Section 10 of LARR Act, 2013 : Section 10: Special Provision To Safeguard Food Security

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario where a state government in India needs to build a new highway to improve connectivity between two major cities. The proposed highway route passes through a district with extensive irrigated multi-cropped land. According to Section 10(1) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, such land should not be acquired for the project.

However, the government determines that there is no viable alternative route that would not involve such fertile land. As per Section 10(2), the government declares this situation as an exceptional circumstance and decides that acquiring a portion of the irrigated land is a last resort. They ensure the amount of land acquired does not exceed the limits set by the appropriate government for the district or state.

Following Section 10(3), to compensate for the loss of agricultural land, the government either develops an equivalent area of culturable wasteland for agricultural purposes or deposits an amount equivalent to the value of the acquired land for investment in enhancing food security.

Moreover, the government adheres to Section 10(4) to ensure that the total amount of agricultural land acquired for all projects in the district or state does not exceed the notified limits of the total net sown area.