(a) whether the Government has received proposals from the States and the Union
Territories for the rehabilitation of landless agricultural labourers; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has received proposals from the States and the Union
Territories for the rehabilitation of landless agricultural labourers; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) & (b) No such proposals have been received from the States and Union Territories
for the rehabilitation of landless agricultural labourers. However, suitable amendments
to the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and revision of the National Policy on Resettlement
and Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families, 2003 is under active consideration of
the Government. Currently, the matter is being examined by a Group of Ministers (GoM)
constituted by the Cabinet Secretariat to finalize the drafts of the Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Policy and associated legislative measures in cases relating to land
acquisition, for consideration of the Cabinet. In the draft R & R Policy, provisions
have been made for rehabilitation and resettlement of persons affected by land acquisition
and involuntarily displaced for any reasons, and special care has been taken for protecting
the rights of, and ensuring affirmative State action for weaker segments of society,
especially members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to create obligations
on the State for their treatment with concern and sensitivity.