India, Jan. 6 -- All newly appointed district-heading bureaucrats will have to undergo training on land acquisition, according to a new plan being drawn up by a committee of secretaries, a move aimed at minimising hurdles in the execution of large infrastructure projects.

Delays in acquiring land, especially for highways, and numerous state-specific land laws underline the complexity of executing large projects, which tend to spark conflicts with poor farmers and indigenous people in the world's fifth largest economy.

Infrastructure remains a priority area for the Narendra Modi-led government, whose ambition is to make India a developed nation by 2047. Improving infrastructure will be key to achieving that goal.

The Union government ha...