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    The document discusses land acquisition in India, including the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 which allows the government to acquire land for infrastructure and development projects. It notes that while this has enabled economic growth, it has also displaced many tribal families and small farmers, often without adequate compensation or assistance in finding new livelihoods. A case study of the POSCO steel plant in Odisha is presented, where hundreds of families are using the acquired forest land for betel cultivation and may be eligible for land rights under the Forest Rights Act, but the project is ongoing. The definition of affected families is also outlined.

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    LAND ACQUISITION IN INDIA

    The process of land acquisition by the central or state government of


    India for various infrastructure and economic growth initiatives
    Reason for Acquisition:
    Definition of Public Purpose
    i. Strategic purposes
    ii. Industry & Infrastructure
    iii. Land acquired for R&R purposes
    iv. Planned development - residential purpose for poor, educational &
    health schemes
    v. Land for private companies for public purpose
    vi. Needs that arise from natural calamity

    LAND ACQUISITION ACT,1894


    Law that allows government to acquire land from the land owners after
    paying a fixed government compensation in lieu of their losses

    Acquisition Process Investigation & Notification *From Chapter 7


    of the ACT

    Objection & Confirmation

    Claim & Reward

    Reference to Court

    Apportionment

    Impacts Controversies & Criticisms


    Development Related Displacement
    Displacement of public due to large scale projects like dams, canals,
    thermal plants, sanctuaries, industries & Mining etc..,
    Statistical reports indicated 1 in 10 Indian tribal's is a displaced
    person

    Compensation offered was fairly low with regard to the current


    prices

    The displaced people failed to get better jobs due to low Human
    Capital

    Majority of the displaced people are from the weakest sections of


    the society & they are unable to raise their voice
    Ignorance of stakeholders in the share of the property

    This provides an added benefit to many entrepreneurs and


    promoters of the company

    Land Acquisition Issue: POSCO Case


    Issue
    1. Current status- acquired 2,100 acres of land and transferred 546
    acres to POSCO India 2. Land to be given to POSCO plant is classified as
    forest land
    3. Hundreds of tribal families using the forest land for betel cultivation
    Forest Rights Act: Many of the people of the area are eligible for right
    over this land,especially the lands they are cultivating, as they have
    been living in the area for morethan 75 years
    NC Saxena committee: all land acquisition and transfer for Posco
    Indiaproject is violation of Forest Rights Act and need to be stopped
    Posco has not set up any health clinics schools in the region.

    Definition of Affected Families


    Land Owners
    Family whose land/other immovable properties have beenacquired
    Those who are assigned land by the Governments undervarious
    schemes
    Right holders under the Forest Rights Act, 2006
    Livelihood Losers
    A family whose livelihood is primarily dependent on the landbeing
    acquired
    May or may not own property

    Affected Families = Land Owners + Livelihood Losers

    Major Changes brought by LARR Bill 2011

    LAND ACQUISITION ABROAD

    SUCCESS FUL CASE STUDY

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