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The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

115 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1The word "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95, and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-102019)
  3. 21st January 2014, v ide notification No. 3729(E), dated 19th December, 2013, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  4. 3Definition
  5. XIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  6. 4Repeal and saving
  7. II — DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE
  8. 5Public hearing for Social Impact Assessment
  9. 6Publication of Social Impact Assessment study
  10. 7Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment report by an Expert Group
  11. XIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  12. 8Option to affected families to avail better compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement
  13. II — DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE
  14. 9Exemption from Social Impact Assessment
  15. XIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  16. 10The Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act, 1948 (60 of 1948)
  17. 11The Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act, 1957 (20 of 1957)
  18. IV — NOTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION
  19. 12Preliminary survey of land and power of officers to carry out survey
  20. 13Payment for damage
  21. 14Lapse of Social Impact Assessment report
  22. 15Hearing of objections
  23. 16Preparation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme by the Administrator
  24. 17Review of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme
  25. 18Approved Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme to be made public
  26. 19Publication of declaration and summary of Rehabilitation and Resettlement
  27. 20Land to be marked out, measured and planned including marking of specific areas
  28. 21Notice to persons interested
  29. 22Power to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and interests
  30. 23Enquiry and land acquisition award by Collector
  31. 24Land acquisition process under Act No. 1 of 1894 shall be deemed to have lapsed in certain cases
  32. 25Period within which an award shall be made
  33. 26Determination of market value of land by Collector
  34. 27Determination of amount of compensation
  35. 28Parameters to be considered by Collector in determination of award
  36. 29Determination of value of things attached to land or building
  37. 30Award of solatium
  38. IV — A
  39. 30AAcquisition of land by the State Government by entering into agreement.:
  40. V — REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT AWARD
  41. 31Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award for affected families by Collector
  42. 32Provision of infrastructural amenities in resettlement area
  43. 33Corrections to awards by Collector
  44. 34Adjournment of enquiry
  45. 35Power to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents
  46. 36Power to call for records, etc
  47. 37Awards of Collector when to be final
  48. 38Power to take possession of land to be acquired
  49. 39Additional compensation in case of multiple displacements
  50. 40Special powers in case of urgency to acquire land in certain cases
  51. 41Special provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  52. 42Reservation and other benefits
  53. VI — PROCEDURE AND MANNER OF REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT
  54. 43Appointment of Administrator
  55. 44Commissioner for rehabilitation and resettlement
  56. 45Rehabilitation and resettlement committee at project level
  57. 46Provisions relating to rehabilitation and resettlement to apply in case of certain persons other than specified persons
  58. 47Quantification and deposit of rehabilitation and resettlement amount
  59. VII — NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT
  60. 48Establishment of National Monitoring Committee for rehabilitation and resettlement
  61. 49Reporting requirements
  62. 50Establishment of State Monitoring Committee for rehabilitation and resettlement
  63. VIII — ESTABLISHMENT OF LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT AUTHORITY
  64. 51Establishment of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority
  65. 52Composition of Authority
  66. 53Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer
  67. 54Terms of office of Presiding Officer
  68. 55Staff of Authority
  69. 56Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officers
  70. 57Filling up of vacancies
  71. 58Resignation and removal
  72. 59Orders constituting Authority to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
  73. 60Powers of Authority and procedure before it
  74. 61Proceedings before Authority to be judicial proceedings
  75. 62Members and officers of Authority to be public servants
  76. 63Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
  77. 64Reference to Authority
  78. 65Collector's statement to Authority
  79. 66Service of notice by Authority
  80. 67Restriction on scope of proceedings
  81. 68Proceedings to be in public
  82. 69Determination of award by Authority
  83. 70Form of award
  84. 71Costs
  85. 72Collector may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation
  86. 73Re-determination of amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the Authority
  87. 74Appeal to High Court
  88. IX — APPORTIONMENT OF COMPENSATION
  89. 75Particulars of apportionment to be specified
  90. 76Dispute as to apportionment
  91. X — PAYMENT
  92. 77Payment of compensation or deposit of same in Authority
  93. 78Investment of money deposited in respect of lands belonging to person incompetent to alienate
  94. 79Investment of money deposited in other cases
  95. 80Payment of interest
  96. XI — TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF LAND
  97. 81Temporary occupation of waste or arable land, procedure when difference as to compensation exists
  98. 82Power to enter and take possession and compensation on restoration
  99. 83Difference as to condition of land
  100. XII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  101. 84Punishment for false information,
  102. 85Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act
  103. 86Offences by companies
  104. 87Offences by Government departments
  105. 88Cognizance of offences by court
  106. 89Offences to be non-cognizable
  107. 90Offences to be cognizable only on complaint filed by certain persons
  108. XIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  109. 91Magistrate to enforce surrender
  110. 92Service of notice
  111. 93Completion of acquisition not compulsory, but compensation to be awarded when not completed
  112. 94Acquisition of part of house or building
  113. 95Acquisition of land at cost of a local authority or Requiring Body
  114. 96Exemption from income-tax, stamp duty and fees
  115. 97Acceptance of certified copy as evidence
  116. 98Notice in case of suits for anything done in pursuance of Act
  117. 99No change of purpose to be allowed
  118. 100No change of ownership without permission to be allowed
  119. 101Return of unutilised land
  120. 102Difference in price of land when transferred for higher consideration to be shared
  121. 103Provisions to be in addition to existing laws
  122. 104Option of appropriate Government to lease
  123. 105Provisions of this Act not to apply in certain cases or to apply with certain modifications
  124. 106Power to amend Schedule
  125. 107Power of State Legislatures to enact any law more beneficial to affected families
  126. 108Option to affected families to avail better compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement
  127. 109Power of appropriate Government to make rules
  128. 110Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
  129. 111Rules made by State Government to be laid before State Legislature
  130. 112Previous publication of rules made by Central and State Government
  131. 113Power to remove difficulties
  132. 114Repeal and saving