Section 3, Gujarat Land Acquisition Amendment [S10-5V5]

3. In the principal Act, after section 10, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

"10A. The State Government may, in the public interest, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any of the following projects from the application of the provisions of Chapter II and Chapter III of this Act, namely:-

(a) such projects vital to national security or defence of India and every part thereof, including preparation for defence or defence production;

(b) rural infrastructure including electrification;

(c) affordable housing and housing for the poor people;

(d) industrial corridors set up by the State Government and its undertakings (in which case the land shall be acquired up to one kilometer on both sides of designated railway line or roads for such industrial corridor); and

(e) infrastructure projects including projects under public-private partnership where the ownership of land continues to vest with the Government:

Provided that the State Government shall, before the issue of notification, ensure the extent of land for the proposed acquisition keeping in view the bare minimum land required for such project."