The Gujarat government on Monday announced a twofold hike in compensation to be paid for using land to install power transmission towers and electricity lines, a move that will benefit farmers and other landowners.
At present, affected farmers and landowners are entitled to get a compensation equivalent to 7.5 per cent of their land value within the “Right of Way (RoW) or transmission corridor”.
Now, the Gujarat government has increased the compensation to 15 per cent – that is double the current rate, said an official release.
A notification effecting the hike in payout was issued two days ago.
