Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijayshree Routray on Saturday informed that the proposed new law for the benefit of sharecroppers would come into force from October this year.
Routray told reporters here that the sharecroppers’ Bill would be tabled in the Assembly during its monsoon session. He said feedback about the proposed law has already been taken from the public from 20 districts. Till now, reports from 10 districts are yet o be received.
“After getting reports from all the districts. a final call will be taken,” said Routray.
He further informed that the Government has proposed to provide land to 1 lakh landless families by August this year. Till now, around 52,000 families have benefited from this scheme.
The district Collectors have also been directed to expedite land acquisition for railways and National and State Highways, he informed.