Definitions

Application of Act.—

1. (1) The provisions of this Act relating to land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement, shall apply, when the appropriate Government acquires land for its own use, hold and control, including for Public Sector Undertakings and for public purpose, and shall include the following purposes:—
   • (a) for strategic purposes relating to naval, military, air force, and armed forces of the Union, including central paramilitary forces or any work vital to national security or defence of India or State police, safety of the people;
   • (b) for infrastructure projects, which includes the activities listed in the Schedule, and excluding private or public private partnership projects for which land is acquired for private companies: Provided that the threshold for such public private partnership projects shall be as specified by the appropriate Government;
   • (c) for project for project affected families;
   • (d) for projects which are for planned development or the improvement of village sites or any site in the urban areas or provision of land for residential purposes for the weaker sections in rural and urban areas;
   • (e) for government administered, government aided institutions and universities and for residential purposes for the weaker sections in rural and urban areas;
   • (f) for projects for residential purposes to the poor or landless;
   • (g) for projects for residential purposes to persons residing in areas affected by natural calamities;
   • (h) for projects for planned development or the improvement of village sites or any site in the urban areas or provision of land for residential purposes for the weaker sections in rural and urban areas;
     • (i) for land for private companies for public purpose, for which the procedure and provisions of this Act shall be applicable;
   • (j) for land for public private partnership projects, for which the procedure and provisions of this Act shall be applicable;
   • (k) for land for land for companies for private purpose, for which the procedure and provisions of this Act shall be applicable.
2. (2) The provisions of this Act relating to land acquisition, consent, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement, shall also apply, when the appropriate Government acquires land for the following purposes, namely:—
   • (a) for public private partnership projects, under which the ownership of the land continues to vest with the Government for public purpose as defined in sub-section (1);
   • (b) for private companies for public purpose, as defined in sub-section (1).