Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 · Chapter II: Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose A.—Preliminary Investigation for Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose · B.—appraisal of social impact assessment report by an expert group
Section 9: Exemption from Social Impact Assessment
Where land is proposed to be acquired invoking the urgency provisions under section 40, the appropriate Government may exempt undertaking of the Social Impact Assessment study.
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