Haryana CM launches new e-Bhoomi Portal to further ease land purchase process for govt projects
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday launched the new e-Bhoomi portal to further ease the process of purchasing land for government projects with the land owners' consent. The government aims to purchase land in a transparent manner with the consent of the landowners, Khattar said.
Now, apart from farmers, aggregators will also be able to offer land on this portal, he added.
The aggregator must be an income taxpayer and must have a Parivar Pehchan Patra family ID, the chief minister said.
The offer of land on the new portal would be valid for six months.
Farmers can offer their land independently or through listed aggregators. A minimum offer of 10 acre has been made mandatory for voluntary offers made by aggregators, he said.
Nodal officers have been identified in each department and at the district level to facilitate and coordinate the entire process.
Under the process, once anyone (individual or aggregator) uploads the offer on the portal, it will be informed to the designated agency, which will inform the concerned government department for the proposed project, he added.
After this, the process will start on automatic mode considering the rates being offered by the individual or aggregator.
«If the rates are within the range of the Collector rate then the Administrative Secretary of the department will immediately approve it after examining the feasibility,» he said.
However, if the rates are higher than the collector rates, the proposal will be presented for consideration before the Committee of Secretaries headed by the Chief Secretary. If the rates are more than 50 per cent of the collector rates, the proposal will be sent to the High Powered Land Purchase Committee headed by the chief
