MERITS OF LAND ACQUISITION BILL

      ‘DEVELOPMENT’, the word that formed the new government in 2014 by creating history. Now it’s time to make that, what we called as ‘DEVELOPMENT’. So towards that the NDA government has taken some step by making some changes to land acquisition bill.

     If we look towards the developed countries their economy shifted from agriculture to industries and then to service sector. But Indian economy directly shifted from Agriculture to service sector. India failed to develop and encourage industries. Now the make in India campaign is the new way to develop so. To set up industries in India there is need of land. Hence, some changes are mandatory to land acquisition bill to acquire the land easily to set up industries. The contribution of industrial sector to GDP should increase.

CONDITION OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

     Since independence India’s main occupation is agriculture .According to the survey of 2009-10, 53% of employees were working in agricultural sector. As more population is working in agricultural

sector the contribution to GDP should be high. But that is not the case, the contribution was only 14% in 2014-15.So there is need to develop agriculture as well as industries in India. The condition of agriculture also has not improved in last 67 years. If we look on to the graph of contribution of agriculture to Indian GDP it shows decline nature. The contribution fall from 50%+ to 14% .But the strength of employees in agriculture has not declined up to that level. What could be the reason behind that? Still lot of work has to be done in developing nation called ‘INDIA’.


REASON FOR UNDERDEVELOPED AGRICULTURE
     The government subsidies have hampered the productivity of farmers enhancing investment. The worst rural roads, shortage of power, ports, food storage, retail market and services are inadequate. Further, the average size of land holdings is very small, with 70% of holdings being less than one hectare in size. Irrigation facilities are inadequate only 39% of cultivable land was irrigated in 2010.Due to this farmers have to depend on monsoon for agriculture, but due to unfavorable monsoon and its uneven distribution across India leads to less productivity. There are also poor storage facilities of food and infrastructure.

NEED OF LAND ACQUISITION BILL

     As today though India is 7^th largest economy in world but the fact is still we are considered underdeveloped. Because there are many reasons which hamper growth, in which one is slow development of infrastructure, poor transport facility, lack of power, poor irrigation facilities, etc.

For development of all this land is needed. And to acquire some land for providing infrastructure, transport, etc. There is need for improvement in law .Because if the farmers will not give their land for building canal or road how water and transport will reach the next village. Now the people should think for the welfare of human being and should help in developing our nation.

LAND ACQUISITION BILL

     The new land acquisition bill of 2015 has several changes and some of the beneficial changes are listed below –

• If the farmer gives his land in favor of development to government for building infrastructure, irrigation purpose, PPP (public private partnership) projects, power production plant ,etc. then the job for his/her son/daughter will given in written by government.
• The preference in selection of land will be in the manner-government land then barren land and then finally agricultural land will be used.
• The survey of land will be done and then the land which is needed only be taken.
• The land of acquisition for defense is necessary and that will be done with the consent of farmers.
• The land acquired will be used in building canal, highways (improve facilities for speedy and safe transport), for placing railway track and developing railway, for housing (as few months ago government have announced housing for all Indians up to 2022), ETC.
• The law for private corporations will remain same as was given in 2013 bill.
• The farmer’s court will be set up at district level which will give farmer an authority to complain against the decisions taken against them.
• The government will give farmers in written the termination period of project and if the project will not be completed in given time, the land will be given back to farmers and further decisions regarding land will be taken by them.
• Now if the land is given by farmer for construction of dam but the whole dam will not be filled with water for 12 months. So, the available land in dam will be given to farmers for farming until the water level comes to that mark. So there is double profit of money and farming. In bill of 2013 farmers were not given any permission to use given land.
• As in bill of 2013 also didn't needed the consent of farmers and same is given in this bill. But consent of farmers will be needed for corporations to acquire land.
• Soil health card will be given to farmers (soil test in laboratory will be done) and the condition of soil will be improved. This will boost the production.

       If the government corridor of industrial belt is developed on acquired land it will benefit farmers and will also have great impact on social life of people staying near. The employment which will be provided will defiantly help in reducing unemployment. The volume of production in India will increase which will boost export and encourage foreign investment. This will increase the strength of Indian economy. The economic growth will be the further step and will lead to economic development. The make in India campaign will get benefited by this positive approach of land acquisition bill.

      Overall the land acquisition bill is important for industrial as well as agricultural development.