NEW DELHI:
Facing widespread opposition to the land amendment bill, Government today indicated its 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.
His intervention came amid stiff opposition to the bill even as Congress and some other parties demanded that it be referred to a parliamentary standing committee for threadbare scrutiny.
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.
Naidu also suggested creating a “bank” of barren land for acquisition and said first such land should be used for setting up of industrial projects.
The Government has to ensure jobs for the members of the displaced families, he said, adding “there can also be a hassle-free grievance redressal mechanism” to address problems concerning rehabilitation. (AGENCIES)
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