Land Pooling in Amaravati, commonly referred to as the Amaravati Land Pooling Scheme (LPS), is a land pooling exercise done by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to acquire land required for the construction of Amaravati, the planned greenfield capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The LPS was created under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014. The phase-1 of the Land Pooling Scheme involved 29 settlements in Guntur district from which about 33,000 acres of land was pooled in exchange for developed plots.
Background After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad was declared as the shared capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years. The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to establish capital at Amaravati. Under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014, the government has initiated Land Pooling Scheme (LPS).
LPS Scheme Under the LPS scheme, landowners gave the land to APCRDA in return for commercial and residential plots with annual financial compensation (annuity) for a period of 10 years. The criteria is as follows: Land classificationReconstituted residential plotReconstituted commercial plotBase annuity paymentAnnuity termsDry land₹30,000 / yearIncreased by ₹3,000 annually for 10 yearsJareebu land₹50,000 / yearIncreased by ₹5,000 annually for 10 years
Benefits
Annuity duration: Initially fixed to be given for 10 years, in 2024, the state government extended the annuity payment period to 15 years. Agricultural labour support: Landless agricultural labourers in Amaravati were given monthly pension of ₹2,500 per family for ten years. In February 2024, the pension was increased to ₹5,000 per month extended to 15 years. Loan waiver and social benefits: Farmers were given crop loan waivers up to ₹1.5 lakh per family along with subsidised education for their children and skill-training programs.
Phase-II Currently, the Governement of Andhra Pradesh initiated process for the phase-II of Land Pooling Scheme.
See also
Amaravati Government Complex Amaravati International Airport Amaravati Quantum Valley Transport in Amaravati
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