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(Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister for Rural Development, Mr.
Birender Singh on February 24, 2015. The Bill amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency
in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act, 2013).
Lok Sabha on 10 March 2015 passed the Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill, 2015 by voice vote. The bill
amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013.
The Union Cabinet on 29 December 2014 approved promulgation of an ordinance that amends the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
(RFCTLARR) Act, 2013.
The amendments were approved in a cabinet meet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The
decision to amend the act was taken in the backdrop of suggestions that came up in interactions with
the State Revenue Ministers and key implementing Ministries, who faced difficulties in implementing
the Act.
Before being passed the Union Government made nine amendments in the Bill (more than 50 were
proposed) which was promulgated on 29 December 2014. But it refused to bring back the consent
clause or social impact assessment.
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement
Act, 2013 came into effect on 1 January 2014. The Bill related to this was passed by the Parliament in
2013
1. The act seeks to provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land can
be acquired forcibly
2. The Act also stipulates mandatory consent of at least 70 per cent for acquiring land for Public
Private Partnership (PPP) projects and 80 per cent for acquiring land for private companies.
3. The Act, which replaced Land Acquisition Act, 1894 made it mandatory compensation that is up
to four times the market value in rural areas and two times the market value in urban areas.