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 }
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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hemenparekh.in / blogs
19 Feb 2016
hemen
parekh
Marol
, Mumbai , India
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M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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