Should govt acquire land for industries?

GN Bureau | May 18, 2012



Union minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh’s Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 proposed that the states can acquire land for industries and PPP projects in “public interest” covering a large number of projects. 

A parliamentary committee that examined it has questioned this logic, saying that the state should acquire land only for public purposes like schools, hospitals etc and not for industrial, commercial or even PSU ventures at all.

Given the fact that we need industries and other such projects for our economic growth and development, a blanket ban on the state to acquire land may not work to our advantage. On the other hand, a free reign to the private enterprises may work to the disadvantage of the poor who will lose their land.

Since there are losses to count on both sides, do you think the govt should acquire land for industries?

 

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