Odisha enhances land ceiling to be acquired by industry
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Land will have to be purchased directly from farmers
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Land will have to be purchased directly from farmers
The Odisha government has enhanced the ceiling of land to be directly purchased from farmers and other land owners for setting up of industrial projects in the State.
In both rural and urban areas, extent of land to be acquired through direct negotiation has been doubled.
As per a resolution published by the government, private companies can now purchase 500 acres in rural areas and 100 acres in urban centres. Earlier, the limit for direct purchase of land was fixed at 200 acres and 50 acres in rural and urban areas respectively.