The Cabinet approved significant amendments to the industrial plot conversion policy, allowing industrial plots to be repurposed for hospitals, hotels, industrial parks, and other permissible uses.
As per agriculture census 2014, about 86 per cent of Indian farmers own less than two hectares of land. Hence, most Indian farmers are ‘economically marginalized’ and they are unable to earn enough to run their families. This dearth of liquid cash forces them to seek refuge in rapidly industrialising urban centres across the nation.
