Modernisation of agricultural sector will be main focus of land reforms policy: HLRC chief

Chairman of High Level Land Reform Commission (HLRC), Haribol Gajurel, has said that revamping the agricultural sector would be the prime focus of the upcoming land reforms policy.

"We are planning to augment agricultural production through modernisation," said Gajurel while speaking at an interaction program in the capital.

He also added that increment in agricultural productivity is significant to distribute land to the poor in a sustainable manner.

The government constituted the commission on December 10 last year with aim to put an end all forms of disputes in land ownership and utility of land.

It is said that some 1 million Nepali families comprising 800,000 in villages and 200,000 in towns are landless.

According to the HLRC, it has also initiated consultation with experts, activists and political parties to devise the framework of land reforms.

Gajural divulged that application of scientific land ceiling measures, promotion of cooperative farming, land or compensation to tenants and promotion of agro-based industries are four major points that need to be incorporated in the new policy.

The HLRC is also collecting data and opinion from people to reach a conclusion regarding the module of the land ownership pattern. nepalnews.com April 05 09