Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said about 30 crore landless people will get employment in the industrial corridors following amendments to the land acquisition bill 2015.
Speaking during the launch of MUDRA Bank in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said that it is the priority of the government to provide employment to the people and steps are being taken in that direction. In the context of Land Acquistion Bill, the government has been facing stiff resistance from opposition parties over the bill .
Congress and other opposition parties have made it clear that they will not support the Land Acquisition Bill in its present form in the Rajya Sabha. The bill is pending before the Rajya Sabha, where government is in minority.