Yogi govt relaxes norms for acquiring gram sabha land to speed up projects

About 350 infra, industrial projects stalled over land acquisition

With land acquisition hurdles stalling about 350 infrastructure and industrial development projects in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday eased some cumbersome norms to speed up projects.

The state has waived the stipulation of paying 4 times the prevailing market value/circle rate, for acquiring ‘gram sabha’ land for development projects, under the existing land acquisition norms enforced in 2015.

The UP cabinet has decided to relax the provision for ‘gram sabha’ land owned by the state government and instead allowed for paying compensation as per the prevailing circle/market rates.

Briefing the media after the meet, UP health minister