Assam Government to distribute land pattas to 60,000 indigenous families

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has decided to distribute land pattas to 60,000 indigenous families in the State on October 5, taking the number of indigenous families receiving land pattas so far to 1.6 lakh.

The decision towards this end was taken during a review meeting of State Revenue Department held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Assam Administrative Staff College at Khanapara here on Monday.

It is to be mentioned that land pattas have already been provided to 46,000 indigenous families by the State Government.

Sonowal directed the Revenue Department to take steps for involving the Ministers and MPs in-charge of respective districts in the land patta-distribution programmes to be held in all districts. He also said that the State Government has formulated the 'Land Policy-2019' following the recommendation of Hari Shankar Brahma Committee on Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People. Steps for freeing encroachments from xatra lands, he said.

Among the other decisions taken during the Monday's meeting are the following: Small tea growers would be provided land pattas ceremonially at a programme at Jorhat while the policy would be finalized soon to rehabilitate the people rendered homeless by flood and erosion in the State.

It was also decided that the foundation stones of three flood centers to be set up at Majuli, Tezpur and Barpeta would also be laid at the earliest. On other hand, the Chief Minister will formally launch the 'Arundhati' scheme of the State Government on September 24 by providing the price of one tola (10 grams) gold i.e., Rs 40,000 each to beneficiaries of the scheme. Sonowal stressed the need to create adequate awareness about the 'Arundhati' scheme so that intended beneficiaries come forward to take advantage of this scheme.

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