The acquisition of land for the special economic zone being set up by the Anil Ambani Group in Uttar Pradesh seems to have run into rough weather even as the government said it is adopting a hands-off policy in land acquisitions for setting up SEZs.
The government is reviewing land acquisition policy for setting up special economic zones (SEZs) and it would no longer be compulsory for owners to sell, commerce minister Kamal Nath said.
The whole land acquisition policy is being re-looked at, along with the rehabilitation policy, Nath said, adding, The government has one clear thing on SEZs. SEZs are here to stay. The question is land acquisition. There would be no compulsory land acquisition.
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