New Delhi: The centre will finalise a new rehabilitation policy in the next three months concerned over violent unrest of farmers over land acquisition for industry.
“We will be finalising a new rehabilitation policy in three months and this will be more progressive, humane and conducive to the long-term welfare of all stakeholders," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) function here on Moday.
The Commerce Industry has recommended to the states that land acquisition Acts must be amended so that not only the displaced land owners but also the agriculture labourers small traders dependent on the economy of the area should be compensated at market rates.
"My ministry has recommended to the states to change the law and pay compensation at market rates," Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said.
The Prime Minister, in his address, said issues including land acquisition and displacement of people and their rehabilitation and resettlement should be transparently addressed.
"There is no reason why spread of industrialisation should be a contentious process," Manmohan Singh added.
The centre's decision to come up with a new rehabilitation policy follows violent protests against land acquisition in West Bengal for projects in Singur and
Nandigram.
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