LAND ACQUISITION

• Land acquisition is the process by which the government acquires private property for public purpose.
History of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Evolution :
• Under the 1894 Act, the government could acquire any land as it wishes to, in the
name of "public purpose’’.
• Sometimes such projects never started, and the same cheap land was resold at
higher price to real estate developers, without building anything for “public purpose”.

What Is Land Acquisition ?

ABOUT L A R R Act or LARR 2013

• Right to fair compensation came into force from 1st January 2014.
• The new bill safeguards and complete transparency in the process of land acquisition.
• Retrospective operation – in cases where the land was acquired for five years ago but no
compensation has been paid land acquisition process will be started afresh.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• It ensured the local self-government and Gram Sabha’s established under the Constitution of
India, a participative and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation,
infrastructural and urbanisation with the least disturbance to the owners of the land and other
affected families
Procedure for the Land Acquisition- 1894 • Provide just and fair compensation to the affected families whose land has been acquired are
affected by such acquisition
• The Govt. issues a preliminary notification
INVESTIGATION AND • The revenue officers are appointed for
NOTIFICATION holding an inquiry.
PROVISION AND COMPENSATION OF LARR – 2013
• After this is cleared, the owner of the land is
prohibited from selling • Return of unutilized land
• Houses for all affected families
• If person have objection to the proposed • Choice of annuity or employment
acquisition of his land, he can file objection • Subsistence allowance
within thirty days from the date of • Training and skill development
OBJECTION AND CONFIRMATION notification. • Miscellaneous amounts
• Objections are heard by the Collector who • One-time financial assistance:
submit a report to the government who will
declare the land for acquisition after which
the Collector proceeds with the claim.
• The Collector, offers a fair price to the land-
CLAIM AND REWARD
loser based on the market price of the land.

• If the person who receives the award is not

REFERENCE TO COURT satisfied, then he can submit a written
application to court within six weeks of
declaration.

• Each of the claimants is entitled to the value of

his interest, which he has lost by compulsory
APPOINTMENT acquisition. Thus, a variety of interests,
monetary rights and claims in the land are
valued

AMRUTHA B K N
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