Act 30 of 2013

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

An Act to ensure, in consultation with institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas established under the Constitution, a humane, participative, informed and transparent process for land acquisition for industrialisation, development of essential infrastructural facilities and urbanisation with the least disturbance to the owners of the land and other affected families and provide just and fair compensation to the affected families whose land has been acquired or proposed to be acquired or are affected by such acquisition and make adequate provisions for such affected persons for their rehabilitation and resettlement and for ensuring that the cumulative outcome of compulsory acquisition should be that affected persons become partners in development leading to an improvement in their post acquisition social and economic status and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Rural Development
  • Department of Land Resources
  • Enacted 2013-09-26
  • 114 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Application of Act.Read
3 Definitions.Read
4 Preparation of Social Impact Assessment study.Read
5 Public hearing for Social Impact Assessment.Read
6 Publication of Social Impact Assessment study.Read
7 Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment report by an Expert Group.Read
8 Examination of proposals for land acquisition and Social Impact Assessment report by appropriate Government.Read
9 Exemption from Social Impact Assessment.Read
10 Special provision to safeguard food security.Read
11 Publication of preliminary notification and power of officers thereupon.Read
12 Preliminary survey of land and power of officers to carry out survey.Read
13 Payment for damage.Read
14 Lapse of Social Impact Assessment report.Read
15 Hearing of objections.Read
16 Preparation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme by the Administrator.Read
17 Review of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme.Read
18 Approved Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme to be made public.Read
19 Publication of declaration and summary of Rehabilitation and Resettlement.Read
20 Land to be marked out, measured and planned including marking of specific areas.Read
21 Notice to persons interested.Read
22 Power to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and interests.Read
23 Enquiry and land acquisition award by Collector.Read
24 Land acquisition process under Act No. 1 of 1984 shall be deemed to have lapsed in certain cases.Read
25 Period within which an award shall be made.Read
26 Determination of market value of land by Collector.Read
27 Determination of amount of compensation.Read
28 Parameters to be considered by Collector in determination of award.Read
29 Determination of value of things attached to land or building.Read
30 Award of solatium.Read
31 Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award for affected families by Collector.Read
32 Provision of infrastructural amenities in resettlement area.Read
33 Corrections to awards by Collector.Read
34 Adjournment of enquiry.Read
35 Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents.Read
36 Power to call for records, etc.Read
37 Awards of Collector when to be final.Read
38 Power to take possession of land to be acquired.Read
39 Additional compensation in case of multiple displacements.Read
40 Special powers in case of urgency to acquire land in certain cases.Read
41 Special provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.Read
42 Reservation and other benefits.Read
43 Appointment of Administrator.Read
44 Commissioner for rehabilitation and resettlement.Read
45 Rehabilitation and resettlement committee at project level.Read
46 Provisions relating to rehabilitation and resettlement to apply in case of certain persons other than specified persons.Read
47 Quantification and deposit of rehabilitation and resettlement amount.Read
48 Establishment of National Monitoring Committee for rehabilitation and resettlement.Read
49 Reporting requirements.Read
50 Establishment of State Monitoring Committee for rehabilitation and resettlement.Read
51 Establishment of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority.Read
52 Composition of Authority.Read
53 Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer.Read
54 Terms of office of Presiding Officer.Read
55 Staff of Authority.Read
56 Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officers.Read
57 Filling up of vacancies.Read
58 Resignation and removal.Read
59 Orders constituting Authority to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings.Read
60 Powers of Authority and procedure before it.Read
61 Proceedings before Authority to be judicial proceedings.Read
62 Members and officers of Authority to be public servants.Read
63 Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.Read
64 Reference to Authority.Read
65 Collector‘s statement to Authority.Read
66 Service of notice by Authority.Read
67 Restriction on scope of proceedings.Read
68 Proceedings to be in public.Read
69 Determination of award by Authority.Read
70 Form of award.Read
71 Costs.Read
72 Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation.Read
73 Re-determination of amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the Authority.Read
74 Appeal to High Court.Read
75 Particulars of apportionment to be specified.Read
76 Dispute as to apportionment.Read
77 Payment of compensation or deposit of same in Authority.Read
78 Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to person incompetent to alienateRead
79 Investment of money deposited in other cases.Read
80 Payment of interest.Read
81 Temporary occupation of waste or arable land, procedure when difference as to compensation existsRead
82 Power to enter and take possession and compensation on restoration.Read
83 Difference as to condition of land.Read
84 Punishment for false information, mala fide action, etc.Read
85 Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act.Read
86 Offences by companies.Read
87 Offences by Government departments.Read
88 Cognizance of offences by court.Read
89 Offences to be non-cognizable.Read
90 Offences to be cognizable only on complaint filed by certain persons.Read
91 Magistrate to enforce surrender.Read
92 Service of notice.Read
93 Completion of acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed.Read
94 Acquisition of part of house or building.Read
95 Acquisition of land at cost of a local authority or Requiring Body.Read
96 Exemption from income-tax, stamp duty and fees.Read
97 Acceptance of certified copy as evidence.Read
98 Notice in case of suits for anything done in pursuance of Act.Read
99 No change of purpose to be allowed.Read
100 No change of ownership without permission to be allowed.Read
101 Return of unutilised land.Read
102 Difference in price of land when transferred for higher consideration to be shared.Read
103 Provisions to be in addition to existing laws.Read
104 Option of appropriate Government to lease.Read
105 Provisions of this Act not to apply in certain cases or to apply with certain modifications.Read
106 Power to amend Schedule.Read
107 Power of State Legislatures to enact any law more beneficial to affected families.Read
108 Option to affected families to avail better compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement.Read
109 Power of appropriate Government to make rules.Read
110 Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament.Read
111 Rules made by State Government to be laid before State Legislature.Read
112 Previous publication of rules made by Central and State Government.Read
113 Power to remove difficulties.Read
114 Repeal and saving.Read
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