In order to maintain transparency and consistency in de-notifying the acquired land and to regulate the procedure of such de-notification, Haryana Government has decided to frame a policy for return of un-utilized land under the provisions of Section 101 A of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2017.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of State Cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal here on Wednesday evening.
“The policy will provide for the procedure to de-notify the land, return of un-utilized Land, other activities under the provisions of Section 101 A of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2017 to the landowners,” said Haryana Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar Bedi while briefing the mediapersons about the cabinet meeting.
The State Government had in August issued notification for denotification of about 830 acres land acquired for the Dadupur Nalvi irrigation scheme. Even after getting an amendment incorporated in the new land acquisition law, the government was finding it difficult to implement the decision to return the land to its owners.
“The district level sub-committee constituted will while examining the 'opinion' of the acquiring department consider issues like if the acquired land has become non-viable land or non-essential land, extent of payment of compensation among other. A ministerial sub-committee will also be constituted to decide on the matter placed before it. The report of the ministerial sub-committee will be put up for consideration and decision by the cabinet at the earliest possible,” the Minister said.
Bedi said that the original owner or owners or their legal heirs will return the compensation excluding solatium paid to them along with simple interest payable on deposits from the date of receipt of compensation by them till the date of return of compensation by depositing the same in the designated account as specified in the order before taking possession of the land.
Direct elections to mayor Haryana Cabinet has given approval to conduct elections of Mayors of Municipal Corporations in the state directly by the voters.
At present, there are 10 Municipal Corporations in the state which have been constituted from time to time as per population criteria of three lakh and above. Therefore, keeping in view of the recommendation of State Election Commission, it has been decided to conduct elections of Mayors of Municipal Corporations in the state directly by the eligible voters, Bedi said.