In December 2007, the government tabled the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (2007) and the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill (2007). According to the official note of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, both the Bills are an attempt to give statutory backing and amend the provisions of The National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007) and The Land Acquisition Act (1894) and to strike a balance between statutorily acquiring land for development and protecting the interests of the people whose lands are acquired. Estimates indicate that since independence (1947), more than 40 million people have been displaced due to various development projects and a large majority have not been compensated. In this paper, we critique both these Bills, as they will determine the basis for land acquisition by the government in the future. Since much of our work is on the impacts of tourism on communities, our critique of these Bills highlights the issues from the perspective of tourism and tourism development linked displacement. Publisher: Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) Contact: [email protected], +91.80.25457607 Visit: www.equitabletourism.org, www.equitabletourism.org/stage/stage/readfull.php?AID=430