CONTENTS
Certificate III
Declaration IV
Acknowledgment VI
Abstract VII
Keywords VII
Index of Chapters VIII
Index of Tables XI
Index of Figures XIII
List of Abbreviations XV
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Need for Study and The Expected Outcome 1
1.3 Objective of Study 3
1.4 Scope and Limitations of Study 3
1.5 Research Position and Research Questions 4
1.6 Research Hypothesis 4
1.7 Research Design and Methodology 5
1.8 Study Timeline 6
2 Literature Study 8
2.1 Importance of land 8
2.2 Land Acquisition related Constitutional and Legislative Framework, Acts and Amendments 10
2.2.1 The Constitutional Framework 10
2.2.2 The Legislative Framework 11
2.2.3 The Legislative Framework by Union Government for Land Acquisition 13
2.3 Land Acquisition a major criterion for Infrastructure Project Delays in India 20
3 Research Design And Methodology 24
3.1 Research Methodology 24
3.2 Research Design and Research Methods 24
4 Data Collection 26
4.1 Exploratory Study: Expert Opinion Survey 26
4.1.1 Identification of major parameters 27
4.2 Data Collection: Questionnaire Survey 33
4.2.1 Data Collection Process Chart 33
4.2.2 Sampling Design 34
4.2.3 Designing of Instrument 35
5 Data Analysis and Discussion 41
5.1 Data Analysis Flowchart 41
5.2 Expert opinion Survey Analysis 41
5.3 Questionnaire Survey Analysis 44
5.3.1 RII Analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha Internal Consistency Analysis 44
5.3.2 Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient Analysis 52
5.3.3 Factor Analysis (Principal Component Analysis) 55
5.4 Final Discussions 60
6 Conclusions 61
6.1 Testing of Hypothesis 61
6.2 Future Scope of Study 62
References 64
Appendices 65
Appendix-1 Details of Expert Opinion Survey 65
Appendix-2 Questionnaire for Government, Client, Contractor and Consultants 67
Appendix-3 Questionnaire for PAPs (Project Affected Population) 72
Annexure-4 Key Terms and Definitions 75
Annexure-5 Entitlement Framework for Various Categories of PAPs as Per National Highways Act (1956) 78
Annexure-6 Land Acquisition and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Implementation Schedule as per NH Act (1956) 80
Annexure-7 Process of Carrying out Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) 81
Annexure-8 Grievance Redress Mechanism for NHAI Projects 81
Appendex-9 Questionnaire Validation Experts 82
Appendex-10 Geographical Representation of Data Collection 83