Land Pooling vs Land Acquisition ?
Remember
those violent demonstrations against the proposed Land
Acquisition Bill , all over the country , some 2 years ago ?
After
weeks of debates - both inside and outside the Parliament and issue of 2/3
ordinances - , that bill remained in suspended animation
That
is when I sent the following email to Shri
Nitin Gadkariji ( 23 March 2015
)
Now
, more than a year later , I am happy that
different States are in the process of implementing different variations of my suggestion through a process
of " Land Pooling " , for the
following infrastructure projects :
#
Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area ( NAINA
) / 3,800 hectare
#
Navi Mumbai International Airport / 1,160 hectare /
Rs 16,000 crore
#
Mumbai-Nagpur Communications Super Expressway /
22,000 hectare / Rs 30,000 crore
#
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development -
Amravati / 13,355 hectare / Rs 1 lakh*crore
DNA
( 30 July 2016 ) reports :
# Experts say a pooling scheme can change all that
and encourage farmers to give up their land in lieu of monthly rent and other
benefits
# It's also a win-win for the government and the
investors as it will only help in expediting the infrastructure and development
related projects
# The Gujarat , Chhattisgarh , Chadigarh and Andhra
Pradesh governments too have found it better to go for land pooling scheme as against complex Land Acquisition ,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act , 2013 ( Laar )
# In land pooling, resistance is least and
compensation amount way less than Laar
#
Owners of smaller plots will also get a share
certificate in the Company that will be formed for the project
# Un-irrigated and irrigated farmers will stand to
get annuity of Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh per hectare with a provision of 10 %
hike every year for a decade
This
is what I wrote to Shri Gadkariji on 23 March 2015 :
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Dear Nitinji,
Farmers are opposing this
bill for the following reasons :
> Low /
Inadequate compensation
> Once
land is sold , not being able to benefit from the appreciation of land value ,
when the project comes up
> Private
parties bought their land at low price and then sold it ( mostly to private
builders ) for a whooping profit
I think there is a simple solution
to the concerns expressed by the farmers . Please consider the following :
> Each
project will be tied to a specific SPV , created for that purpose only
> In the
first instance , affected farmers will create a " Cooperative Society
"
> Co-operative
Society will issue shares to each land-donor farmer , in proportion to the
QUANTITY / VALUE of the land donated by him
> In
turn , Co-operative Society will receive shares in the SPV , equal to the value
of the land + a cash compensation equal to 4 times the value of the land
> Farmer's
shares of Cooperative Society cannot be sold in open market before 5 years but
can be gifted to wife / Children
> Shares
of Cooperative Society in the SPV itself cannot be sold for next 10 years
> The " Cash-Value Compensation " received by
the Co-operative Society ( ie 4 times the land value ), will be deployed
as follows :
* To be
immediately paid in cash to the farmers............ 2 times
* To be deposited
in the Jan-Dhan Account of each farmer as FIXED DEPOSIT ( with 10 @ interest
).............2 times
Dear
Gadkariji ,
My proposal will ensure :
> Immediate
attractive compensation to farmers
> Recurring
income from FD in Jan Dhan account ( for a sustained livelihood )
> Continued
sense of " Ownership " in the SPV / Project , which will facilitate
QUICK implementation without
resistance
> Willing
farmers themselves canvassing / convincing " Reluctant " farmers
> No
fear of private parties benefiting by appreciation of land value
> A
sense of " Enlarged Participation " thru Co-operative Society
representing them on the Board of Directors of
SPV
> Board Representation
enabling farmers to ensure that honest decisions are being taken
PLEASE , GIVE
THIS SUGGESTION A CONSIDERATION
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Thank you , Shri Gadkariji !
Thank you for listening to
ordinary citizens
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02 Aug 2016
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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with regards,
hemen parekh
Marol , Mumbai , India
( M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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