Haryana Formulates Policy To Create Land Banks To Check Distress Sale By Farmers

Haryana: Under this policy, farmers can advise the state government for selecting a site for the development project at a particular place.

In a bid to prevent distress sale of land by farmers, the Haryana government has provided an option to them by formulating a policy to create land banks for government departments, boards and corporations, an official statement said on Thursday. Under this policy, farmers can advise the state government for selecting a site for the development project at a particular place. A decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh. This policy may be called the Policy for Creating Land Bank for the Government Department including Boards and Corporations and disposal thereof for development projects, the statement said. The Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval to a proposal regarding to grant extension in service in respect of the employees of four departments for a period of one month who were going to retire on April 30, 2021, on attaining the age of superannuation in view of the emergent situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic.