According to the Land Acquisition Act (LARR Act), 2013, governments can acquire land for: (i) Strategic purpose. (ii) Projects for Families Affected by Projects. (iii) For public-private partnership projects, where government ownership of land will remain with the government.
Explanation & Strategy
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The LARR Act lists specific permitted purposes for land acquisition. Strategic purposes (defense, security) and projects for displaced families are clearly included. However, statement (iii) is misleading — in PPP projects under the LARR Act, the government's role and land ownership arrangements are more nuanced. The Act does not frame PPP acquisition as 'government ownership remaining with government' — this mischaracterizes the PPP land acquisition framework, which involves shared arrangements between public and private entities.
The text reads: The LARR Act permits acquisition for strategic purposes, infrastructure, affected family projects, and other specified public purposes.
The LARR Act 2013 replaced the colonial Land Acquisition Act 1894, adding consent requirements, fair compensation (up to 4x market value in rural areas), and mandatory rehabilitation provisions.