Act Number: 30

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

Year: 2013

Enactment Date: 2013-09-26

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Rural Development

Department: Department of Land Resources

Section 65: Collector‘s statement to Authority.
    (1) In making the reference, the Collector shall state for the information of the Authority, in writing under his hand--
         (a) the situation and extent of the land, with particulars of any trees, buildings or standing crops thereon;
         (b) the names of the persons whom he has reason to think interested in such land;
         (c) the amount awarded for damages and paid or tendered under section 13, and the amount of compensation awarded under the provisions of this Act;
         (d) the amount paid or deposited under any other provisions of this Act; and
         (e) if the objection be to the amount of the compensation, the grounds on which the amount of compensation was determined.
     (2) The statement under sub-section (1) shall be attached a schedule giving the particulars of the notices served upon, and of the statements in writing made or delivered by the persons interested respectively.
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