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In a relief to settlers in highland areas, the Kerala Government has decided to waive restrictions on transaction of farmland held by them as part of the condition for issuing title deeds.
A meeting of the State Cabinet today decided to take away the restrictive provision in this regard by amending the rules under the Kerala Land Assignment Act.
Addressing reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Information Minister K.C. Joseph said the ceiling set on such land held by each title holder would also be increased to four acres from the present one acre.
Scores of settler farmers holding lands in upland areas such as Idukki and Wayanad and other high range areas prior to January 1, 1977, which was earlier set as the cut-off date for assigning title deeds, would benefit from the decision.
The first phase of issuing title deeds will begin in Idukki later this month, the Minister said.
The Centre shelved the decision to implement the Kasturirangan report last week, apparently under pressure from States such as Kerala.
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