Parliamentary panel calls for strict implementation of Land Acquisition Act in its entirety and true spirit

On Rehabilitation and resettlement, the Committee recommended that the Ministry strengthen the National Monitoring Committee structurally and functionally to actively intervene in such cases, establish clear monitoring guidelines and timelines, set up a centralised grievance redressal portal, and ensure that cumulative impact assessments, Gram Sabha processes, and entitlements are implemented in full letter and spirit of the RFCTLARR Act.On the recognition of the livelihood of people in Lakshadweep, land acquisition by private and government players under the LARR Act, the  Committee recommended strict implementation of LARR provisions in letter and spirit, without dilution or procedural bypass, so that any project enclosing or reclaiming Government coastal or lagoon land, first conducts a proper Social Impact Assessment.Assessment lists all livelihood users (fishers, gleaners, net menders, boat repairers, vendors), documents three-year livelihood dependence through Panchayat and cooperative records, seasonal calendars, photographic or GPS evidence, examines and discloses genuine alternative siting or design (alignment adjustment, shared jetty relocation without blocking traditional access).



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