Nesar Ahmad As the opposition to the bill proposing amendments in the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 intensifies within and outside of […]
Category: Displacement
Emotional or Pragmatic!
Why people do not want to give up land (despite wanting to quit farming)? Nesar Ahmad The question of land is not emotional one as […]
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND ACQUISITION AND R&R ACT, 2013: SELL-OUT OR PAYBACK TIME?
Persis Ginwalla[1] Sagar Rabari[2] The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR, hereafter referred to as LARR […]
जमीन लूट की गारंटी देता भूमि अधिग्रहण अध्यादेश
ग्लैडसन डुंगडुंग देश में तथाकथित विकास परियोजनाओं के द्वारा विस्थापित लोगों के लिए मुआवजा, पुनर्वास एवं पुनर्स्थापना की मांग को लेकर लम्बे समय से चले […]
Rajasthan Land Acquisition Bill 2014: Taking Away People’s Right
Nesar Ahmad After amending four central labour laws to make them more business friendly, the Vasundhra Raje government in Rajasthan has now come up with […]
Sacrificed twice at the altar of the nation
“If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the interest of the country….” Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking to villagers displaced by the Hirakud dam Villages […]
Nature of Land Conflicts in India
Review of the Report ‘Locating the Breach: Land Conflicts in India’ Laura Begu Land is central to India’s development trajectory, and conflicts over land have […]
Asia Land Forum: A Platform for People Struggling for Land Rights
Asia Land Forum 2019 held in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India “Asia Land Forum has given inspiration and rejuvenation to continue our fights for ‘our land –our identity’ […]
भूमि अधिग्रहण कानून में बदलाव की नाकाम कोशिश: किसानों व आदिवासीयों की जीत
नेसार अहमद पिछले 30 वर्षो में पहली बार लोकसभा में पुर्ण बहुमत के साथ सत्ता में आई भाजपा सरकार को संसद के भीतर और बाहर […]
Making of a Law: The Right to Fair Compensation, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013
The government has recently (September 2013) passed a new Act in the Parliament which replaces the Land Acquisition Act 1894. The new act unifies land […]