(v) No supplementary acquisition can be entertained to accommodate the split-up families or the families who had earlier been given rehabilitation benefits but somehow have come up and settled on unacquired land and are now demanding title deeds.
(vi) The competent authority viz. D.M./A.D.M./S.D.O./D.R.R.C. shall also have to certify to the effect that families squatting in the area contiguous to the approved colony and tying outside the already acquired land have been residing there much before prior to recognition of the refugee colony and they are eligible for such rehabilitation benefits. More recommendation of colony Committee fot supplemmentary acquisition. as already mentioned, will not be sufficient.
(vii) Subject to satisfactory compliance of the above criteria, a proposal for supplementary acquisition may be examined by this Department and financial requirement assessed. Thereafter, case would be taken up with Govt. of India for consideration or reimbursement, and it would be processed, only if Govt. of India approves the proposal.
(viii) The State Govt. has in the mean time identified the 998 Gr. of colonies which were not included earlier and which have not been approved by the Govt. of India.
The State Govt. has so far decided to confer FHTD's to eligible squatting refugee families only in such colonies that are wholly located on State Govt. land. It is implied. therefore, that the State Govt. is not in a position to acquire any further land for regularisation of this group of colonies.
Suitable proposal, if any, may be initiated accordingly and sent to the R. R. & R. Dte. for their scrutiny and onward transmission with comments to this Department for further processing and decision.
All concerned may be advised accordingly.
(vi) The competent authority viz. D.M./A.D.M./S.D.O./D.R.R.C. shall also have to certify to the effect that families squatting in the area contiguous to the approved colony and tying outside the already acquired land have been residing there much before prior to recognition of the refugee colony and they are eligible for such rehabilitation benefits. More recommendation of colony Committee fot supplemmentary acquisition. as already mentioned, will not be sufficient.
(vii) Subject to satisfactory compliance of the above criteria, a proposal for supplementary acquisition may be examined by this Department and financial requirement assessed. Thereafter, case would be taken up with Govt. of India for consideration or reimbursement, and it would be processed, only if Govt. of India approves the proposal.
(viii) The State Govt. has in the mean time identified the 998 Gr. of colonies which were not included earlier and which have not been approved by the Govt. of India.
The State Govt. has so far decided to confer FHTD's to eligible squatting refugee families only in such colonies that are wholly located on State Govt. land. It is implied. therefore, that the State Govt. is not in a position to acquire any further land for regularisation of this group of colonies.
Suitable proposal, if any, may be initiated accordingly and sent to the R. R. & R. Dte. for their scrutiny and onward transmission with comments to this Department for further processing and decision.
All concerned may be advised accordingly.
Sd/- B. R. Chakraborty
O.S.D. & Ex- Office Deputy
Secretary
O.S.D. & Ex- Office Deputy
Secretary
Annex-24
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
LAND AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT
Land Acquisition Branch
Writers' Buildings. Calcutta-1
ORDER
LAND AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT
Land Acquisition Branch
Writers' Buildings. Calcutta-1
ORDER
No. 6524-L.A.
Dated, Calcutta, the
To hasten the process of acquisition in the face of rising real-estate prices, it has been under consideration of the Government to raise the financial limits of the Collectors (including the First Land Acquisition Collector. Calcutta) of the districts and the Drvisional
