The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today constituted
committees under the chairmanship of respective Sub Divisional
Magistrates as Chairman with Tehsildars as member in all the Sub
Divisions of the State to physically check the claim of possession of land for allotment of Rural Evacuee Land.

According to an official spokesman in a significant decision taken the Chief Minister today directed Revenue Department that it would be the personal responsibility of each committee to physically check the claim of possession of land and certify that before allotment of Rural Evacuee Land to the beneficiaries.

The Chief Minister also extended the date for filling application for rural evacuee land up to April 30, 2009. He said that the committees has been constituted specially by Chief Minister to ensure transparency in allotment of land and to avoid future litigation.

The spokesman said that the committee would record that whether the claimant was in continuous possession of said land from the sowing season of Kharif, 2000 as entered into the revenue records. The spokesman said that Rural Evacuee land would be allotted to farmers of the general category @ Rs.15000 per acre and to the farmer of scheduled caste and backward classes @ 12000 per acre. He said that to facilitate the farmers the money would be recovered from them in 6 six monthly installments.

The spokesman said that presently 42195 acres of land was available in Punjab for allotment. The land would be allotted under Rural Evacuee Land Punjab Package Deal Properties (disposal) Act 1976 and its relevant rules.