Things to Know about the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition
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India is an agriculture-based country right from the beginning as more than 70% of the country’s population is engaged in agriculture. As per an estimate, more than 60% of the land is dedicated to the agricultural purposes. However, things have been changing slowly and steadily and governments are showing enhanced interest in establishing industries across the country. The task is possible only when the government can find and provide land to the industrialists to set up their establishments. Here, the government plays a very important role in settling disputes that often crop up. Government officials need to understand their responsibilities in making the people, mostly the land owners who respond to the appeal to sell their land to the government or to the industrialists. They must know their right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition . The said proceeding is taken care of under the “Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilita...