Land pooling schemes: A viable alternative to land acquisition!
The road to developing into an infrastructure behemoth in India was littered with squabbles between the government and landowners. The passage of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR, 2013) (now referred to as the Land Acquisition Act) in 2013 provided considerable assistance. Conflicts over inconsistent, inadequate pay, and claimed forcible purchases, on the other hand, drove the states to find a replacement, and the Land Pooling Act emerged as a popular solution. Many states have announced their separate Land Pooling Acts since land acquisition and commandeering fall under the concurrent list.… Read more