It was mid-May, the time when the peak summer sun dries up all wellsprings of generosity. That’s when the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab launched Land Pooling Policy (LPP), 2025. It was a striking idea: bunching together 65,533 acres for industrial and residential projects. In retrospect, though, someone should have foreseen…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI file photo) The AAP government in Punjab withdrew its land pooling policy on Monday in the face of stiff opposition from rival political parties and farmer bodies.Although the government had been vehemently defending the policy, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a few days ago, ordered an interim stay on…
Punjab government rolls out Land Pooling policy; promises farmer welfare and higher compensation CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has rolled out a new policy for farmers’ welfare that aims to prioritise partnership and transparency through its Land Pooling model.Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has introduced a land pooling model under which farmers receive…