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District guide
Buying Land in Jalandhar
A Doaba district of industry and irrigated farmland: open to Indian buyers, a power-of-attorney and title checklist, unfinished road corridors, over-exploited groundwater and no sourced per-acre price series.
2,632 sq km
Area (district portal)
21.94 lakh
Population (Census 2011)
10 of 10
Over-exploited blocks (CGWB, 2013 data)
Open (NRIs barred)
Outsider agricultural land
*Indicative range across districts and land types. Stamp duty, registration and conversion charges are additional. Local measurement units vary — every listing states the unit it is priced in. Not a valuation or an offer.
PLRS — Punjab Land Records SocietyDistrict land record — Jalandhar
Rev. 2026 · Farmland India desk
State
Punjab
Sub-divisions
5 tehsils (Jalandhar-I, Jalandhar-II, Nakodar, Phillaur, Shahkot), 5 sub-tehsils (Adampur, Bhogpur, Kartarpur, Goryan, Nurmahal) and 11 development blocks (district portal)
Key markets
Jalandhar city edge · Adampur · Phillaur · Nakodar · Shahkot · Bhogpur
Agricultural land
No residence or agriculturist bar found in the Punjab Land Reforms Act text; a holding ceiling applies; NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land (RBI, FEMA)
Demand anchors
Adampur airport · Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway (Nakodar side) · Phagwara–Hoshiarpur four-lane road · sports-goods cluster in Jalandhar city
Planning authority
Confirm per village: development authority, municipal limits or Department of Town and Country Planning
Rail
Amritsar–Delhi Vande Bharat halts at Jalandhar (The Tribune, December 2023); other services not checked
Size and population
2,632 sq km · 21,93,590 people (Census 2011) · 954 villages (district portal)
Pricing unit
Acre for farmland · kanal and marla for smaller parcels
Local units
Acre · kanal · marla (1 kanal = 20 marla; 8 kanal = 1 acre)
Land records portal
Punjab Land Records Society (PLRS) · Jamabandi
Land law is state law. These rules are maintained on the Punjab page and apply to every district within it.
Jalandhar — land purchase legal rules
The Act text we read limits how much land a family may hold, not who may buy. The main check is land classification: village common land (Shamlat Deh) vests in the Gram Panchayat, and a private seller cannot pass title to it.
Who can buy agricultural land? Section 4 of the Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (Act No. 10 of 1973) caps what a person or family may hold. We found no clause in the text we read that limits the buyer by domicile or occupation; the copy is a 2005 printout, so a Punjab revenue lawyer should confirm there is no later restriction.
Ceiling limits: under Section 4(2) the permissible area is 7 hectares of two-crop irrigated land, 11 hectares of one-crop irrigated land and 20.5 hectares of barani land, with other classes capped at 21.8 hectares. A family of more than five gets one-fifth extra per additional member, for at most three members. Section 12 makes a transfer beyond the limit void (Act text, Punjab Land Records Society). A 2017 amending Bill took land bought for housing, industry, tourism and institutions outside the Act and asks the buyer to tell the Collector of the change of use within a year (Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Bill 33-PLA-2017).
Shamlat Deh — the parcel that cannot be sold: under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 this land vests in the Gram Panchayat, which may dispose of it only for the benefit of villagers and, under the rules, with prior government approval; the Collector decides disputes over its status. A private seller therefore cannot give a buyer title to it. Match every khasra number against the seller's current Jamabandi before paying any advance; the state reported in Tribune, June 2025 that its Easy Jamabandi portal issues free digitally signed copies with a QR code.
NRI Power of Attorney: a power-of-attorney sale does not transfer title; in Suraj Lamp & Industries v State of Haryana (Supreme Court, 2011) the Court held that only a registered deed of conveyance does, though an attorney may sign that registered deed for the owner. If the seller is abroad, read the PoA for an express power to sell and for its registration.
NRI & OCI buyers: the Reserve Bank's Master Direction under FEMA 1999 lets NRIs and OCIs buy immovable property other than agricultural land, plantation property or a farm house. That applies across India, Punjab included.
