India, Oct. 30 -- The Noida authority said on Thursday it has amended its Master Plan-2031 to address pending cases related to the allotment of 5% developed residential plots to farmers whose land was acquired for development projects.

The amendment proposes earmarking residential plots on land adjoining existing village abadi , potentially paving the way for allotments to nearly 12,000 farmers, officials said.

The proposal about the changes paves way for the authority to carve out residential plots for farmers on Abadi land located in each village.

Under the existing policy, farmers whose land is acquired by the Authority are entitled to developed residential plots equivalent to 5% of the acquired land. While the allotment of such plo...