India, Feb. 5 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday extended by one year the amnesty scheme for conversion of government land given on lease to freehold (ownership) property at concessional premium rate of ready reckoner.

The government had leased out land for agriculture, non-agriculture, residential, commercial and industrial purposes, also known as class 2 property, decades back. The amnesty scheme for the conversion of government land to freehold property at concessional premium rate of ready reckoner was first launched on March 8, 2019, ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Since then, the government has been extending the scheme.

Last year when the scheme was extended, 1.14 lakh government lands across the state were pending for co...