Punjab Cabinet Approves Amendments to Land Pooling Policy and Waives Citizen Service Charges
The Punjab Cabinet approved amendments to the state's Land Pooling Policy, increasing commercial plot entitlements from 200 to 210 square yards per acre and residential plot entitlements from 1,600 to 1,630 square yards for landowners who forgo commercial plots. Additional benefits include tradable special letters of intent for fractional landholdings and exemption from stamp duty on developed plots. The cabinet also waived facilitation charges for citizen services amid electoral roll revisions and decided to regularize illegal colonies with partial construction upon payment of a fee.