Chhattisgarh Govt Takes Major Decision in Public Interest — Scientific Revision of Urban and Rural Area Guideline Rates to Benefit Farmers and Citizens
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Raipur, November 19
In a major public-interest decision, the Chhattisgarh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, has undertaken a comprehensive, scientific and rational revision of guideline rates across the state. The move aims to ensure transparency, fair market valuation and ease for citizens, marking the first major overhaul of guideline rates after a long gap.
Under the Guideline Rules 2000, annual revision is mandatory, but no revision had been carried out since 2017–18, resulting in a significant mismatch between actual market value and official guideline rates. This disparity adversely affected farmers, landowners, property holders and ordinary citizens.
The earlier framework also showed major inconsistencies: in urban areas, rates varied irrationally even within the same road, ward or neighbourhood. Properties located on the same road often carried different guideline rates, creating confusion for citizens. In rural areas too, villages located on the same route had illogical variations in rates, leading to losses in compensation and lower bank loan eligibility for farmers. Moreover, new highways, colonies and industrial zones developed in the past seven years had no defined guideline rates, making property valuation difficult.
Acting on the directions of Commercial Tax (Registration) Minister Shri OP Choudhary, the entire revision exercise was made scientific, transparent and citizen-friendly. In urban areas, guideline rates have been reorganized road-wise to ensure uniformity for similar locations. Excessively granular categories were merged to make the system simpler for the public. In rural areas, rates for all villages were mapped, rationalised and made uniform for those with similar conditions and connectivity. The current rates were scientifically mapped to prepare rationalised base rates, on which the new structure has been proposed.
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In urban areas, guideline rates have been rationally increased by around 20%.
In rural areas, keeping farmers’ interests at the forefront, rates have been increased by 50% to 300%, enabling farmers to receive up to three times higher compensation in land acquisition.
The revised rates will allow farmers and landowners to obtain fair and higher compensation, secure larger bank loans against property, and easily understand the market value of their holdings.
Minister Shri OP Choudhary said the comprehensive, scientific revision places public welfare at the centre of the process. He noted that the long absence of revision had caused a serious imbalance between actual market value and guideline rates, affecting farmers and citizens. The new rates, he said, are prepared using scientific mapping and road-wise structuring to ensure rational, uniform and easily understandable valuation. The 50%–300% increase in rural areas will significantly benefit farmers in compensation and loan approvals, while the 20% rise in urban areas will remove valuation distortions. He added that the department will continue to conduct regular reviews based on development patterns, new settlements, market trends and regional needs to ensure no citizen is deprived of fair valuation.
The government highlighted that this is the first major revision in years, and future updates will be undertaken regularly based on district-level development, new constructions, market behaviour and expansion of new colonies, ensuring citizens always receive fair and distortion-free valuation.
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai said: “The scientific and rational revision of guideline rates is a crucial step taken in the interest of farmers, landowners and ordinary citizens. The lack of revision for years had created a wide gap between market value and guideline rates. The new rates will ensure just valuation, higher compensation for farmers during land acquisition, correct property valuation for citizens and higher loan eligibility. The government’s intention is clear — every citizen must receive the rightful value of their property without any confusion or disparity. This decision will make the state’s economic environment more transparent, balanced and people-centric.”