Centre looks at land pool model to boost farm income

Mechanism will help deal with resistance from owners to give away land for infrastructure projects

The Centre is looking at various models of land pooling to develop urban infrastructure and leverage economies of scale in rural areas. The effort is aimed at boosting farmers’ incomes and ensuring that land does not become a hurdle in the construction of public assets.

A high-powered interministerial panel has been formed to look into the concept from agriculturalists’ point of view and to scout for social entrepreneurs who could invest capital in it.

“The basic idea is to ensure that small farmers, for whom economic gains from a piece of land might be going down, could join