3.            Acquisition of land owned by the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporations - Where nazul land is vested or occupied by a Municipal Committee/ Municipal Corporation, the following procedure will be adopted :-

 

(a)               If the Municipal Committee or Municipal Corporation is merely custodian of the land on behalf of Government or land had been given to the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporation by the Government for a specific purpose for which it  no longer needs it, the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are of course inapplicable.  The Committee/Corporation should be consulted to see if there is any objection to the transfer, e.g., the land may have been leased out for a period or its retention may be necessary in the interest of the public.  If there is no objection or the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporation does not need the land for the purposes for which it was given, the Government can resume the land and transfer departmentally or dispose it of as it likes.

 

(b)               If, however, the ownership of the land vests in the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporation under the provisions of Section 56 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, a notification might be required and compensation will have to be paid under the Land Acquisition Act but the ordinary course would be to ask the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporation to proceed under section 59 of the Municipal Act, and the compensation would be settled by private negotiation.

 

            Other nazul land town sites in colonies and undeveloped land are in charge of the Deputy Commissioner, and the department for which land is required should apply to the Financial Commissioner through the Deputy Commissioner and the Commissioner.

 

3-A.            Transfer of Nazul land other than land owned or occupied by the Municipal Committee/Municipal Corporation - Nazul land situated beyond 2 miles of the Municipal limits is normally transferred to members of Scheduled Castes or landless persons of backward classes or sold in restricted auctions limited to members of Scheduled Castes.  The Nazul lands situated within the Municipal limits or two miles beyond are not transferred on the basis of possessions but these are disposed of in the following manner :-

 

(a)                In the first instance, this land should be retained by the Revenue Department, if it is required for its  own schemes/projects.  If it is not needed by the Revenue Department, then this land should be transferred to that Department for whose scheme/project it is suitable and is immediately required.

 

(b)               If land is not required for any Government Department then it should be transferred to the Municipal Committee/Corporation, or Improvement Trust or a Public Sector Undertaking, if they pay the current market price of this land.

 

(c)                If land is not disposed of in the above manner stated at (a) and (b) above, it shall be disposed of through open auction after fixing the current market price as reserve price.

 

3-A.1   Where nazul land falling within the Municipal limits (which is not owned by or under management of a Municipal Committee/Corporation) and upto 2 miles beyond the Municipal limits is required by any department for its own use or for a Public Sector Undertaking under its control, or by Local Government Department for a Municipal Committee, Corporation or Improvement Trust, it may refer the matter to the Revenue Department, alongwith particulars of the land proposed to be transferred, assessment of its market price from the District Collector and ‘No Objection Certificate’ for the transfer from the Collector.

 

3-B.            Transfer of Inferior evacuee land - The Policy regarding disposal of inferior evacuee land situated within the Municipal limits and upto 2 miles beyond the Municipal limit is similar to the one indicated in the above para in regard to Nazul land.  In case of such land also similar procedure may be followed where a Department requires such inferior evacuee land for its own purpose, or for a Public Sector Undertaking under its control, or in the case of Local Government Department for a Municipal Committee, Municipal Corporation or Improvement Trust.

 

3-C.     Transfer of surplus Evacuee land - Similar procedure may be followed where a Department requires any surplus evacuee land for its purpose, or for a Public Sector Undertaking under its control or in case of Local Government Department for a Municipal Committee, Municipal Corporation or Improvement Trust.

 

3-D.     Land in possession of Military Department - In all cases of land in cantonments, camping grounds in the vicinity of forts or otherwise occupied for military purposes, the consent of the defence authorities is necessary before it can be entered upon or occupied, or before any work can be commenced thereon.  The detailed procedure to be followed when land held for military purposes is required for railway purposes is laid down in Government of India’s Circular No.2650-RG, dated the 2nd September, 1913, viz., the sanction of the Government of India in the Army Department should be obtained (through the Quartermaster General in India) by the General Officer Commanding the Division or independent Brigade and should be generally observed in the acquisition of such land for any civil department of Government.

           

4.            Procedure when land required by the Irrigation Department in possession of the Forest Department - When lands, which are desired to be acquired on behalf of the Irrigation Department and are in possession of the Forest Department, the following procedure shall be observed :-

 

(1)               As soon as any such scheme is proposed an intimation shall be given to the local Forest Officer.

