Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill

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Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill[1] in India is a much awaited bill for Land acquisition reforms and rehabilitation for the development projects in India. The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in India on September 7, 2011.[2][3]The bill will be central legislation in India for the rehabilitation and resettlement of families affected by land acquisitions.
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, 2011 Bill is also known as LARR 2011. The Bill has 107 clauses. It is currently in public domain and India 's parliament for review, as Bill number 77 of 2011. It is expected to be debated, revised and voted upon by about December 2011.

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|1 Purpose of the Bill |
|2 Need for the Bill |
|3 Content of the Bill |
|3.1 Definition of Public Purpose |
|3.2 Definition of Land Owner and Livelihood Loser |
|3.3 Limits on Acquisition |
|3.4 Compensation |
|4 Criticism of the Bill |
|5 See also |
|6 References

References: LARR 2011 seeks to repeal and replace India 's Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Bill seeks to enact a law that will apply when:[4] • Government acquires land for its own use, hold and control. • family who hold rights under India 's The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 LARR 2011 defines the following as livelihood losers: The market value of the proposed land to be acquired, shall be set as the higher of:[5] • the minimum land value, if any, specified in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899[6] for the registration of sale deeds in the area, where the land is situated; or