The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday Gave Approval to Denotify the Land Pooling Policy, which Aap Government Withdrew a few days ago.

The decision in this regard was taking in the meeting of the ministers, the chief minister bhagwant mann here. The Cabinet Decided to Withdraw Notification of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Punjab Pertaining To Land Policy 2025 Issued on June 4 Along With Subsequent Aren’t Intercentments, Said An in Official Spokes. Chief Minister’s Office.

The formal notification reads, “The Governor of Punjab is pleased to withdraw mechanism for the acquisition of land through direct purchase notified with letter bearing No.hu-H1/2025-6H1/I/2025 and Date 14.05.2025 of the Department Notified With Letter Bearing No. 04.06.2025 on Following Terms and Conditions:- (A) Done Subsequent to the notification of the above policy, seeking objections/consent. Quashed with IMMEDIATE Effect; Mechanism for Land Through Direct Purchase Favor of the authority is back on (d) No Stamp Duty; Under the same policies with the approval of ministers in the meeting Number: 1/126/2025-1cab/5128 and date 14.08.2025. “

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While the government did not hold any customary briefing after the cabinet meeting, a source said, “There were the severage ex-post facto approval to be given in. And the nod was given no discussion in the cabinet. ” He was referring to ex-post factor for the form of a group of ministers (gom) to ensure the smoth procurement on kharif and rabi crops. This gom is Chaired by the Agriculture Minister and Includes the ministers for food & civil supports, transport, and water resources as members.

Another Ex-Post Facto Approval was granting to the formation of a cabinet sub-committee. This committee will review and consider recommendations made by the committee of officials regarding parts II and II of the 6th punjab pay commission report.

A source added, “Everything was already decided. Were already in sync that policy was threatening to dim the future prospects of aap in the state, “said the source.

The government had found its decision to withdraw the policy on Monday, after weekly long protest by farmer organisms and opposition parties against the policy.

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It was stated that the aap was in no mood to withdraw the policy, the party ledership’s views changed after attendes in a state-level governance in Sunam, to market Started walking out just when kejriawal started speaking. “This was shocking for the party. The state that loved kejriawal just a few years ago, didn to listen to him this side.

The punjab cabinet had approved the land pooling policy in june and had then assured that not a single yard will be forcibly acquired from land owners. The state government had planned to be acquire around 65,000 acres of land at many places increasing around 45,000 acres online in ludhiana for developing Under the policy, an owner will be given a 1,000 square yard of residential plot and a 200 square yard of commercial plot in fully developed land in lieu of one land, the state government.