(a) such projects vital to national security or defence of India and every part thereof, including preparation for defence or defence production;
(b) rural infrastructure including electrification;
(c) affordable housing and housing for the poor people;
Short title and commencement.
30 of 2013.
Substitution of certain expression throughout the Act.
Amendment of section 2.
Amendment of section 3.
1 of 1956.
18 of 2013.
Insertion of new Chapter IIIA.
Power of appropriate Government to exempt certain projects.
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(d) industrial corridors set up by the appropriate Government and its undertakings (in which case the land shall be acquired up to one kilometer on both sides of designated railway line or roads for such industrial corridor); and
(e) Infrastructure projects including projects under public private partnership where the ownership of land continues to vest with the Government:
Provided that the appropriate Government shall, before the issue of notification, ensure the extent of land for the proposed acquisition keeping in view the bare minimum land required for such project.
(2) The appropriate Government shall undertake a survey of its wasteland including arid land and maintain a record containing details of such land, in such manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
6. In the principal Act, in section 24, in sub-section (2), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided further that in computing the period referred to in this sub-section, any period or periods during which the proceedings for acquisition of the land were held up on account of any stay or injunction issued by any court or the period specified in the award of a Tribunal for taking possession or such period where possession has been taken but the compensation is lying deposited in a court or in any designated account maintained for this purpose, shall be excluded.".
7. In the principal Act, in section 31, in sub-section (2), in clause (h), after the words "affected families", the words "including compulsory employment to at least one member of such affected family of a farm labourer" shall be inserted.
8. In the principal Act, in section 46, in sub-section (6), in the Explanation, in clause(b), the words "any person other than" shall be omitted.
9. In the principal Act, after section 67, the following section shall be inserted, namely— "67A. The Authority shall, after receiving reference under section 64 and after giving notice of such reference to all parties concerned, hold the hearing in the district where the land acquisition takes place for settlement of the objections raised in the reference.".