- Ceiling, not buyer class
- Ceiling: 7 / 11 / 20.5 ha
- Shamlat Deh: Panchayat land
- NRI PoA: registered deed
- NRI agri: barred (FEMA)
- Jamabandi check
Jalandhar — district-specific notes
The full Punjab legal framework on our state page applies to Jalandhar in full. The notes below are specific to this district and are not repeated from the state page. Acts and court judgments cited were opened; press reports are labelled with outlet and month. Law and policy as read in October 2026; confirm with a local advocate.
⚠ Who may buy, and the ceiling. The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 limits how much land a family may hold; we found no clause in the text limiting who may buy. Section 4(2) of the copy hosted by the Punjab Land Records Society sets 7 hectares of two-crop irrigated land, 11 hectares of one-crop irrigated land and 20.5 hectares of barani land, with other classes capped at 21.8 hectares, and section 12 makes a transfer beyond the permissible area void (Act text). The copy lists amendments only to 1976, so confirm the current ceiling and any exemption with a Punjab revenue lawyer.
⚠ Shamlat Deh (village common land) vests in the gram panchayat under section 4 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, so a private seller cannot give title to it (Act text, India Code). In Dalip Ram v. State of Punjab (2 January 2025) the Supreme Court applied the sale exception strictly (judgment). Match every khasra number against the seller's jamabandi from the Punjab Land Records Society before paying any advance.
⚠ Jalandhar lies in the Doaba between the Beas and the Sutlej. We have no sourced figure for how many sales here run through a power of attorney or involve sellers abroad, so treat this as a checklist, not a statistic. Where the owner lives abroad or acts through an attorney, ask for a registered, current power of attorney that specifically authorises sale: the Supreme Court held in Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana (11 October 2011) that a power-of-attorney sale does not by itself transfer title (judgment). Then check the mutation chain across joint holdings.
⚠ NRIs and OCIs may buy immovable assets in India other than agricultural land, plantation land or a farm house, under the RBI Master Direction updated 1 September 2022 (RBI). A nominee arrangement to get around that is a benami transaction, which the 2016 amendment punishes with imprisonment of one to seven years and a fine of up to 25% of the land's fair market value (S.S. Rana & Co note; the India Code text was not opened).
⚠ Adampur: the Adampur airport was renamed Shri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport in February 2026 (Swarajya, February 2026). Land close to an airfield can carry height or construction limits that do not show up in a listing. We found no published rule for the Adampur villages, so ask the Deputy Commissioner's office and the airport authority whether any restriction applies before paying an advance.
⚠ Plots in colonies: the 1995 Punjab Act that regulates colonies, plots and apartments (PAPRA) governs them, and unlicensed or unapproved colonies are a standing risk. The state dropped the NOC requirement for registration on 6 February 2024 (The Tribune), a 2024 amendment allowed NOC-free registration of plots up to 500 sq yd where a power of attorney or agreement predated 31 July 2024 (The Tribune), and in May 2025 the government was reported to have halted registrations without an NOC after a High Court direction (The Tribune, May 2025). We have not read the order or the Act text, so ask the Sub-Registrar and a local advocate what is needed for the specific plot.
⚠ Land pooling: Punjab notified a Land Pooling Policy in 2025 (reports give 14 May and 4 June), amended it on 25 July and withdrew it by notification dated 14 August 2025 after farmer protests; the High Court disposed of the challenges as infructuous, reported on 11 September 2025 (The Tribune). A seller or broker who prices land on pooling-linked uplift is quoting a withdrawn policy. The Tribune reports an optional revised policy in November 2025 and an enhanced package in April 2026 (The Tribune); GMADA's own policy page still shows only the June and July 2025 versions (GMADA), and we have not read the official text of the later ones.
Read the full Punjab land buying guide for buyer eligibility, stamp duty and NRI rules.
