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With the passage of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, India's land acquisition laws have undergone significant modifications (LARR Act, 2013). The Act has no longer convinced corrected the imbalance that existed between the interests of landowners and the government as the custodian of public interest in previous land acquisition procedures by increasing compensation for acquired land, mandating a social impact assessment, and requiring the prior consent of land holders in specific cases. It has increased transparency in the land purchase process and given land owners a say in land acquisition choices. However, the Act's execution, as initially drafted, could stifle development by reducing the construction of public infrastructure, as well as the processes of industrialization and urbanisation. It could make it more difficult to provide cheap housing for the vast majority of people who are relocating from rural to urban regions, which is critical for managing the country's sprawling development. The central administration attempted to mitigate some of the negative consequences by introducing an amending bill, but it was delayed in Parliament. Six states, on the other hand, have received presidential approval to carry out revisions to the bill that was tabled in Parliament. This study investigates the impact of the LARR Act, 2013, on the development process and gives recommendations for the national and state governments on how to mitigate the negative consequences on infrastructure, industrialisation, and urbanisation. While examining urbanisation trends, the report also assesses the potential for future urban settlement expansion in the country, as well as the impact of such expansion on agricultural land.
