The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (301 Ex II 1)

What the publication does

The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, published Notification No. II(1)/RDM/27(h)/2017 under Letter No. 25362/Revenue & Disaster Management LA-1(1)/2017, dated 20 September 2017. It republishes Government of India Gazette Notification No. 40, dated 27 September 2013, which contains the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, identified as Act No. 30 of 2013.

The supplied text presents the purpose and opening of the parliamentary Act. It does not announce a particular Tamil Nadu acquisition project or identify any individual property.

What the Act governs

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 addresses compulsory land acquisition for industrialisation, essential infrastructure and urbanisation. Its stated aims include:

• A humane, participative, informed and transparent acquisition process.
• Consultation with institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas established under the Constitution.
• The least disturbance to landowners and other affected families.
• Just and fair compensation for affected families whose land has been acquired or is proposed to be acquired, and families otherwise affected by acquisition.
• Adequate rehabilitation and resettlement provisions for affected persons.
• Improvement in the social and economic position of affected persons after acquisition, allowing them to become partners in development.

Who may be affected

The Act is relevant to owners of land acquired or proposed to be acquired and to families affected by an acquisition even where the supplied text does not describe them as landowners. It is also relevant to people requiring rehabilitation or resettlement because of compulsory acquisition.

Institutions of local self-government and Gram Sabhas are identified as bodies to be consulted as part of the acquisition process.

Points for property buyers and owners

• The Gazette notification republishes the central legislation rather than identifying a specific parcel of land.
• The stated framework covers compensation as well as rehabilitation and resettlement.
• The stated purpose requires participation, information and transparency during acquisition.
• The supplied text does not provide compensation calculations, rates, procedural deadlines or details of any particular acquisition.