KATHMANDU: The government has given the go-ahead to formulate an integrated land bill.
A recent cabinet meeting decided to that effect, Government Spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Baskota said at a regular press briefing on Thursday.
Minister Baskota said the bill was necessary to become self-reliant by increasing production through proper utilization of land, adding the ‘controversial’ Guthi Bill will be integrated into the new bill.
Earlier in June, the government had registered the highly-talked-about bill brought to ‘manage lands’ belonging to Guthis (religious, social trusts). The bill was later withdrawn following a public outcry.
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