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What is The #Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment Bill, 2021 proposed in the #ParliamentMonsoonSession ? #CBA2021

#coal #mining #FossilFuels #land #lawforall

@iep_india @CBA_Raipur @JharkhandJanad1 @AdivasisMatter @ForestRightsAct

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#CBA2021 amends #Coal Bearing Areas Act, 1957 which currently allows #CentralGovernment to acquire #land only for Govt Companies i.e #CoalIndiaLimited & only for #mining purposes.

#Land was not be used for permanent infrastructure e.g.roads, rail

coal.nic.in/major-statisti… 2/10

The #CBA2021 will allow central government to do three things:

1. Give rights to #State Govts to lease #land to successful bidders of 2020 #CoalAuctions.

Private sector is incentivised and spared of #landacqusition #compensation

The #CBA2021 allows central government to:

2. Retain control over CBA acquired #land even after mining is complete.

#CBA1957 acquired #land can be used for #coal development activities e.g. transportation, stockyards, rail
#forestrights #mineclosure #restoration

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The #CBA2021 allows central government to:

3. Acquire land for #lignite mining

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4 POINTS FOR BACKGROUND:

1. The Union #coal ministry has received bids for only 19 coal mines out of the 67 blocks offered under the second round of auction for commercial mining

financialexpress.com/industry/comme…

#CommercialCoalMining

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2. Central Government has been using #CBA1957 to acquire #forest land

hindustantimes.com/india-news/gov… @jayashreenandi @htTweets

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READ @shreya_jai 's 2020 story in @bsindia on proposed amendments

3. States to approve #land acquisition process for private coal miners

business-standard.com/article/econom…

#CBA2021 7/10

@financialexpres story says:

4. Private coal mining may get a boost; government planning to amend Act to facilitate land acquisition
financialexpress.com/industry/govt-…

#CBA2021 #coal #land 8/10

In states where RFCTLARR, 2013 is still functional acquisition can be done under #CBA1957 but #rehabilitation #SIA process under 2013 law

Our Occasional Paper on Mapping Dilutions in a Central Law
cprindia.org/research/paper… @CPR_India @iep_india @guptadebayan1 9/10

See:

@PRSLegislative on #ParliamentMonsoonSession #Bills
prsindia.org/sites/default/…

#lawforall #CBA2021 10/10