Payment of land compensation started for Ring Road

Jammu Jan 16: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri today informed the Legislative Assembly that the process for disbursement of compensation to land owners/interested persons whose land has come under the Ring Road project in Jammu district has been started.

Replying to a Question by Dr Gagan Bhagat in the House, the Minister said that the compensation is being paid to the farmers/ owners in lieu of their land coming under the alignment of Ring Road Project under the provisions of J&K Land Acquisition Act and the rates are assessed/fixed for payment in the meetings of Collectors chaired by the District Collector as per the guidelines/provisions made under the said Act as well as taking into consideration the Stamp duty rates notified for concerned areas by the competent authority.

Hakeem Mohammad Yasin, Ch. Sukhnandan and M.Y. Tarigami raised supplementary questions related to their areas.