The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri

Narendra Modi, has given its approval to amend the

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.

Changes in the provisions of the Act will facilitate farmers

to get better compensation and rehabilitation and
resettlement benefits in lieu of land compulsorily
acquired by the appropriate Government.

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in

Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement Act,
2013 came into effect from 01.01.2014. However, it has
been reported that many difficulties are being faced in
the implementation of the Act. In addition, procedural
difficulties in the acquisition of lands required for
important national projects required to be mitigated. In
order to remove them, certain amendments were made
in the Act while further strengthening the provisions to
protect the interests of the 'affected families'. In view of
the urgency, these were brought about by an Ordinance
on 3112.2014. Subsequently, on 10.03.2015 the Lok
Sabha passed the Amendment Bill to replace the
Ordinance. The Amendment Bill passed by the Lok Sabha
includes some further changes to the Ordinance. The
important changes brought about by the amendment are
as follows:

i. Compensation in accordance with the First Schedule

and rehabilitation and resettlement specified in the
Second and Third Schedules of the Act are extended to