These saltpan lease holders blame the state government policy for creating hurdles in the renewal process. Currently government renews lease for 10 years, but after the notification, government did not issue the guidelines for renewal process,” Raval claimed. Rajkot: In a state that accounts for 70% of country’s total salt production, 80% of saltpans are technically operating ‘illegally’. Manufacturers are demanding that the lease renewal powers be given to district collector’s office for land up to 350 acre.“In October 2017, government agreed to renew saltpan lease for 30 years. Small saltpan owners, who are salt workers themselves, can’t reach Gandhinagar and because of these hurdles 80% saltpans are being operated without lease renewals.”The saltpan lease holder has to pay lease amount to the mamlatdar office, royalty and cess to industries department.
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