The draft bill is expected to be placed in public domain this week after another round of consultations.
N C Saxena, member of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council, NAC told media that the new Bill is expected to be unveiled in the next few days. He added that the rural development ministry has improved the draft by raising the consent bar of land owners to 80 percent which was kept at 70 percent by the NAC.
Saxena was talking to media after a meeting with Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh here on Sunday
Saxena also said the proposed bill will enable the state governments to acquire zero to 100 percent land depending upon the project.
Clarifying that the proposed legislation is not a “compelling law,” Mr. Saxena said, “This is enabling law, which means depending upon the project, depending upon the state government’s viewpoint.