Question

The Right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Jharkhand Amendment) Act, 2017 shall be deemed to have come into effect from
1. 1^st January, 2017
2. 1^st January, 2014
3. 11^th January, 2017
4. 11^th January, 2014

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1^st January, 2014

The correct answer is 1st January 2014.

• Right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Jharkhand Amendment) Act, 2017 
  • The Act shall be deemed to have come into effect on 1st January 2014.
  •  It amended the Right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Jharkhand Amendment) Act, 2013.
• The Act shall be deemed to have come into effect on 1st January 2014.
• Section 10A of the amended Act exempts government infrastructure projects, including schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, panchayat buildings, Anganwadi centres, rail, road, waterways, electrification projects, irrigation projects, housing for the economically weaker section, water supply, pipelines, transmission and other government buildings from conducting social impact assessment (SIA), taking consent of the affected people and ensuring food security.
• The central provision of obtaining 70 per cent and 80 per cent consent of the affected families for PPP projects and private projects, respectively, has been removed as per this Act.