LAND ACQUISITION OPTIONS
     1) LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 2013
     •    Known  as  “Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and 
          Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and 
          Resettlement Act, 2013”.  
     2) RAILWAY ACT, 1989 (AMENDMENT OF 2008 has since 
          been repealed and the necessary modification has 
          been incorporated in ACT OF 1989)
     3) THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS
         LAND ACQUISITION THROUGH LAND 
                   ACQUISITION ACT, 2013
     •    Known  as  “Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and 
          Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation 
          and Resettlement Act, 2013”.  
     •    It replaces the Land Acquisition Act of 1894.
     •     Effective w.e.f. 01.01.2014
     •     There are different schedules in the Act.
     •      Schedule IV exempts certain Acts (including the 
          Railway Act) from its purview.
       PROCEDURE FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND 
                THROUGH NEW LAND ACT
     The step wise procedure for land acquisition is as follows-
    (Steps (a) to (f) are common for land acquisition through 
    any method)
        a)    Final  location  survey  of  the  project    and 
              marking centre line on ground in shape of 
              Pucca Burjis.
        b)    Joint  survey  of  alignment  with  Revenue 
              officials of the concerned State.
        c)    Marking of alignment on Revenue maps by 
              the Patwari and Kanoongo of State.
       PROCEDURE FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND(CONTD)
    d)   Calculation of Khasra-wise areas and preparation of 
        
         land plans by the State Revenue staff.
    e)   Checking and Verification of land plans by Railways.
    f)   Placing  the  indent  of  the  area  to  be  acquired  to 
         Land Acquisition Officer (LAO)  nominated by State 
         authorities for the purpose of land acquisition.
    g)   Nomination  of  Social  Impact  Assessment  Unit 
         (SIAU)  and  submission  of  land  papers  to  SIAU  by 
         State Govt for preparing Social Impact Assessment 
         Study as per Section 4 of New Land Act.
           PROCEDURE FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND(CONTD)
          
         h) Intimation of fee by SIAU, based on the quantum 
              of work as per Rules framed by State Govt.
         i)   Deposition of fees by the Railway. 
         j)   SIA  (Social  Impact  Assessment)  notification  by 
              State Govt. under section 5.1 of New Land Act.
         k) Publication of SIA study report and social impact 
              management plan under section 6.1 of New Land 
              Act.