India has issued an order aimed at making it easier for companies to buy land and develop infrastructure by providing for exemptions to a rule that required 70% of those potentially affected by land acquisition to give their agreement.
The order requires the approval of parliament, the next session of which starts in February, according to PRS Legislative Research.
Categories that will be subject to the exemption include industrial corridors, housing for the poor and infrastructure.
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