Kerala plans significant changes to land acquisition laws

Kerala's government is proposing major changes to land laws, including the Kerala Land Reforms Act and the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act. These changes aim to ease industrial land acquisition and limit local government control. The proposals could allow industries to bypass land ceiling limits, increasing the maximum land for industrial projects from 15 acres to 100 acres. This could lead to more corporate land ownership and conversion of agricultural land. Critics argue these changes undermine the original goals of land reforms and threaten the protection of agricultural land and wetlands. The government claims the revisions are necessary to attract large-scale investments.