Facing widespread opposition to the land amendment Bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday indicated willingness to restrict land for industrial corridors, put in place a hassle-free mechanism for grievance redressal and ensure jobs to members of families displaced by acquisition.
“Government is willing to go in for amendment in the land Bill in the larger interest of the community and the country,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said in lok Sabha while intervening in the debate on the Bill to replace the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance. Expressing the willingness of his Government to consider the 52 amendments moved by members, he hoped that Rural Development Minister Birender Singh will look into the possibility of reducing the land for industrial corridors being planned to boost manufacturing sector in the country.
Meanwhile, defending land Bill on Monday in lok Sabha, BJP MP Kirti Azad said the new Bill was intended to rectify the lacunas in UPA’s Act. Citing serious of problems in the previous Act, Azad said it became a roadblock on acquisition of land for Government as well as for getting fair price for farmers adding that the previous Act lacked transparency