28-04-2025
Land Assignment (Amendment) Act rules will be fixed soon: Pinarayi
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the government will fix the rules of the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act before May.
Addressing a district-level meeting at Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Nedumkandam in Idukki on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of his government, Mr. Vijayan said that with the support of the new Land Assignment (Amendment) Act, the violation of title deed rules can be rectified.
' The government aims to find a proper solution regarding the land issues in Idukki. The rule formation of the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act is in a final phase. The violations occurred in the 1964 rule title deeds and the 1993 rule title deeds. Through the amendment, the violations can be legalised,' said Mr Vijayan.
Mr Vijayan further said that the LDF government announced the Land Assignment (Amendment) Act to protect the interests of people in Idukki.
'Two key regulations are primarily needed in the Amendment Act: rules to regularise already converted land and rules for new land conversion and use. The converted lands will be regularised through imposing a fee by local bodies and no fine for such regularisation. False propaganda has been spread among the people that the government will only validate a limited portion of converted lands. The government is considering the possibility of imposing higher fees to validate large constructions that violate land title conditions, said Mr Vijayan.
The Chief Minister further said there is false propaganda against the State that Kerala had fallen into a huge debt trap for the past nine years.
' The State's Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) in the 2016 period was 26%, and in 2025 it grew by 73%. The tax revenue grew from ₹47,000 crore to ₹81,000 crore over the past seven years. The internal revenue in the 2016 period was ₹55,000 crores and now it has grown to ₹104,000 crores,' said Mr Vijayan.
Mr Vijayan said that to ensure the availability of construction equipment, the government will soon decide to grant permits for new quarries in the district.
Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine presided over the meeting. Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan, attended the meeting along with Peermade MLA, Vazhoor Soman, Udumbanchola MLA, M.M. Mani, Devikulam MLA, A. Raja, District Collector V. Vigneshwari, among others, attended the meeting.
