New Land Acquisition Policy

It was, for Uttar Pradesh, a Kodak moment. A group of 60 farmers pulled into the UP Assembly in a Volvo and were greeted by Chief Minister Mayawati who spent the afternoon with them.  Mayawati's attempt to make nice comes after four people were killed during a weekend in May when farmers and the police opened fire in the villages of Bhatta and...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has finally met farmers protesting for greater compensation for land and announced a new land acquisition policy which will come into effect from today.She though clarified that the new policy will not affect land acquisition in Bhatta-Parsaul.The chief minister said the private players will have to directly ac...

The Uttar Pradesh government today announced a rehabilitation policy with the provision of annuity for farmers against acquisition of their land."The state government has decided to implement a new rehabilitation policy under which a host of facilities will be offered to the farmers against acquisition of land," Cabinetsecretary Shahshank Shekhar S...

It was, for Uttar Pradesh, a Kodak moment. A group of 60 farmers pulled into the UP Assembly in a Volvo and were greeted by Chief Minister Mayawati who spent the afternoon with them.  Mayawati's attempt to make nice comes after four people were killed during a weekend in May when farmers and the police opened fire in the villages of Bhatta and...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has finally met farmers protesting for greater compensation for land and announced a new land acquisition policy which will come into effect from today.She though clarified that the new policy will not affect land acquisition in Bhatta-Parsaul.The chief minister said the private players will have to directly ac...

The Uttar Pradesh government today announced a rehabilitation policy with the provision of annuity for farmers against acquisition of their land."The state government has decided to implement a new rehabilitation policy under which a host of facilities will be offered to the farmers against acquisition of land," Cabinetsecretary Shahshank Shekhar S...