Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 13 September, 2023 launched the new 'e-Bhoomi' portal, with the objective of easing the process of purchasing land for government projects with the landowners' consent.

The government aims to purchase land in a transparent manner and apart from farmers, aggregators will also be able to offer land on this portal, the CM informed. The offer of land would be valid for six months.

Farmers can offer their land independently or through listed aggregators, with a minimum offer of 10 acres mandated for voluntary offers made by aggregators. To facilitate and coordinate the entire process, nodal officers have been identified in each department and at the district level. The process will be initiated on automatic mode considering the rates being offered by the individual or aggregator.

If the rates are within the range of the Collector rate, then the Administrative Secretary of the department will give immediate nod post feasibility evaluation, the CM further highlighted. However, if the rates exceed this range, the proposal will be presented for consideration before the Committee of Secretaries headed by the Chief Secretary. If the rates are more than 50 percent of the collector rates, the proposal will be sent to the High Powered Land Purchase Committee (HPLPC) headed by the Chief Minister.

In normal cases, it is expected that the entire process will be completed within three to six months. Apart from bringing in transparency, the portal will help to reduce complaints of delay in payment by land owners and aggregators, as stated by the CM.