Private lands are acquired for public purpose for the State and Central Government Departments based on the requisition/LPS obtained from the requisitioning bodies / department under the provision of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. In addition, land are being acquired under the State Acts for facilitating the land acquisition for housing as well as for the development of Industries and for developing infrastructure for Highway Network in the State, as follows:-

1. Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu Act 10/1999).
2. Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 (Tamil Nadu Act 34/2002) and 153.
3. Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Schemes Act, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 1978)

The Central Government have enacted Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act, 30/2013) (RFCTLARR Act, 2013), repealing the erstwhile Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and has came into force from 1.1.2014. Under this new Act, Rehabilitation and Resettlement have become an integral part of the Land Acquisition process. To continue land acquisition process under these State Land Acquisition Acts, the State Government have amended the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act No.1 of 2015) by inserting Section 105A, which places these State Land Acquisition Acts in a newly created Fifth Schedule, on par with the thirteen Central enactments, which are listed in the Fourth Schedule, and have been exempted from the purview of this Act except with respect to compensation & rehabilitation and resettlement. The Amendment has received assent of the Hon’ble President. The Government of Tamil Nadu have enacted the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2019). The State Acts have been revived, received the Assent of the President and published in T.N.G.G. on 5th December,2019. The State Acts is deemed to have come into force on 26th September, 2013. By enacting the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2019), the Government have taken steps to continue the Land Acquisition under the above State Acts without any delay. In order to implement the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, the State Rules have been made and approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu vide G.O. Ms. No.298, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dated 20.9.2017. In addition to this, the Multiplier Factor as per the 1st schedule of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 has also been approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu vide G.O. Ms.No.300, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dated 20.1.2017. The Notifications for the above Rules and Multiplier Factor have been published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No.300, Dated 21.9.2017.

Based on the approved Tamil Nadu State Rules and Multiplier Factor, the Government, in G.O. (Ms.) No. 13, Industries (SIPCOT-LA-1(1)) Department, Dated 21.2.2018 and in G.O. (Ms.) No.27, Highways and Minor Ports Department, Dated 5.3.2018 have issued orders for determination of final amount of compensation and for the cases wherein the interim compensation had already been paid, the final compensation is also being worked out and paid.

In order to facilitate speedy acquisition of the private lands for public purposes through private negotiation, the Government have also issued orders in G.O.Ms.No.281, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 7.9.2017 and G.O Ms No 411 Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 6.8.2020 in such a way that the compensation shall be determined in line with the compensation to be paid under the RFCTLARR Act, by enhancing the monetary powers of the Committee as already given in G.O. Ms. No. 103, Revenue (L.A.I (1)) Department, dated 28.02.2011 for acquisition of lands through Private Negotiation.

In order to streamline the Land Acquisition procedures with a view to substantially reduce the time taken to process these procedures, while adhering to the prevailing statutory requirements, the Government in G.O.Ms. No.23, Planning Development and Special Initiatives (SI) Department, dated 19.3.2018 have authorized Dr. T.V. Somanathan, I.A.S., the then Additional Chief Secretary, Planning Development and Special Initiatives (SI) Department to create working groups for each special initiatives and to co-opt officers of various Department to work on the Special initiatives. Accordingly, the streamlining and committee was constituted and based on the recommendation of the Committee, the Government have issued orders in G.O. Ms. No.350, Revenue & Disaster Management Department dated 14.7.2020 has per the recommendations, the Government in Revenue & Disaster Management Department have issued various Government orders such as enhancement of Monetary Limits in approval of Draft Awards. Issuance of Inevitability certificate for wet lands, estimation of building value without depreciation, compensation for well etc., for providing fair compensation to the land owners / interested persons.