Act 2013 - Department of Land Resources

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY[PART II-(v) a member of the family who has been assigned land by rhe StateGovemment or the Central Government under any ofits schemes and such landis under acquisition;(vr) a family residing on any land in the urban areas for preceding threeyears or more prior to the acquisition of the land or whose primary source oflivelihood for three years prior to the acquisition of the land is affected by theacquisition of such landi(d) "agricultural land" means land used for the purpose of--(r) agriculture or horticulturei(lr) dairy farming, poultry farming, pisciculture, sericulture, seed farmingbreeding of livestock or nursery growing medicinal herbs;(iu) raising ofcrops, trees, grass or garden produce; and(rv) land used for the grazing ofcattle;(e) "appropriate Govemment" means,-(i) in relation to acquisition ofland situated within the territory of, a State,the State Covernment:(i,) in relation to acquisition ofland situated within a Union territory (exceptPuducherry), the Central Govemment;(iii) in relation to acquisition ofland situated within rhe Union terlirory ofPuducherry, the Covgmmenl ofUnion tenitory ofPuducherry;(rv) in relation to acquisition of land for public purpose in more than oneState, the Central Government. in consultation with the concerned StateGovemments or Union territories; and(v) in relation to the acquisition of land for the purpose of the Union asmay be specified by notification, the Central Govemment:Provided that in respect ofa public purpose in a District for an area notexceeding such as may be notified by the appropriate Government, the Collectorofsuch District shall be deemed to be the appropriate Government;(/) "Authority" meansthe LandAcquisition and Rehabilitation and ResettlementAuthority established under section 5l;G) "Collector" means the Collector ofa revenue district, and includes a DeputyCommissioner and any ofiicer specially designated by the appropriate Govemment toperform the funclions ofa Collector under this Act;(i) "Commissionet''means the Commissioner for Rehabilitation and Resettlementappointed under sub-section (/) of section 44;(i) "cost of acquisition" includes-(r) amount of compensation which includes solatium, any enhancedcompensation ordered by the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation andResettlement Authority or the Court and interest payable thereon and any otheramount determined as payable to the aflected families by such Authority or Court;0I) demunage to be paid for damages caused lo rhe land and standingcrops in the process of acquisition;(r]i) cost ofacquisition ofland and building for settlement ofdisplaced oradversely affected familiesi(rv) cost ofdevelopment of in frastructure and amenities at the resettlementareasi'lr