 

(2)               An index map and schedule of the land proposed to be acquired shall, as soon as is practicable be forwarded by the Superintending Engineer to the Conservator of Forests.  The index map and schedule will be similar to those prepared for and to be notified under the Act, the heading only of the schedule being altered.

 

(3)               If the land proposed to be acquired is not situated in a reserved or protected forest and is required merely for canal water-courses or banks or the like subsidiary purposes, the local forest officer may make it over to the canal officer concerned in anticipation of the sanction of the Financial Commissioner, Revenue for which he shall apply through the Conservator of Forests and Secretary to Government Punjab Forest Department.

 

(4)               In any other case, as for instance, where the land is required for colonization or when it is situated in a reserved or protected forest, the sanction of the Financial Commissioner, Revenue must not be anticipated.  In particular, no scheme for alienating land may be taken up by the Irrigation  Department until the Conservator’s consent shall have been obtained and in case of his not concerning in the proposal, the matter shall be referred by the Irrigation Department for the decision of Government in the Revenue Department.

 

5.            Procedure when land required by Irrigation Department is unclassed forest. The procedure prescribed in paragraph 4 in respect of lands required by the Irrigation Department which are in the possession of Forest Department applies, mutatis mutandis, to the case of unclassed forest or other undeveloped agricultural lands similarly required which are in the possession of the Deputy Commissioner.  This intimation will be given to the Deputy Commissioner; the index map land schedule will be forwarded through the Commissioner to the Financial Commissioner; land required for merely subsidiary purposes will be made over by the Deputy Commissioner in anticipation of Government sanction, for which he will apply through the Commissioner and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and no scheme for alienating land may be taken up by the Irrigation Department until the Financial Commissioner, Revenue’s consent shall have been obtained.

 

6.            Transfer of land already in possession of one department to another department of the State Government. Except as otherwise provided for forest lands in paragraph 4, the department for which land is required should, after consulting the local authorities of the department in possession of the land for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is any objection on their part to the transfer apply to the Revenue Department for the necessary transfer order.  Orders for transfer are passed by Financial Commissioner, Revenue if there is no difference of opinion.  If there is a difference of opinion between the two departments  the matter would be taken to the Council of Ministers by the Revenue Department after incorporating the views of the concerned department in the memorandum.

 

6A-1.   Rules regarding Credits and Debits Punjab Government Finance Department No.1246-SB, dated 17th June, 1926 - When any land or building is transferred from one department of the State Government to another the transfer shall be free of all charges, save as provided in the sub-paragraphs that follow.

 

6A-2.   If any land or building is transferred to or from a commercial department for which regular revenue and capital accounts are kept, the full market value of the land or building transferred shall be debited or credited as the case may be, to such department.

 

The only commercial department for the purposes of para 6A-2 are Colonization Department and the Irrigation and Power Department (Major Works and also Minor Works for which regular capital and revenue accounts are kept) of the State Government.

 

6A-3.   The following rules regulate the proper credits and debits to be made in case of transfer of land and buildings to or from a commercial department.

 

(a)        No credit or debit is to be made when the transfer is between non-commercial departments.

 

(b)        When the transfer is from a commercial department to a non-commercial department, no credit or debit is to be made unless the cost of the land or buildings  transferred  was previously debited to the capital head of the transferring department.  If the cost of land or buildings transferred was previously debited to the capital head of the transferring department, the credits will be made to the transferring department and the debit in accordance with the instructions contained in Schedules I and II of paragraph 6-D.

 

(c)        When the transfer is from a commercial to a commercial department, there should always be debit to the latter but the credit will be given to the transferring department or some other head in accordance with the instructions contained in Schedules I and II of paragraph 6-D.

 

(d)               When the transfer is from a non-commercial department to a commercial department there should be a debit to the latter and a credit to the transferring department in accordance with the instructions contained in Schedules I and II of paragraph 6-D.

 

6-B.     Award in case of Government land included in a notification under the Land Acquisition Act - Where land owned by Government is included in a notification issued under the Land Acquisition Act, the award shall deal with the Government land in the same manner as if it were privately owned, except that in the award statement no cash payment will be shown the transaction being recorded as a payment by book-transfer.

