Shimla, June 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Saturday approved a series of major welfare and development measures, including a landmark decision to regularise encroachments on government land by eligible landless families and marginal farmers.

The Cabinet approved the Regularisation Policy-2026, paving the way for the regularisation of up to 20 bighas of government land occupied and used for agriculture, horticulture or residential purposes by landless families and marginal farmers.

The state government estimates that more than 1.67 lakh people could benefit from the decision. Officials said the policy has been framed in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court and will ...