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been a complaint that the process involved in land acquisition takes unnecessarily too long to a point that it impoverishes the initial land owners who have been dispossessed of their land for purposes of public utility projects. So, the reasoning behind the land value index is to try and resolve those pertinent issues, that is, the cost of land; the timeframe involved in the process of acquisition; and, payment of full, fair and just compensation. Many a times, within the Government circles, information is leaked about land that is to be acquired in a particular area. So, an artificial market ...
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is a mismatch compared to the neighbourhood. Consequently, the importance of land value index
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is to prepare a system where
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26 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
we have a reference point or a base point to enable determination of land value right from when there is intention to acquire land until the end of the process. It should be predictable for budgeting purposes by the acquiring authority. There is nothing so disorganising for any project-implementing body like the value of land to keep on changing or the owners of land to keep on shifting the asking prices during the implementation of the project. The title of the Bill
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. I would not want to make so many comments in view of the ruling by the substantive
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Speaker that the
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