Chandigarh, June 10 -- Families residing in houses built on village shamlat land for the past 20 years will now be eligible to apply for ownership rights under the prescribed rules until January 16, 2027, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced on Tuesday.

The families availing this benefit will have to deposit money equivalent to one-and-a-half times the land value calculated on the basis of the collector rate prevailing in 2004.

A large number of eligible beneficiaries were unable to submit their applications due to documentation-related difficulties. Therefore, the state government has extended the deadline.

Saini said that to strengthen waste management systems in rural areas, the government will provide tractor-trailers, driver...