The Maharashtra Government has cleared a proposal to convert more than one lakh acres of Class II land in Marathwada into freehold, making the occupants complete owners. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai today. According to an official statement, the decision is based on a 60-year-old demand to convert 1.4 lakh acres of Class II land. Class II occupancy is a conditional holding where land is given to individuals for various reasons, including as rewards and to religious structures for their maintenance.
The cabinet has also approved a revised budget of 37 thousand crore rupees for the construction and repair of six thousand kilometres of roads. The government has said that the roads will be concretized instead of using asphalt seal coating.
