NEW DELHI : Stressing that the Land Acquisition Bill is aimed at welfare of crores of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today rejected claims of the opponents regarding the Bill, saying that misinformation campaign launched by the Opposition is a conspiracy to keep farmers poor and backward. Addressing farmers through ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Akashwani, Mr Modi said, all the pro-farmer provisions of the 2013 Act have been retained in the new Bill.
Mr Modi said the provision which provided compensation four times of the market value has not been touched, adding that the farmers would get 20 per cent of the developed land in case of acquisition for urbanisation.
He said provisions have also been made to give employment to the family of those farmers whose land has been acquired and also to family members of labourers dependent on the land. (AGENCIES)
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