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CM Yogi Directs Officials To Grant Land Ownership Rights To Bangladesh Refugees

CM Yogi Directs Officials To Grant Land Ownership Rights To Bangladesh Refugees

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed officials to grant legal land ownership to Bangladesh refugees, emphasizing moral responsibility and historic significance.
In a significant move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed state officials to take swift action in granting legal land ownership rights to around 10,000 families displaced from Bangladesh who have been resettled across various districts in the state.
Calling it a moral responsibility of the government, Chief Minister Adityanath said, 'This is an opportunity to honour the decades-long struggle of thousands of families who took refuge in India and have waited for rightful rehabilitation. These families must be treated with both sensitivity and dignity."
'This is not just a policy decision; it is a sensitive and historic step toward delivering justice to those displaced families who have lived in uncertainty for decades," CM Yogi said.
'This effort must be viewed through the lens of social justice, humanity, and national responsibility. It is a chance to restore dignity to lives long overlooked," added.
Officials reported, post partition, between 1960 and 1975, thousands of displaced families from East Pakistan resettled in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, and Rampur districts.
Initially settled through transit camps and provided agricultural land, most of these families have still not received legal ownership due to discrepancies in records and administrative delays.
The CM was informed that although land has been allotted in several villages, various issues, including land being recorded under the Forest Department, incomplete transfer procedures, and a lack of physical possession, have acted as a hindrance in the process to grant them formal land rights.
In some areas, families from other states have also been resettled but continue to remain without legal ownership.
Recent assessments revealed that in many villages, those families have been cultivating land for years and have even constructed permanent homes still their names are missing from official land records.
It has also come to light that some of the original allottees no longer live in those areas. Further, in some areas, people have taken possession of land without even completing the legal formalities which has further complicated the matter.
In the wake of persistent challenges, CM Adityanath stressed on the need to explore alternative legal mechanisms in light of the repeal of the Government Grant Act in 2018. He has directed the officials to explore new provisions within the existing legal framework to resolve these issues.
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