Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- In a fresh setback to Punjab's Farm Stay Policy, 2026, the state government is set to exclude areas covered by approved master plans and land falling within 10 km of municipal limits, potentially restricting the policy's reach across large parts of the state.

The proposed curbs follow an earlier amendment, prompted by the intervention of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which excluded land protected under the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900, as well as land released or de-listed from its purview.

The latest proposal, discussed at a meeting between the housing and urban development department and the tourism department in the first week of October, has been forwarded to the chief minister's office for f...