Punjab Chief Minister To Ask Centre For Land Relief Revision For Farmers

A farmers' delegation met Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over their demand for the revision of compensation against land acquired by the NHAI under the "Bharatmala Pariyojana".

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has assured a farmers' delegation that he will soon take up with the centre their demand for the revision of compensation against land acquired by the NHAI under the "Bharatmala Pariyojana". He also directed the financial commissioner revenue (FCR) to immediately issue detailed instructions to the concerned officials not to credit the compensation amount into farmers' bank accounts against their will, according to a government statement issued. The issue relates to 25,000 hectares of land in 15 districts of the state. The land is under the process of acquisition under the "Bharatmala Pariyojna". Multiple expressways, including Delhi-Jammu-Katra, Jamnagar-Amritsar, Ludhiana-Ropar, Bathinda-Dabwali, and Jalandhar and Ludhiana bypass, will be built on this land.