CONTENTS List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps Executive Summary 1. Introduction 14 1.1. Research problem 17 1.2. Land Acquisition 17 1.2.1. History of land Acquisition 17 1.2.2. Legislation and Acquisition 19 1.2.3. Procedure of acquisition 20 1.3. Need for the Study 21 1.4. Aim of the Study 22 1.5. Objectives 22 1.6. Research Questions 22 1.7. Research Methodology 23 1.8. Selection of study area 25 1.9. Scope and Limitation 25 2. Land Acquisition process 26 2.1. Intervention in the acquisition of land 26 2.1.1. Nationalization of Land 26 2.1.2. Compulsory acquisition/Eminent Domain 26 2.1.3. Land readjustment/ Pooling 27 2.2. Amendments in Land Acquisition Act 27 2.2.1. The Amending Act 31 of 1962 27 2.2.2. The Amending Act 13 of 1967 27 2.2.3. The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 (68 of 1984) 28 2.3. Reforms in land Acquisition 29 2.4. Some of the land reforms in Different states 30 2.4.1. Gujarat 30 2.4.2. Uttar Pradesh 30 2.4.3. West Bengal 31 3. Legal framework for Rehabilitation and Resettlement 32 3.1. International policies on Rehabilitation and Resettlement 32 3.1.1. National policies on Rehabilitation and Resettlement 32 3.1.2. State policy on Rehabilitation and resettlement 33 3.1.3. In case of direct purchase and private purchase 34 3.1.4. The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 35 3.1.5. The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 36 3.1.6. Case of Singur, West Bengal 38 4. Gujarat State initiative for G.I.D.C 39 4.1. G.I.D.C Land Policy 39 4.2. Process of allotments of land for industries by GIDC 41 5. Land Acquisition - Case of Gujarat 45 5.1. Introduction 45 5.2. Industrial Estate 46 6. Profile of the City: Sanand, Ahmedabad 49 6.1. Industrial Growth 51 6.1.1. Agriculture 53 6.2. Selection of Study Area 54 6.2.1. Demography 55 6.2.2. Socio-Economic Condition 55 6.2.3. Land Ownership Status 57 6.2.4. Land holding Size 58 6.2.5. Agriculture 62 6.2.6. Compensation for land acquired 63 6.2.7. Process of Acquisition in Village 63 7. Issues in land acquisition- Findings 66 7.1. Views of Stakeholders 67 7.2. Participation Mechanism 68 8. Conclusion and Recommendation 69 9. Annexure 72 9.1. Annexure 1: Sections in land acquisition 72 9.2. Annexure 2 : Amendments of Act 1984 79 9.3. Questionnaires - Bol, Hirapur 81 9.4. Household Questionnaires 82 10. References 85