CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the new Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Land Acquisition Bill?
A
Shri Giriraj Singh
B
Shri Rama Kishore Singh
C
Ganesh Singh
D
Shri Raj Kumar Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The fifth JPC has been constituted in February 2011 to probe 2G case. It is headed by P.C. Chacko.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the new larr act 2013, landowners are given more power. Private/Government entities have to get the consent of the original landowners before acquiring any land in the village or the city. No consent is needed from the landowner if the government acquires the land directly for developing public infrastructure.

Detailed explanation-3: -This Bill amends the principal Act passed in 2013. The Bill enables the government to exempt five categories of projects from the requirements of: (i) social impact assessment, (ii) restrictions on acquisition of multi-cropped land, and (iii) consent for private projects and public private partnerships (PPPs) projects.

There is 1 question to complete.