 

6-C.            Transfer of land from a commercial department – valuation to be accepted by the department to which the land is transferred - Where land is taken up for a commercial department by transfer, the transfer applied for will not be sanctioned until the valuation made by the Deputy Commissioner, has been accepted by the department to which it is proposed to be transferred.  When sanctioning the transfer the sanctioning authority will inform: (i) in the case of land transferred from the Railway, Canal or Colonization Department, the Chief Accounts Officer or the Chief Auditor of the Railway concerned or the Accountant-General and (ii) in the case of other land the Accountant-General and Deputy Commissioner concerned.  The Accounts Officer will raise necessary debit and credit to the heads specified in paragraph D.  The value of the forest land, whether under the control of Forest Department or of the Deputy Commissioner will not be credited to the Forest Department, but to V-Land Revenue but the timber on the land to be transferred if not previously disposed of should be separately valued and its value debited to the transferee department concerned and credited to the Forest Department.  It will usually be preferable to arrange for the Forest Department to dispose of the timber before transfer where it is possible to give sufficient time for this to be done.

 

            Government of India letter Nos. 538-A, dated 19th September, 1912 and 379-A, dated 16th April, 1913, Punjab Government letter No.79 (Forests), dated 17th February, 1911.

 

6-D.     Heads to which sale proceeds of land should be credited - The following Schedules show the heads to which the sale-proceeds of Government land and buildings are creditable.

 

Schedule I.—Sale-proceeds of land, etc. 

Head to which creditable

 

*(i) When the cost of the land was originally debited to the capital account or to the revenue account of any project for which regular capital and revenue accounts are kept.      

The capital or revenue account of the project, as the case may be (as recoveries of expenditure).

(ii) When the cost was originally debited to a capital expenditure head outside the revenue account even though no regular capital and revenue accounts are kept for the work covered by the capital expenditure.

The capital expenditure head originally debited (as recoveries of expenditure).

(iii) When the cost was originally debited within the revenue section of the accounts to any service of revenue department for which no capital and revenue accounts are kept.       

The receipt head relating to the department concerned or, in the case of department not having a corresponding receipt head “XXXV—Miscellaneous— Miscellaneous.”

(iv)       When the cost was not so debited—    

            (a)    the rights of Government in             agricultural land not covered by

                   clause (b).

V-Land Revenue.

            (b)   Nazul lands in the Uttar Pradesh,   the Punjab and Madhya Pradesh    and lands in the Punjab equipped at the cost of provincial revenues       for resale for building purposes.

XXXV—Miscellaneous—Sale of lands and houses.

    

*NOTE:- In the case of land acquired by Government on payment for Companies, Railways or Government lands made over to such Railway by other Government Departments or Railways where the cost was originally debited to “subsidized companies land” or “guaranteed companies land”, the sale-proceeds are creditable to “subsidized companies” on receipt sides.

 

(c)        All other items--

XXXV—Miscellaneous—Miscellaneous Head to which Creditable.

Schedule II—Sale-proceeds of buildings including the actual area occupied by or auxiliary to a building—

(a)        When the cost of the building was originally debited to the capital account or to the revenue account of the project for which regular capital and revenue accounts are kept.

The capital or revenue accounts of the project as the case may be(as recoveries of expenditure).

(b)        When the cost of the building was originally debited to a capital expenditure head outside the revenue accounts even though no regular capital and revenue accounts are kept for the work covered by the capital expenditure.

The capital expenditure head originally debited (as recoveries of expenditure).

(c) When the sale affects irrigation, navigation, drainage and embankment works for which capital accounts are not kept.

XIV – Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage Works for which no capital accounts are kept.

(d)        When the sale is of building the cost of which was originally debited within the revenue section of the accounts to any service or revenue department for which no capital or revenue accounts are kept.

The receipt head relating to the department concerned or, in the case, of department not having a corresponding receipt head “XXXV—Miscellaneous-Miscellaneous”.

(e)  In all other cases --

 

(i)  If sold in the Public  Works Department, Army Department, Indian Marine or Military Engineer Services.

XXX—Civil Works

XXXVI—Army;

XXXVII—Marine;

XXXVIII—Military Engineer

Services, respectively;

(ii) If sold by civil agency.

