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Assam govt framing new land policy: Minister

Agricultural lands were getting reduced due to various reasons including using it for non-farming purposes

Press Trust of India Guwahati
The Assam government will frame a new land policy and a committee has been formed to work on it, the state Assembly was informed today."The Assam government has decided to frame a new land policy and a committee has already been formed to work on it under the Chairmanship of Congress MLA Bhumidhar Barman," Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Prithibi Majhi said.He made the statement replying to a written question by BJP MLA Jadav Chandra Deka.Agricultural lands were getting reduced due to various reasons including using it for non-farming purposes, erosion and acquisition by government institutions like railways and road department, he said.

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First Published: Feb 11 2014 | 8:09 PM IST

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