New Delhi:
In an effort to ensure easy passage to the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill in the second-half of the Budget session, the Centre plans to resolve all differences and bring in consensus on the Bill in an all-party meeting today.
The meeting has been called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath as no consensus could be reached in the March 7 all-party meet, sources said.
In the March 7 meeting, government had decided to send the draft of the proposed legislation to the leaders concerned for perusal and discuss their suggestions in the next meeting.
The long-awaited land bill seeks to address problems of the industry regarding acquisition of land for setting up green field projects.
Earlier, the bill's consideration was deferred by the Lok Sabha's winter session till the budget session bowing to the wishes of Opposition members.
The bill provides for a fair compensation to land owners in both rural and urban areas with the stipulation that consent of 80 per cent of the people for acquiring land for private industry is necessary.