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Andhra Pradesh moves to repeal NALA Act, plans seamless land conversion

VIJAYAWADA: State govt directed the officials to ready the guidelines for repealing the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006. The Nala Act governs the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use. The cabinet sub-committee comprising finance minister P Keshav, municipal administration minister Dr P Narayana, revenue minister Anagani Satyaprasad held detailed discussions with the officials on the issue on Wednesday. Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu had announced repealing of the NALA Act during the third district collectors’ conference in March. The decision to repeal the Act has been taken the grievances of real-estate developers and commoners into…