India, July 5 -- The Gujarat Government has announced a major revision in the compensation policy for farmers whose land is used for electricity transmission lines and power towers. Under the new framework, compensation will now be calculated at twice the prevailing market value of the land instead of the earlier rates, providing significantly higher pay-outs to affected farmers.

The decision was taken under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel following consultations with farmers and farmer organisations. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani, Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel and Minister of State for Energy Kaushikbhai Vekariya were involved in discussions before finalising the revised p...