Lucknow, May 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has moved to significantly ease industrial land acquisition procedures, re-approving an ordinance that eliminates the mandatory requirement to formally convert agricultural land to non-agricultural use before it can be utilised for industrial or commercial purposes.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

What Has Changed

Under Section 80 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, it was previously mandatory to obtain a Change of Land Use (CLU) certificate - converting agricultural land to non-agricultural status - before any building plan could be approved for industrial or commercial development.

The process was...