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Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, October 8, 2024- Giving detailed information about the Punjab Cabinet meeting, Cabinet Minister Aman Arora said that the Chief Minister has announced to make the small-class workers the owners of those lands which are very much owned by the zamindars.
Aman Arora said that 11,231 such beneficiaries have claimed ownership of the lands who have been taking care of such lands for a long time without any heirs. The minister said that there are 4,196 acres of such land.
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Apart from this, the cleaning and safety of 14 dams and headworks has to come in the form of a loan from the World Bank for 12 years.
The lands of local bodies where hospitals or government institutions are built are illegally occupied.A school is built or a hospital is built. So it does not get upgradation. Clearance has been given to transfer these lands to that department so that their maintenance and upgradation can take place.
"The paddy season is upon us. The problem of sheller owners has been solved. In this regard, the custom milling policy has been released which is on an annual basis. Refundable security for registration of sheller owners has been reduced from 11 lakhs to 5 lakhs. No bank guarantee is required and the property will be marked. The custom milling rate used to be Rs 175 per tonne, which has now been reduced by Rs 10 to Rs 165," he informed.