Pic : It is the pic of agitation against Vedanta University Land Grab in Odisha. a year or two ago.
New Delhi
18 April, Sub:
18 April, Sub:
Land acquisition and Land relation
Namaskar, as you are well aware, in the past few years, land acquisition has become very contentious issue with manifold implications and consequences for development, food security and welfare of the people all over the country. In our country, land has got an emotional value and has been an important component of identity both individual and collective living -matrix. Hence, people, particularly rural inhabitants are more attached to land and over the years developed multi-layered rights- some times over lapping, relative and sometimes seemingly absolute.
After 1991, the new economic policy got introduced; more particularly after SEZ ACT 2005 came in to operation, large tracts of agricultural land is being taken over by various state governments in the name of development and transferred the same to different corporate owners according to sources 1.5 lakh hectares (3.75 lakh acres) of land has been acquired, or is in the process of acquisition, for the setting up of these SEZs, thereby causing large scale displacement of people living in villages. It has been observed in many states that no comprehensive and progressive compensation formula was devised nor there has been any satisfactory rehabilitation framework was put in place to take care of millions of dependents in rural India who have been living on agricultural occupation.
In the last few years, the food grain production in our country is fluctuating between 210mt- 230mt; consequently the per capita food availability has come down to alarming levels which is 200 kg per capita per year. India, with its huge population and that to with so much of younger generation to feed, cannot be made to depend on perennial food imports. So land becomes an important asset with an immense value to ensure the food security. India as an emerging economic power can not afford to ignore the industrial development any more. This approach requires a balanced view where development needs and welfare of the people are reconciled in a proper proportion while evolving the land acquisition policy.
It is in this context, we at Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, considering your immense contribution on this subject have decided to communicate our inclination to exchange the information and work with you in future. We are presently in the midst of a project where we intend to take up the problems relating to land, law and legal regime consisting land in a major way. We are therefore contacting persons and organizations who are working on this particular subject, so as to elicit their opinions, views and experiences regarding land, laws and also regarding relationship of humans with land.
We, therefore request you to share articles, memorandums, documented study material, publications and any other material related to the subject, which may be with you so that we can effectively compile the information as we have indicated above.
We are looking forward to work actively with you in this regard/ on this subject.
Thank you,ekU;oj]
Yours sincerely,
Contact Details:
Dharmakshetra,
Shiv Shakti Mandir,
Sector-8; R.K. Puram
New Delhi- 110022
Namaskar, as you are well aware, in the past few years, land acquisition has become very contentious issue with manifold implications and consequences for development, food security and welfare of the people all over the country. In our country, land has got an emotional value and has been an important component of identity both individual and collective living -matrix. Hence, people, particularly rural inhabitants are more attached to land and over the years developed multi-layered rights- some times over lapping, relative and sometimes seemingly absolute.
After 1991, the new economic policy got introduced; more particularly after SEZ ACT 2005 came in to operation, large tracts of agricultural land is being taken over by various state governments in the name of development and transferred the same to different corporate owners according to sources 1.5 lakh hectares (3.75 lakh acres) of land has been acquired, or is in the process of acquisition, for the setting up of these SEZs, thereby causing large scale displacement of people living in villages. It has been observed in many states that no comprehensive and progressive compensation formula was devised nor there has been any satisfactory rehabilitation framework was put in place to take care of millions of dependents in rural India who have been living on agricultural occupation.
In the last few years, the food grain production in our country is fluctuating between 210mt- 230mt; consequently the per capita food availability has come down to alarming levels which is 200 kg per capita per year. India, with its huge population and that to with so much of younger generation to feed, cannot be made to depend on perennial food imports. So land becomes an important asset with an immense value to ensure the food security. India as an emerging economic power can not afford to ignore the industrial development any more. This approach requires a balanced view where development needs and welfare of the people are reconciled in a proper proportion while evolving the land acquisition policy.
It is in this context, we at Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, considering your immense contribution on this subject have decided to communicate our inclination to exchange the information and work with you in future. We are presently in the midst of a project where we intend to take up the problems relating to land, law and legal regime consisting land in a major way. We are therefore contacting persons and organizations who are working on this particular subject, so as to elicit their opinions, views and experiences regarding land, laws and also regarding relationship of humans with land.
We, therefore request you to share articles, memorandums, documented study material, publications and any other material related to the subject, which may be with you so that we can effectively compile the information as we have indicated above.
We are looking forward to work actively with you in this regard/ on this subject.
Thank you,ekU;oj]
Yours sincerely,
Contact Details:
Dharmakshetra,
Shiv Shakti Mandir,
Sector-8; R.K. Puram
New Delhi- 110022
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