New Delhi, Aug 21 - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee might be protesting the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, but experts believe these address several concerns raised recently during acquisitions.

'Both the Land Acquisition Amendment and the related Bill on Rehabilitation and Resettlement address several concerns that have been raised in relation to recent project related acquisitions. However, there are various issues that remain,' said PRS Legislative Research, an initiative that aims to strengthen legislative debate.

'These include the differentiation of resettlement benefits between projects that displace a large number of families and those in which fewer families are displaced. Also, while several benefits are listed, it is not mandatory for the authorities to provide some of these,' PRS added.

According to PRS' analysis of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 'The amendment bill places several restrictions to deter acquisition of land unless it is needed for a genuine public purpose. It also provides for better compensation and quicker dispute resolution.'

'However, some issues still need to be examined. The mode of compensation needs to be re-examined, urgency is not defined, the treatment of unused land acquired by the government is unclear,' the analysis added.

In the context of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R), it says that till 2003 there was no national policy on rehabilitating and resettling people who had been displaced due to land acquisition.

'The National Rehabilitation and Resettlement policy was framed in 2003 and revised in 2007. The R&R bill 2007 seeks to convert the policy into a statute, so that any aggrieved person is entitled to judicial remedy,' it added.