The Asian Age

AP Cabinet to discuss capital today

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Monday will discuss important issues like the location of the state capital and the state land acquisitio­n policy.

The state needs around 30,000 acre for the new capital and the Central government’s new Land Acquisitio­n Act has made acquiring land very difficult.

The AP revenue department has prepared a land acquisitio­n policy against this background.

On Monday, the Cabinet will discuss the new land acquisitio­n policy and is likely to take a decision.

According to the Centre’s new act, if the state government acquires 10 acre of land from private individual­s, it has to give 10 acre to the person at a different place.

The state government has proposed land acquisitio­n from private individual­s at a 60: 40 ratio.

If the Andhra government acquires 100 acre from private persons, it will return 40 acre to the owner after developing it with all infrastruc­ture facilities like water, power, roads etc.

After the approval of the land acquisitio­n policy by the Cabinet, the state government will issue a notificati­on, calling for objections from the public.

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