LAND ACQUISITION REFORMS
CII proposes comprehensive reforms to streamline industrial land access in India
The Confederation of Indian Industry has presented a plan to fix issues in India's industrial land system. This aims to boost manufacturing by making land access easier and more transparent. The proposals include a national land bank and a digital single-window system. These changes are expected to speed up projects and attract more investment.
CII calls for GIS-enabled national land bank to ease industrial acquisitions
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is advocating for a unified national industrial land bank. This initiative aims to create an online system simplifying land acquisition for factories. The proposed system will offer comprehensive land details. Reforms include standardized impact assessments and faster acquisition processes. Uniform stamp duty is also recommended to streamline investments across states.
Establish 'GST-like' industrial land council for dispute resolution: CII
Industry lobby CII proposes a National Industrial Land Council, mirroring the GST framework, to standardize regulations and resolve disputes. A key recommendation is a unified, GIS-enabled land bank for transparency and faster investment decisions. The report also advocates for uniform stamp duties and a digital single-window system to streamline industrial land processes across India.
CII suggests GIS-enabled land bank, uniform stamp duty to speed up acquisition
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed a unified national industrial land bank with a GIS-enabled system to streamline land acquisition for manufacturing. The proposal includes standardized social impact assessments, district-level acquisition cells, and a dispute registry to reduce timelines and enhance transparency.
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Unmoved Bengal files: Debate over land, holding back industrialisation, remains an unsolved development puzzle
West Bengal faces a significant employment crisis. Decades of industrial policy challenges and land reform successes have created a complex situation. Recent land disputes, like those in Singur and Deocha-Pachami, continue to impede industrial growth. The state's upcoming elections focus on welfare, while industrial investment remains elusive. This ongoing land debate is a key development puzzle.
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India's 'Reform Express' may have a difficult stretch ahead
India's government is pushing forward with ambitious reforms in 2025. While tax and financial changes are progressing, land acquisition and agricultural marketing reforms remain difficult. These crucial areas are key to India's manufacturing goals and rural economy. Addressing them will shape India's economic future. The government must navigate political sensitivities and economic realities to succeed.
Will an empowered Modi bring back a big-bang reform?
If exit polls are accurate and Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power with a strong majority, major economic reforms are expected. This might include revisiting land acquisition laws to facilitate industrial growth. Land reforms are crucial for India's manufacturing ambitions. Digitisation of land records could streamline processes and accelerate development projects.
100-day agenda: Digitisation of land records among key reforms of new government
Centre's priority: digitize land records by 2026 with ₹1,035 crore, part of key land reforms in 100-day agenda. Aims to streamline land acquisition, reduce disputes, and expedite infrastructure projects.
We will not miss the bus again, next wave of reforms soon: FM
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Slow land reforms posing downside risk for infra projects: Fitch Solutions
India's poor track record in delivering projects on time, the report said, can be seen from official government data.
Income bar on farmland acquisition likely to go
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Major reform: Modi government may legalise land leasing
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Land acquisition ordinance lapse setback to reforms: Assocham
Government's decision to allow the Land Acquisition Ordinance to lapse and return to the previous Act is a "setback to economic reforms".
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We can't compromise on Land bill: Mamata Banerjee
Sticking to her stand against forcible acquisition of land, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her party would not compromise on the issue of land bill.
Government maintains suspense on re-promulgation of Land Ordinance
Government today maintained suspense over whether it will re-promulgate Land Acquisition Ordinance which is slated to lapse on April 5.
Ordinance tweaks key clause in land law, to spur projects
Introducing a major change in the land acquisition law, the ordinance has tweaked an important clause that will help both government and private projects.
President Pranab Mukherjee questioned urgency on Land Ordinance
President Pranab Mukherjee is learnt to have asked the Modi government for clarification before approving ordinance on land acquisition reforms.
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"It is land that you need for development. Without land nothing is possible. It can be used for affordable housing and middle-income housing, it can be used for IT parks."
Ficci suggests reforms in land acquisition draft bill
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Land acquisition, insurance top reform agenda, says Manmohan Singh
PM flagged amendments to the land acquisition law, allowing more foreign investment in retail trading and insurance and introduction of good and services tax (GST) as the government’s key reforms agenda.
Reform land acquisition
The 2007 attempt to reform the 1894 Act that enables land acquisition is yet to reach fruition.
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