh capital city land pooling model the punjab land pooling model the rajasthan land pooling schemes act, 2016 3.
Andhra pradesh s model of land pooling for its new capital amaravati offers a compelling alternative. Land pooling strategy for the new andhra capital could become. Capital tales land pooling strategy for the new andhra capital could become a model for indias smart cities andhra pradesh s experiment with voluntary land pooling could provide an. In its application to the acquisition of land of andhra pradesh housing board, after subclause iii of clause b of subsection 2, add the following, namely. Amaravati susta inable capital city development project resettlement policy framework 4 executive summary in june 2014, the state of andhra pradesh ap was bifurcated into the successor states of ap and telangana, through the andhra pradesh reorganization act 2014 of the indian parliament. Aug 12, 2015 andhra pradeshs experiment with voluntary land pooling could provide an alternative to forcible land acquisition. Land pooling or readjustment town planning schemes the dda, land pooling model federation to expedite land pooling policy implementation in delhi. Andhra pradesh government is contemplating to propose amendments to the new land. The first publication of a notice of an improvement scheme under section 47 of the madras city improvement trust act, 1945, shall be substituted for and have the same effect as publication in the official gazette and in the locality of a notification under subsection 1 of section 4 of the land acquisition act, 1894, except where a notification under subsection 1 of section 4 or a declaration. The current law suffers from certain flaws due to which the landowners whose land is acquired by the government for state projects may be deprived of the compensation due to them. In its application in the acquisition of any land in the project area for a project purpose as defined in nagarjunasagar project acquisition of land act, 1956. Demanding that the andhra pradesh government acquire lands for capital under provisions of land acquisition act 20, cpi m polit bureau member and mp sitaram yechury has said the land pooling. Jun 25, 2016 the three villages will make up the core area of andhra pradesh chief minister n.
The land pooling for amaravati was conducted under a separate law that the state government had passed in 2014, called the andhra pradesh capital region development authority apcrda act. Lenin center, beside apsara theatre, governorpet, vijayawada520002. The right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 20 also land acquisition act, 20 is an act of indian parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure and rules for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons in india. The supreme court of india is examining cases on the lapse of land acquisition under the new act of 20. Andhra pradesh capital region development authority. Firstpost travelled to the interiors of the region allocated for the capital to map the extent of social, environmental and economic damage dealt by the andhra pradesh government in its bid to build a worldclass city. Sections 39 to 42 not to apply whcre government bound by agreement 10 provide land for companies 24 44. Nov 14, 2014 demanding that the andhra pradesh government acquire lands for capital under provisions of land acquisition act 20, cpi m polit bureau member and mp sitaram yechury has said the land pooling. Many farmers in the village had not parted with their land under the land pooling scheme announced by the state government for amaravati. The 1885 act addressed this, as well included rules laid down in sections 7785 of the english railway clauses consolidation act. Andhra pradesh passes amendments to centres land acquisition. In its application in the acquisition of any land in the project area for a project purpose as defined in nagarjunasagar project acquisition of land act, 1956, for section 11, substitute the following section, namely.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purposes and for companies and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on. Ap revenue officials have told andhra pradesh chief minister n. Ap may amend land acquisition act for setting up capital the. Chandrababu who claims to have developed hyderabad, was unable to build even a single permanent building in capital over the last four years, the ysrcp spokesperson said.
It is known that ap government had released go 41 which amends land acquisition act. The land acquisition act of 1894 was a comprehensive law enacted in british india. In its efforts to develop amaravati as the state capital, the n. Sep 07, 2008 the bench upheld the acquisition of vast tracts of agricultural and other lands by andhra pradesh government in ranga reddy district adjoining hyderabad city. The land acquisition act was passed five years ago to ease barriers in the path of progress. Land pooling for capital has no constitutional validity. The land acquisition, act, 1894 act i of 1894 2 february 1894 an act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for companies.
A committee was set up to suggests the ways to improve indias business. Jan 30, 2017 the state government of andhra pradesh is preparing to amend the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition act, 20 in order to acquire land for the new proposed capital. Raju telangana and andhra pradesh use devious means to undermine the land act of 20 in order to enable legalised land grab. Upholding the acquisition, the apex court said the state being a sovereign power under the doctrine of eminent domain as provided under the 1894 land acquisition has inherent rights to. Andhra pradesh has passed an amendment to the centres right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act of 20 larr 20, after over two years of legal and constitutional challenges. Land acquisition land pooling in indiathe way forward 178201 4. Since it is voluntary, the andhra pradesh governments land pooling scheme has no such provisions. Notification in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44a of the andhra pradesh town planning act, 1920, section 585 of the municipal corporation act, 1955, section 326 of the andhra pradesh municipalities act, 1965, section 181 of the andhra pradesh capital. Extraordinary issue of gazette of andhra pradesh dated. The bifurcation of the erstwhile state of andhra pradesh following the ap reorganization act in 2014 and emergence of a state with no capital city necessitated the urgency for comprehensive planning and development of a new state capital with world. Till 20, land acquisition in india was governed by land acquisition act of 1894. According to officials, the amendments were similar to what was adopted by.