The Haryana Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh.Nayab Singh Saini has approved a proposal of the Development and Panchayats Department to make land in ShamlatDeh available to Self-Help Groups (SHGs) registered with the Haryana State Rural Livelihood Mission (HSRLM) for dairy farming purposes.
For this purpose, the Cabinet approved an amendment to Rule 6 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964, along with related terms and conditions. After the revised provisions, Gram Panchayats will be allowed to lease out ShamlatDeh land measuring up to 500 square yards to SHGs registered with HSRLM and Cooperative Societies of Self-Help Groups for setting up dairies.
The lease will initially be granted for a period of five years and may be extended for another three years based on satisfactory operation of the dairy, as certified by HSRLM. The policy has been designed with the objective of making SHG members self-reliant so that they may eventually purchase land independently after successfully operating dairy units.
For extension of the lease beyond the period, prior approval of the concerned Deputy Commissioner will be mandatory. The Deputy Commissioner will also serve as the competent authority for granting approval to Gram Panchayats for leasing out such land.
The policy further stipulates that members of the Self-Help Groups must be residents of the same village or Gram Panchayat. Besides this, no SHG will be eligible for allotment of land if any of its members or their family members, as identified through the ParivarPehchan Patra (PPP), own land measuring 500 square yards or more.