Cabinet Sub-Committee Formed To Get Illegally Occupied Govt Land Vacated

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 15-Feb-2018

A cabinet sub-committee has been constituted to crack down on unauthorized occupation of government land in the state.Expressing concern over the illegal occupation of government property in villages and towns across the state, the cabinet on Thursday set up the committee under the chairmanship of Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.Finance Minister Manpreet Badal and Rural Development & Panchayat Minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa are other members of the committee, an official spokesperson disclosed after the cabinet meeting.The sub-committee has been tasked with identification of such unauthorized occupation. It will also suggest ways and means of getting such properties vacated in order to help the state government monetize them and raise the much-needed revenue.The financially strapped state government has been exploring ways and means to generate resources and the cabinet felt this initiative would also contribute to the efforts.