Delhi govt raises circle rates of agricultural land

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Updated At : 08:28 PM Dec 18, 2019 IST

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New Delhi, December 18

The Delhi Government on Wednesday decided to raise the circle rates of agricultural land in the National Capital, ranging between Rs 2.25 crore to Rs 5 crore per acre.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who chaired the Cabinet meeting, said the circle rate had been raised from Rs 53 lakhs per acre to Rs 2.25 crore-Rs 5 crore per acre.

He said the Lt Governor’s approval will be sought for the decision.

The Cabinet also accepted recommendations of a committee for spending a corpus of Rs 50 crore for welfare of lawyers.

Kejriwal said lawyers having voting rights in Delhi will now benefit from Rs 5 lakh family mediclaim, Rs 10 lakh life insurance, and e-libraries and creches on all court premises in the city.

The government has also decided to apply domestic charges of power consumption for lawyer chambers. PTI

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