Public purpose re-defined to include: strategic purposes vital to the state; public infrastructure, such as electricity, communication, mining, water supply, public facilities;

Public purposes also includes cases of ‘persons’ (person includes any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not)–where land required for purposes useful for the general public and restricted to cases where at least 70% of total land already purchased;

Part VII dealing with acquisition for companies omitted;

Land remaining unutilised for 5 years to revert to appropriate government;

80% of the difference in consideration received over the acquisition cost to be shared amongst land owners in proportion to value of land acquired in case of transfer;

Rate of compensation to be not less than floor price fixed by state government or average of higher prices paid in 50% of land sale cases during the last three years, whichever is higher;

Conversion of land acquired to intended category of use to be taken into account in fixing market value;

Full payment of compensation before taking possession;

Entire exercise of land acquisition made time bound at every stage;

Persons having tenancy rights included in the definition of ‘person interested’;

Jurisdiction of civil courts barred; Land acquisition compensation disputes settlement authority proposed in each state, and also one for the centre;

Solatium increased from 30% to 60% of market value; 75% for cases of urgency.