The Agriculture Department has made it clear that the royalty announced for owners of cultivable paddy lands will be paid once every year.
Last year, the government had announced a royalty of ₹2,000 per hectare for encouraging the owners to retain the fields for paddy cultivation.
The government had earmarked ₹40 crore during 2020-21 for making the payments.
In July this year, the Director of Agriculture had sought a clarification as to whether it was meant as a one-time payment or annual in nature. In a December 3 order, the government clarified that the payment will be made once every year as an encouragement to land owners to keep the land under cultivation.