XXXV—Miscellaneous sale of land and houses.

 

NOTE:-Any special and non-recurring receipts unconnected with expenditure previously debited to a capital head falling under Schedules I and II of this rule may be credited to the Major Head “XI—Extraordinary Receipt” if the State Government desires to distinguish them from the ordinary revenues of the year, provided that the amount involved is so large as to justify this special treatment.

 

6-E.            Loaning of land to Government Department - In some districts the practice exists of taking over lands required for heads or channels of inundation canal “or for other specific purpose, e.g. construction of Schools, Hospitals, Seepage, Drains, etc.” without payment on the condition that when the land is no longer required for the purpose mentioned, it shall be restored to the former owner.  In such cases it is only necessary to obtain a written agreement from the owner of the land being loaned to Government rather than acquired.  “A Model form of the agreement is at appendix C”.

 

B.            PROCEDURE  FOR  ACQUISITION  OF  LAND  FOR  PUBLIC  PURPOSES

7.         Site Selection:  When it is necessary to provide land for a public purpose the acquiring department shall explore the possibility of utilizing available surplus Government lands and carry out a detailed exercise with reference to record of public properties available in the department as well as with the department of Revenue.  The assistance of the Deputy Commissioner concerned may be obtained for this purpose.  The department shall also draw up a list of its own properties in the concerned district-both vacant and under occupation and examine how much of this has been fully utilized and why the remaining cannot be utilized instead of proceeding with fresh acquisition.

 

8.         Two ways of acquiring land - In case it is found that acquisition of land is imminent for a public purpose the following two options will be available with the concerned department :--

 

(i)                 Acquisition by private negotiation.

(ii)                Compulsory acquisition under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

           

            Decision to acquire land by private negotiation or by compulsory acquisition shall be taken at the level of Administrative Secretary of the department.  For negotiations part ‘C’ of the Standing Order may be referred to.  For compulsory acquisition the procedure is laid down in the succeeding  paras of this order.

 

9.            Preparation  of  data  for  notification  u/s 4 :--  When it is decided to acquire certain land by compulsory acquisition, an officer of the acquiring department not below the rank of the district head  shall prepare the following information :-

 

(i)                 Name of the village Hadbast No.  Tehsil and District.

(ii)                Details of Khasra Nos. with area and classification of land as shown in the jamabandi such as Chahi, Barani, Nehri, Pahar, Ghairmumkin abadi, Ghairmumkin Nadi etc..

(iii)              Copies of latest jamabandi regarding these khasra Nos.

(iv)              ‘Aks Shajra’ of the land proposed to be acquired.  This ‘shajra’ should give details of village ‘abadi’ within ‘lal lakir’, roads and canals including any bridges.  Size of ‘karam’ in inches should invariably be indicated in one corner of the Aks Shajra.

(v)               Site Plan of the land to be acquired showing structures/fixtures of high value including buildings, tubewells, mature/valuable trees particularly fruit bearing trees etc.

(vi)              A site plan of the surrounding area showing location of the land with reference to major roads, cities, village abadis/sub-urban areas and other important features.  The scale of the site plan should invariably be indicated.

(vii)            Acquiring department shall also provide a list of its properties in the district-both vacant and under occupation alongwith area in each case.  Justification will also be provided as to why the land available with the department cannot be used for the purpose.

 

Simultaneously  the  department  shall  proceed  to  issue  Notification  u/s  4  of  the  Land  Acquisition  Act, 1894.  It  shall  not  be  necessary  to  obtain  an  N.O.C.  before  issuing  this  notification.

 

10.            Preparation  of  a  notification  under  section  4.

 

(i)            The notification under section 4 shall be prepared by the officer of the acquiring department in the form given below :--

 

“Notification by Government under section 4, Act I of 1894.

 

                        Whereas it appears to the Governor of the Punjab that land is likely to be required to be taken by the Government at the public expense for a public purpose, namely for:-

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, it is hereby notified  that land in the locality described below is likely to be required for the above purpose.”

 

            This notification is made under the provisions of section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to all whom it may concern.

