Amid the controversy over diversion of farm land for industrial use, the government on Friday committed to bring a new rehabilitation policy backed by amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for ensuring 'fair pricing of agricultural land'.
"Acquisition of agricultural land for industrial development and related purposes and the terms of compensation have become issues of major public concern in our country," President APJ Abdul Kalam said while addressing the joint sitting of Parliament on Friday.
Therefore, the issues of 'humane rehabilitation' and the need