- Open to Indian citizens
- Holding ceiling
- Shamlat Deh
- NRI power of attorney
- Adampur airport
- Colony NOC risk
- NRI agri ban (FEMA)
District overview
Jalandhar — a Doaba district of industry and irrigated farmland, where price evidence is thin
Jalandhar is a Doaba district of 2,632 sq km and 21,93,590 people at the 2011 Census, with 954 villages, five tehsils and five sub-tehsils (Jalandhar district portal; about page). The MSME Development Institute's district industrial profile, which draws on 2007-2011 data, places it between the Sutlej and the Beas, records a 52.75-acre Sports and Surgical Goods Complex in Jalandhar city with 196 plots, all allotted, and lists sports goods among its exportable items (DC-MSME profile). If you search for agricultural land in Jalandhar, you are looking at a belt of irrigated Doaba fields around a city of small industry.
We found no sourced per-acre price series for Jalandhar. Listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals, so we publish none. The nearest dated evidence is collector-rate news: The Tribune reported on 13 August 2025 that Jalandhar was one of 12 districts where rates rose, by 5% in the city and by larger amounts in peripheral areas such as Nurmahal, where the rise was 20% (The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025). The district portal carries collector-rate PDFs by tehsil, including rural lists, but we did not read their figures (collector rates page).
For a buyer from outside Punjab the legal position is straightforward on the texts we read: no residence bar, a holding ceiling, no NRIs. The practical risk is paperwork. Where a seller lives abroad or acts through an attorney, or where a khata is joint, the main danger is a sale by someone who cannot lawfully sell. A buyer who reads the jamabandi, the mutation history and the power of attorney carefully is protecting against that.
The district sits on corridor stories. The Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway divides near Nakodar into an Amritsar branch and a northern branch (Business Today, September 2026); a 46.5 km six-lane Jalandhar bypass has a 30 June 2027 target and expressway Package IX a 31 March 2027 target, both reported as scheduled targets rather than guaranteed openings (Truescoop News, October 2026). The four-lane Phagwara–Hoshiarpur highway was launched in May 2025 with a two-year target (The Tribune). Adampur's airport was renamed in February 2026; we did not check whether scheduled flights run. None of these is confirmed as delivered.
- Doaba
- Sutlej and Beas
- Adampur
- Phillaur
- Nakodar
- NRI belt
- Sports goods
Transaction costs
Stamp duty & registration in Jalandhar
5%
Stamp duty (2017-18 audit rate)
current rate to confirm with the Sub-Registrar
6% / 4%
Men / women, as reported
press reports, 2018 and 2020
1%
Registration fee
capped at ₹2 lakh (2017-18 audit)
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on Punjab's revenue sector records stamp duty on a sale deed at 5% of the higher of the deed value and the collector rate, a 1% social infrastructure cess and a 1% registration fee capped at ₹2 lakh, as in force in 2017-18 (CAG report, 2019). Press reports of 2018 and 2020 put the rate at 6% for men and 4% for women, with a 2% rebate for a woman buyer that is reclaimed if the land passes to a male relative within a year (The Statesman, June 2018). We opened no official current schedule and found no report of a change in 2025 or 2026, so confirm the rate with the Sub-Registrar before budgeting.
Collector rates were raised in Patiala by up to 100% in 2024 (The Tribune, August 2024). By August 2025 rates had risen by 5% to 50% in 12 districts including Jalandhar, where the city rise was 5% and Nurmahal's 20%; a further statewide rise was put on hold (The Tribune, August 2025). The district portal lists collector-rate PDFs by tehsil, with rural lists for Jalandhar-I and other tehsils (collector rates page); we did not read their figures, so look up the village before pricing an offer.
Know the belt
What is moving prices in Jalandhar
Two or three sub-markets inside one district. We found no sourced price series for any of them, so the cards say what a buyer should collect.
Adampur belt
No sourced price
We found no dated per-acre price from an official or news source for Adampur, and no report of a land-price change after the airport was renamed in February 2026. CGWB's aquifer report recorded iron above the limit in Adampur water samples and the Adampur block at 179% extraction on 2013 data.