 

            In exercise of the powers conferred by the aforesaid section the Governor of Punjab, is pleased to authorize the officers for the time being engaged in undertaking with their servants and workmen to enter upon and survey any land in the locality and do all other acts required or permitted by that section.

 

            Any person interested who has any objection to the acquisition of any land in the locality may within thirty days of the publication of this notification file an objection in writing before the Collector of _____________________________________.

           

(SPECIFICATION)

 

District

Tehsil

Locality/Village

Khasra number with area

 

 

 

 

 

Note:-

 

(ii)        The draft notification shall be accompanied by a ‘Shajra Aks’ of the area prepared on the same scale as the scale adopted by the Revenue Authorities.  The boundaries of the area proposed to be acquired should be clearly demarcated on this ‘Shajra Aks’ which shall , however, not be required to be sent with the gazette notification.

 

(iii)       The draft notification should be accompanied by a statement giving full particulars of any religious buildings, tombs and graveyards on the land.  This procedure may, however, be dispensed with under the orders of the State Government in any case in which, owing to the large area involved or any other cause, the preparation of the necessary statement would cause excessive delay.

 

(iv)       The departmental officer will refer the draft notification to the Collector of the District  in which the land is situated with a view to having the entries therein (e.g. the name of the tehsils, Revenue Estate, Hadbast No., Khasra numbers etc.) checked.  The Collector will check the major points of description, but need not verify areas or refer the notification to the tehsildar or patwari.  After check the departmental officer will forward the notification through his departmental superiors to the Secretary to Government concerned for publication in the Gazette; and in two daily newspapers circulating in the locality wherein land is situated of which at least one shall be in regional language.

 

            The notification must be typed and not in manuscript, it must be in duplicate and the duplicate copy must be unsigned.

 

            As soon as the notification has been approved by Government in the department concerned, it shall be published in the manner set forth in Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.  A copy of this notification alongwith the ‘Aks Shajra’ shall be pasted at the office of the District Collector and Land Acquisition Collector, at the tehsil office, Patwar Khana and a prominent public place in the village(s) concerned.

 

11.       Issue  of  No  Objection  Certificate  (NOC):

 

11.1          Authorities competent to issue N.O.C. :

 

The State Level Land Acquisition Board (SLLAB) shall be the competent authority for issuance of No Objection Certificate for the following class of cases :--

 

(i)         All cases of land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 involving an area of more than 25 acres;

 

(ii)        Cases of acquisition of area more than 5 acres in and on the periphery of all Municipal Towns.

 

(iii)       All cases of acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 involving an area declared surplus under the Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972.

 

The cases of acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for construction of drains for the purpose of flood control or anti-water logging operation are exempted from the requirement of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the State Level Land Acquisition Board.

 

11.2     In all cases which are not referable to the State Level Land Acquisition Board the competent authority for issuance of N.O.C. shall be the Deputy Commissioner concerned.

 

 

11.3            Constitution of State Level Land Acquisition Board (SLLAB)

 

The State Level Land Acquisition Board shall consist of the following:-

 

             1.        Financial Commissioner, Revenue                                               .. Chairman

             2.        Financial Commissioner and Secretary to Government,

                         Punjab, Agriculture Department                                                  ..Member

 

            3.            Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning

Department                                                                                .. Member

 

4.            Principal Secretary, P.W.D. (B & R)                                                                    .. Member

 

5.            Principal Secretary, P.W.D. (PH)                                                                .. Member

 

6.            Principal Secretary, Finance                                                                                    .. Member

 

7.            Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Drainage                                                           .. Member

 

8.            Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development                            .. Member

 

9.            Principal Secretary, Local Government                                                      .. Member

 

10.            Director Land Records/Acquisition                                                                .. Member

 

11.            Deputy Commissioner of concerned district                                                  .. Member

 

12.            Spl. Secy. Rev./Addl. Secy. Rev./Joint Secy. Rev.                                            .. Convener

 

 

Note:   The Secretary of the Acquiring Department, if he happens to be the Secretary of a Department other than those constituting the SLLAB, shall be co-opted as a member of the Board for purpose of consideration of the proposal of that department.

