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India steps up policy overhaul with land law approval

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is struggling to maintain momentum for reform as he seeks to tackle transportation and energy bottlenecks that have handicapped growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. Photo: EPA

India approved changes to a century-old land law and set up a panel to speed up infrastructure projects as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh extends a policy overhaul to revive economic growth.

Amendments to the colonial-era Land Acquisition Act may help the government curb often violent protests that have stalled projects for industry and highways. The cabinet committee also allowed the establishment of an infrastructure panel and a 30 per cent reduction in the sale of airwaves.