On 17 May 2005, the Government of Gujarat issued a resolution (GR) to bring wastelands under cultivation inviting big corporate houses and rich farmers – a beginning of corporate farming in a big way in the state. The GR has the provision of giving wastelands up to 2000 acres for a lease period of 20 years. To encourage larger participation, the first five years are rent-free after which a varying rent from Rs. 40 to 100 per acre shall be taken.1 While some
people see it as an opportunity to make a meaningful use of the wastelands, a fair amount of criticism has been mounting against this GR.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/quiet-transfer-commons-pastoralism-shrinking-pastures-and-new-gr-gujarat
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charul-bharwada
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vinay-mahajan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/common-property-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastelands
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grazing-lands
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wasteland-development
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
