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India (2020)

Transport project applicable laws are:

  • The Railways (Amendment) Act 2008

  • The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR)

  • The RFCTLARR Maharashtra Rules 2014 and Amendment Rules 2016

  • The State Government Resolution: MRD-3318/C.R. 06 (Part 2)/UD-7 of the Urban Development Department dated 5 December 2018

  • The State Government Resolution: MRD-3317/S.N. 15/UD-7 of the Urban Development Department dated 20 August 2018

  • The R&R Policy for MUTP-III 2018 (GR: MRD-3317/Pra.Ka.15/Navi-7 dated 20 august 2018

  • Government decisions no. SANKIRNA-03/2015/Para. Krav.34/A-2/dated 12 May 2015 and SANKIRNA-03/2015/Pra. Krav.34/A-2/dated 30 Sept 2015 of Revenue and Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra 

The other acts and policies that may be relevant are:

  • Minimum Wages Act, 1948

  • Contract Labour Act 1970

  • The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976

  • Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1996 along with Rules 1988

  • Children (Pledging of Labour) Act 1933 as amended in 2002

  • The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995

  • The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules 1996

  • Untouchability Offences Act 1955

  • The Schedules Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

  • Scheduled Casted and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995

  • Right to Information Act 2005

  • Forest Rights Act 2006

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