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The Maharashtra Resettlement of Project Displaced Persons Act, 1976

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This Act provides a legal framework for the rehabilitation of individuals and families displaced by public utility projects, such as irrigation dams or power plants, in Maharashtra. It mandates the government to identify "affected zones" and "benefited zones," ensuring that those losing their land or livelihood receive alternative land or housing plots. The Act establishes a Directorate of Resettlement to oversee the process, from land acquisition to the final allocation of new plots. It is vital for citizens because it guarantees a structured, fair process for compensation and resettlement, preventing arbitrary displacement and ensuring that development projects do not leave families destitute.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Chief controlling authority in resettlement matters
  5. 4. Directorate of Resettlement
  6. 5. Functions of Director
  7. 6. Duties of Commissioner
  8. 7. Delegations of powers and duties to subordinate officers
  9. 8. Subordination of officers and servants
  10. 9. Constitution of Advisory Committees
  11. 10. Provided that the Chairman of an Advisory Committee shall be a non-official, and the Vice-Chairman may be an official, appointed by the State Government.
  12. 11. Application of Act to Project
  13. 12. Restrictions on transfer or partition of land in benefited zone
  14. 13. Assessment of extent of land from which persons have been displaced and the extent of land available for re-settlement; and collection of certain information
  15. 14. Provisional declaration of affected zone and benefited zone
  16. 15. Final declaration of affected zone and benefited zone ; and make changes in such zones
  17. 16. Power to acquire land for purposes of this Act
  18. 17. Extent of land to be granted to displaced persons according to certain conditions
  19. 18. Occupancy price
  20. 19. Public notice calling upon displaced persons to state whether they want land for resettlement
  21. 20. Resettlement Officer to prepare draft scheme of resettlement
  22. 21. Publication of scheme and sanctioning of scheme
  23. 22. Entrustment of execution of lay-out to Zilla Parishad
  24. 23. Grant of land on occupancy price
  25. 24. Power of Deputy Director to grant land to others in certain cases
  26. 25. Transfer of encumbrances
  27. 26. Penalty for false declaration
  28. 27. Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgement of the court, such fine shall not be less than one hundred rupees.
  29. 28. Officers and servants appointed under this Act to be public servants
  30. 29. Bar of jurisdiction
  31. 30. Protection of action taken under this Act
  32. 31. Rules

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