Fast-track NRI courts to come up in six districts

CABINET ALSO APPROVED POLICY FOR OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF LAND RESERVED FOR EWS

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: To facilitate non-resident Indians (NRIs), the Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of special fast-track NRI courts in six districts. These courts will be set up at Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Moga and Ludhiana.

The cabinet also gave nod to a policy for optimum utilisation of land reserved for economically weaker sections (EWS). As per this, scattered land pockets in various colonies will be monetised and the funds received from such sale will be utilised for the benefit of EWS. For this, 1,500 acres will be acquired across the state.

The state development authorities will be authorised to plan these scattered land pockets at their level to cater to the needs of the end user in such a way that would generate reasonable revenue for the department by way of auctioning of these sites.