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Acquire land for redistribution to the poor and dispossessed people.
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Housing for the poor should be the first priority of non-agricultural land use.
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Net potential loss of livelihood resources should be accessed thoroughly and seriously before industrial and development projects are sanctioned.
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Eminent domain of the State should mean using/utilising land for creating equity & justice in the society.
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Eminent domain of the State not withstanding, control and utilisation authority should vest with the panchyats.
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Land Ceiling should be reduced and minimum holding should established.
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Any land used for food production provides economic security and the government system should guarantee timely necessary inputs.
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Land to industry and other projects should be rationalised according to the requirement and not according to the demand of others.
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Unused land should be taken back in a time bound manner
Urban poverty and growth of slums can be arrested only through land based village reconstruction programmes.
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Identify problems faced by farmers and farm labourers and create structures to deal with the problems.
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The differences between forest & revenue department, tenancy registration, instances of forceful occupation by the powerful, delay in the judicial process are leading to social and political violence and need to be addressed urgently.
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This may be done through setting up institutions like the National and State Land Authority and operate Fast Track Courts and Single Window System under its authority.
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Establish committees to study various problems related to displacement, evictions and land grabbing.
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Suggest ways and means to achieve equity in the society through proper land distribution and re-distribution and also suggest methods to bring down the Land Ceiling limit (in agricultural land) without creating social tension & conflicts.
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Educate and persuade family and individuals with other sources of income to give away land to the landless poor through a process of negotiations (LAFTI experience of Nagpattnam in Tamil Nadu).
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Raise enough resources with the help of Planning Commission to promote this programme in a campaign mode.