 

12.             Scrutiny  for  N.O.C. by DC/ SLLAB.

 

12.1     On receipt of reference for issuance of N.O.C. Deputy Commissioner shall examine the proposal and consult the Chief Agricultural Officer, Divisional Town Planner, Superintending Engineer P.W.D. (Buildings), Superintending Engineer P.W.D. (Roads),  Superintending Engineer (Drainage), Superintending Engineer (Irrigation), Superintending Engineer(Public Health) and also make such inquiry as he may consider  necessary.  In particular, he shall satisfy himself that the:

 

(i)                 Area proposed to be acquired is the minimum required for the scheme and possibility of constructing multi-story buildings has been considered.

 

(ii)                Acquiring department does not have surplus unutilized land available within the district which can be used for the purpose.

 

(iii)              No other Government land is available in the district which can be appropriately used for the purpose.

 

(iv)              No genuine religious place of worship, shrine, tomb, graveyard, Wakf or, any immovable property attached to any such institution, the boundaries of which are contiguous to the site of the same is being acquired.  If so, the acquiring department has consulted at least four legislators of the community concerned before taking action.  Where, however, the number of such legislators is less than four, he/they should be consulted.

 

(v)               The cultivated land particularly irrigated land and orchards are acquired only to the extent absolutely necessary.

 

(vi)              No surplus area declared under the land reforms legislation is being acquired unless it is absolutely necessary.

 

(vii)            The area owned by small landowners (owing less than 5 acres) is acquired only to the minimum extent necessary.

 

12.2     If the case falls within the competence of D.C., he shall, keeping in view the opinion of the said authorities and matters mentioned above, either issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ or suggest any practicable alternative in the Scheme or suggest an alternative site or may express his reservations to the acquisition giving reasons.   If the alternative proposed by the Deputy Commissioner is to be rejected by the acquiring department then cogent reasons shall be recorded before acquisition is further proceeded with.

 

12.3     If the case falls within the competence of SLLAB, Deputy Commissioner shall send his detailed report to A.D. for submission to SLLAB.  An advance copy of this report shall also be sent to the Revenue Department.  Apart from information listed at para 9 and 12.1 above, the SLLAB may require the acquiring department to submit reasonable details of the project to ensure that the financial tie-up exists and that the land is not excessive and shall not be left un-utilized indefinitely.  The acquiring department shall be required to render an account of utilization of its own land within the district.  The SLLAB may also require the acquiring department to indicate utilization of its land elsewhere in the State as in the case of acquisition relating to Industrial Estates and Housing Estates.  The Board may require the department to satisfy about the manner in which the cost of acquisition is proposed to be funded.

 

12.4     The Deputy Commissioner or the SLLAB should issue N.O.C. within a period of three months from the date of receipt of proposal complete in all respects.  In case the proposal is not found defective or incomplete but the decision is not taken within the above said period, it should be presumed that the Deputy Commissioner or the SLLAB as the case may be, has no objection to the acquisition of the proposed land.

 

13.            Constitution  of  District  Land  Price  Fixation  Committee (DLPFC)

 

            For the determination of market price there shall be a Standing Committee at the District level by the name of District Land Price Fixation Committee.  The Committee shall consist of—

 

            1.            Deputy Commissioner                           .. Chairman

2.                  M.P. of the area;

3.                  M.L.A. of the area;

4.                  (For rural area)

(a)                Chairman, Block Samiti and where there is no Chairman the Block Development and Panchayat Officer;

(b)               Sarpanch of the village concerned

 

(For urban area)

 

Mayor/President of Municipal Corporation/Municipal Committee/Nagar Panchayat.  Where there is no Mayor/President, the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation or the Executive Officer, as the case may be.

           

5.                  District Revenue Officer;

6.                  Sub-Divisional Magistrate                                                .. Convener

 

            Where the land to be acquired falls in more than one district, the Commissioner of the Division shall chair the meeting of the District Land Price Fixation Committee and in case the land falls in two or more Divisions then the meeting shall be chaired by the Commissioner who is senior amongst them.  Even in that case the main responsibility for guidance and coordination shall rest with the Deputy Commissioner in whose district the major portion of the area to be acquired is situated.

 

            District Land Price Fixation Committee shall also associate the district level representative of the acquiring department/Public Sector Undertaking concerned with every meeting of the Committee as also with the site visit, if conducted.

 

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