Check: who owns the land, whether the seller can show a jamabandi, and any height or construction limit near the airfield.
Phillaur belt
No sourced price
No dated per-acre price was found for Phillaur or Bakpur. A Sutlej breach in July 2023 flooded at least 36 Jalandhar-district villages, with a 100-foot breach at Phillaur and flooding at Shahkot and Lohian (The Tribune, July 2023). CGWB recorded nitrate above the limit at Phillaur.
Check: the khasra and the fard, the land class, any road or canal access and the Sutlej-side flood history.
Plots and city-edge land
No sourced price
We found no dated plot or city-edge price for Jalandhar from an official or news source. The only dated figure is the collector-rate news: city rates up 5% and Nurmahal 20% (The Tribune, August 2025). We do not give a plot band.
Check: a recent registered deed for a similar parcel from the Sub-Registrar, and the collector rate for the village.
Collector rates
Rise reported, village list not read
Jalandhar was one of 12 districts where collector rates rose by 5% to 50% by August 2025, and a further statewide rise was put on hold (The Tribune). The district portal lists rate PDFs by tehsil (collector rates page), but we did not read the figures. Duty is paid on the higher of the deal value and the collector rate.
Check: the rate for the specific village before agreeing a price.
Units: acre, kanal, marla
Punjab sells farmland by the acre and smaller parcels by the kanal or marla: 8 kanal make 1 acre and 1 kanal is 20 marla. Quotes sometimes mix local units, so convert every offer to acres before comparing two of them. We give no square-yard conversion because we found no official table.
Connectivity
How Jalandhar connects — road, rail and air
Delhi and Chandigarh are the main buyer geographies for outside buyers; the NRI market is global. Distances here are limited to what we could source; journey times vary with traffic and road works.
By road and rail
By air
Local
For a buyer from Delhi the practical question is the last leg, from the highway into the village. Neither the expressway nor the four-lane Hoshiarpur road is finished, so today's access is the existing highway and local roads. Read the Punjab agricultural land rules before paying an advance.
Growth catalysts
Upcoming infrastructure & developments
Status labels reflect sources read in October 2026. Government-announced timelines are not guaranteed; items marked confirm have single or conflicting sources.
00Operational
03Planned or in progress
Dates uncertain
Agriculture & terrain
Soil, crops & water in Jalandhar
A Doaba plain between two rivers, with a groundwater problem and a recent flood history on the Beas side of Punjab.
🌾 The Doaba plain
Jalandhar lies in the Doaba, the plain between the Beas and the Sutlej. The CGWB aquifer report lists paddy as the main kharif crop and wheat as the main rabi crop, with sugarcane, maize, vegetables and fodder, and gives a cropping intensity of 177% (CGWB aquifer report). The MSME Development Institute profile gives a net area sown of 236,000 hectares and a total cropped area of 407,000 hectares for 2010-11 (DC-MSME profile). Village-level soil data is on the Union agriculture ministry's Soil Health Card portal, which we did not open.
- Wheat
- Paddy
- Irrigated plain
🌊 Sutlej, Beas and floods
The Sutlej and the Beas bound the Doaba. A Sutlej breach in July 2023 flooded at least 50 villages, 36 of them in Jalandhar district, with breaches near Phillaur and at Mandala Channa and Gatta Mundi Kasu (The Tribune, July 2023). The August 2025 floods named Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur along the Beas (The Tribune, 26 Aug 2025); we found no district count for Jalandhar in 2025. Ask any seller for flood history, check how close the parcel is to the river or a bund, and look at the Sutlej side separately from the Beas side.
- Sutlej
- Beas
- River-side land
🏭 Sports goods and industry
The MSME Development Institute profile records a 52.75-acre Sports and Surgical Goods Complex in Jalandhar city, with all 196 plots allotted, and lists sports goods, auto parts and hand tools among the major exportable items (DC-MSME profile). Land near the city edge may be classed for industrial or residential use rather than farming.
