To speed up the process and introduce more transparency to the process of revised non-agricultural (NA) permits, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday reduced the premium on Jantri prices. 

Currently, when any proposal of land previously NA for any purpose in the State is presented to the District Collector for repurposing, if the premium is leviable and the premium remains to be levied at the time of the previous NA decision, such premium of 30% of the prevailing jantri rate is levied.

In the past, premium amount was applicable for the lands of restricted authority and of ‘undivided’ condition, but in lands where NA was granted without recovery of such amount, the revised non-cultivation permission will now be charged at a premium amount of 10% of the prevailing jantri price from the existing applicant/occupier.

However, in his tweet, CM Patel clarified that this decision will not be applied where premium recovery has already been decided.

This comes after various sections of the society had urged the chief minister for the reform, to which, he has now responded positively.

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