Rajasthan govt to draft new law to stop auction of small farmers' land

Guha directed the officials that the Rajasthan Farmers Loan Relief Act should be prepared within a month

The Rajasthan government will draft a new bill in a month to stop the auction of land belonging to small and marginal farmers, an official said on Tuesday.
 

The official said that a loan relief commission would be set up once the law comes into force.
 

Small and marginal farmers, landless labourers and farmers of weaker sections often have to face problems due to burden of loans. To provide relief from loan burden and stop the auction of their land, Rajasthan Farmers Loan Relief Act will be brought and a commission will be set up, Principal Secretary (Cooperative) Shreya Guha