Insertion of a new section 31A in Act 30 of 2013

After section 31 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :- “31A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be competent for the State Government to pay, whenever the land is to be aquired for its own use amounting to less than one hundred acres or whenever the land is to be acquired in case of projects which are linear in nature as referred to the proviso to sub-section

1. (4) of section 10, as Rehabilitation and Resettlement cost, such lump sum amount equal to fifty per cent. of the amount of compensation as determined under section 27 to the affected families.”.