Maharashtra Governor yet to sign ordinance for farmers' land return

Over 45 days after Maharashtra cabinet approved an amendment to the 1961 Agricultural Lands Act, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma is yet to sign the ordinance that would return 3,000+ acres across nine villages in Ahilyanagar to 1,000+ farmers. The British had acquired the land in 1918 but never used it for its stated purpose.

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