Chandigarh, Dec. 21 -- The Punjab cabinet on Saturday gave nod to amend the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Act, 2021, to reduce the time limit for filing objections and appeals under the 'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme.

The 'Mera Ghar Mera Naam' scheme aims to bestow property rights to people who are living in houses that are situated within the Lal Dora of villages and cities. 'Lal Dora' refers to land that is part of the village 'abadi' (habitation) and is used for non-agricultural purposes only.

The cabinet, in its meeting under the chairmanship of chief minister Bhagwant Mann, gave consent to amend Section 11 of the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Act, 2021, to replace the specific time periods with "within time notified by th...