MAKE
OPPOSITION IRRELEVANT
As
per a news report in Hindustan Times ( 17 Feb 2016 ) , thousands of villagers
of Khalapur ( Maharashtra ) ,
*
have formed a company
*
transferred 3500 hectares of their land to this company
*
company has signed an MOU with Maharashtra
State for development of this land
*
allowed State to acquire 40 % of the land, without any monetary compensation
*
villagers will get to develop balance 60 % land
*
for this 60 % , villagers will be allowed an FSI of 1.7 in lieu of the existing
FSI of 0.1 , to develop the township
#
How does CIDCO
( nodal agency for Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area ) benefit ?
* of the 40 % land acquired , CIDCO will utilize 25 % for Infrastructure
Development and rest for Commercial
development
#
How do Villagers benefit ?
* Once developed , the rates of the real estate in the area are expected
to shoot up by at least 5 times ,
causing good profit for the villagers
#
Could villagers have benefitted much more ?
* Without doubt they would have gained hugely if they had bargained on
the basis of the following email that
I had sent to Shri Nitin Gadkariji on 23
March, 2015
:
{ Dear
Nitinji,
Farmers are opposing the Land
Acquisition 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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If all States follow this
model , I think opposition to Land Acquisition Bill in Rajyasabha , will become
irrelevant !
After all , this is a
WIN WIN solution for both, the Farmers and for the States
If the Opposition Parties
want to win future elections ( whether at Centre or in States ) , they
should champion the
cause of the farmers by
helping them form FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE
SOCIETIES , to carry out COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
with the State Governments / Industries !
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www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
19 Feb 2016
hemen
parekh
Marol
, Mumbai , India
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) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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