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Land Acquisition: When can the government take over your land? Know what are the rules of land acquisition

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The government needs a large amount of land for developmental and public welfare projects in the country. In such a situation, land acquisition is required. By acquiring land, the government ensures that the land can be used for public welfare works such as road construction, railways, water projects, schools, hospitals or other infrastructure. This is very important for the social and economic development of the country.

Many times a situation of dispute also arises while acquiring land. In such a situation, many people often have a question whether the government can acquire anyone's land? What rules have been made regarding land acquisition? If you also want to know about this subject, then this news is especially for you. Today we are going to tell you about this. Let's know -

Under the rules, the Government of India can take over anyone's land if it wants. However, this can be done only under special circumstances.

If the government has to complete a public welfare project like road construction, railway, water projects, schools, hospitals, airports etc. on that land, then the government can acquire it.

Under the land acquisition rules, after taking over the land, the government also has to pay compensation to the land owner for it. When the government acquires land to complete a public welfare project.

In such a situation, it announces it well in advance. After this, the people whose land is acquired get a notice regarding it. At the same time, if the owner of the land has any objection regarding this, then he can also register his objection on it.

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