To make agricultural land leasing secure and simple for both land owner and tenant, the Punjab Revenue Commission (PRC) has drafted ‘The Punjab Land Leasing and Tenancy Bill, 2019’.
The six-member Commission, headed by Justice (retired) SS Saron, has uploaded the Bill on Revenue Department and PLRs websites — revenue.punjab.gov.in, plrs.org.in — seeking public suggestions on the Bill.
Notably, the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had constituted the Revenue Commission to bring efficiency in the working of Revenue Department to make it further people friendly. The Commission has been mandated to make new acts and send its recommendations for amendments in the Department’s manuals and acts.
An official spokesperson said that any person or union can send their suggestions on ‘The Punjab Land Leasing and Tenancy Bill, 2019’ till January 17, 2019.
“The purpose of this Act was to protect the rights of the cultivators and the land owner, besides enhancing cooperation between them. It would also ensure tenant or farmers to have access to institutional credit without affecting the landowner's title rights,” said the spokesperson.