ODISHA CABINET REVOKES DECISION ON TRANSFER OF TRIBAL LAND

Bhubaneswar(24/11/2023): The Odisha Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday revoked it's decision of allowing transfer of land of tribals to non-tribals. In a statement in the State Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari said that the previous decision of the Cabinet regarding transfer of tribal land has been sent to the Tribes Advisory Council for review. On November 14, the Cabinet had approved amendments to some provisions of Regulation-2 of Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property Amendment Regulation to facilitate the transfer and mortgage of land belonging to scheduled tribes (STs). Later, the decision was withheld after the decision drew strong criticism from the Opposition parties.