Last Updated: 28 September 2026

Aug 2026: Total 14,200 acres of Govt land reclaimed from illegal encroachments so far^[1]

Punjab Govt's Special Drive to reclaim illegally encroachment Govt lands

IMPACT (Dec 2024)^[2]

-- Reclaimed Total Land Size: 12,809 acres
-- Reclaimed Land Worth: 3,080+ crores
-- Annual income of 10.76 crore after leasing 6000+ out of this during 2024-25

¶ Total potential of this drive^[3]

A recent survey by the department revealed

• Government owns 140,441 (1.4 lakh) acres more land than on records
• The value of the said land runs into 1000s of crore of rupees
• Legal and physical verification aspects of this special drive in progress

¶ How to Use this freed land?

• Reclaimed land will be given on lease for Argiculture for annual income
• 33% Lease is given to SC community
• Some land may be used for Govt projects
• Rs 50 Crore Revenue generated as the vacated land has been given to the residents on lease for cultivation^[4]

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.cityairnews.com/content/punjab-government-under-cm-bhagwant-singh-mann-committed-to-building-the-rangla-punjab-envisioned-by-martyrs-harpal-singh-cheema (Punjab Govt Press Release, FM Harpal Cheema's Independence Day speech, 15 Aug 2026) ↩︎

2. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=196853 ↩︎

3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-govt-targets-to-vacate-6-292-acres-of-illegally-possessed-panchayat-land-by-june-10-phase-2-started-on-may-15-101684526086205.html ↩︎

4. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=175320 ↩︎