Key Points:
- On 23rd January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam. The Prime Minister will distribute over 1 lakh land ‘pattas’ (allotment certificates) in Sivasagar, Assam on Saturday.
- The current government has already distributed 2.28 lakhs land pattas/allotment certificates since May 2016. The record suggests that Assam had 5.75 lakh, landless families, in 2016.
- “No government in Assam has ever took such a people-friendly initiative in the past,” said Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, PTI reported.
- The event will be held at Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar district, a historical place connected with Assam’s erstwhile Ahom kingdom.
On Saturday, 23rd January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam. The Prime Minister will distribute over 1 lakh land ‘pattas’ (allotment certificates) in Sivasagar, Assam on Saturday. The Government of Assam came out with a all-inclusive New Land Policy, taking in account the urgency of protecting the Land Rights of ‘Indigenous People’ of the State of Assam. The New Land Policy is accompanied with a renewed emphasis on protecting the land rights of the indigenous people.
“The prime minister will formally launch the distribution of land ‘patta’ to more than one lakh indigenous people who have been living uncertain lives for decades. No government in Assam has ever took such a people-friendly initiative in the past,”
said Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, PTI reported.
Sonowal also told PTI that a lot of government lands were intruded by suspected illegal immigrants and his government initiated to evict them and provide the land to the indigenous people — most of them are tribals, OBCs and ex-tea garden labourers.
Tomorrow morning I would be among the people of Assam. At a programme in Sivasagar, 1.06 lakh land pattas/allotment certificates will be distributed. We are committed to doing everything possible to preserve the rights and unique culture of the great state of Assam.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2021
The issuance of patta/allotment certificates for indigenous people of Assam has been given the highest priority in order to induce a sense of security amongst them. The current government has already distributed 2.28 lakhs land pattas/allotment certificates since May 2016. The record suggests that Assam had 5.75 lakh, landless families, in 2016.
23rd January, will be the first time since independence that such a big number of people will be given ‘patta’ in Assam in one go. The event will be held at Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar district, a historical place connected with Assam’s erstwhile Ahom kingdom.
The great Sati Jaymati showed her valor and patriotism at the Jerenga Pothar. Due to the historic importance, the government’s decision of handing over of land pattas to the local indigenous families is assumed of great importance too.