- Sports goods
- Industrial clusters
💧 Groundwater and rainfall
The CGWB aquifer report for Jalandhar puts the district at 209% extraction on 31 March 2013 data, with all ten assessed blocks over-exploited: Bhogpur 248%, Shahkot 246%, Jalandhar-East 244%, Nakodar 241%, Lohian 213%, Rurka Kalan 201%, Nurmahal 185%, Jalandhar-West 183%, Phillaur 181% and Adampur 179% (CGWB). It records nitrate above the limit at Phillaur and iron above the limit at Adampur, Nakodar and Kharal Kalan. Statewide, CGWB's December 2024 report gives 156.87% with 115 of 153 units over-exploited (CGWB, December 2024), and the state committee's 2025-26 round, as reported by Down To Earth, gives 110 of 153 blocks (Down To Earth, 4 Sep 2026). Average rainfall is 570 mm a year in the CGWB report, which also cites a normal of 703 mm, so we do not rely on either figure. Ask about borewell depth and the current block category.
📐 Units and mandi prices
Punjab sells land by the acre, kanal and marla (8 kanal make 1 acre; 1 kanal is 20 marla). Wholesale mandi prices are published by the Union agriculture ministry's Agmarknet service, which we did not open. Crop income is modest next to the land values buyers discuss, so price a parcel on location and permitted use, not yield.
At a glance
Jalandhar vs. its neighbours
| District / belt | Collector-rate news (Aug 2025) | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalandhar | Listed: city rates up 5%, Nurmahal up 20% | No sourced per-acre price; village rates not read |
| Ludhiana | Not listed; a 25–40% rise proposed, awaiting approval | See the Ludhiana page; The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025 |
| Kapurthala | Listed among the 12 districts with 5–50% rises | See the Kapurthala page; The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025 |
| Hoshiarpur | Not in the list of 12 districts with rises | See the Hoshiarpur page; The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025 |
Rate movements as reported by The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025; not valuations and not like-for-like. Parcel size, canal access, road frontage and land use change any figure. See the Ludhiana, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur pages for the neighbouring markets.
Farmland India view
Why investors look at Jalandhar
Five reasoned points, with an honest note that the price evidence is thin and paperwork risk is the main one.
An open market on a growing corridor
We found no outsider bar on agricultural land in the Act text we read, and the expressway branch point is near Nakodar. Corridor delivery is the swing factor.
Attorney-run sales need extra care
We have no sourced count of NRI-linked or attorney-run sales in the district, so we do not claim a demand floor. Where an owner is abroad, a registered power of attorney that authorises sale and a clean mutation chain are the minimum.
Price evidence is thin
We publish no per-acre band for Jalandhar or Ludhiana, so we cannot say which is cheaper. The Tribune's August 2025 report shows Jalandhar collector rates rising 5% in the city and 20% in Nurmahal. Registered deeds will settle the question village by village.
An airport and an expressway in the pipeline
Adampur's airport was renamed in February 2026 and the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway divides near Nakodar, with 2027 targets reported for Package IX and the Jalandhar bypass. None is confirmed delivered. Price today's roads.
A clear checklist
Registered power of attorney, jamabandi, mutation chain, Shamlat Deh, land class and flood history make up a short list. A buyer who completes it is well placed.
Confirm land class, title, flood and forest status directly; these are not certified by Farmland India’s review.
STRAIGHT TALK
Risks & challenges in Jalandhar
Read these before shortlisting in Jalandhar specifically.
Power of attorney and NRI-linked sales
A sale by someone abroad or by a PoA holder needs a registered, current power of attorney that specifically authorises sale. Insist on the original and on checking the executor's identity.
Joint holdings and clean title
Joint khatas and unmutated inheritance are a standing title risk anywhere in Punjab. Get a current jamabandi and a clear mutation chain.
Shamlat Deh
Village common land vests in the panchayat, so a private seller cannot give title to it. Match every khasra to the seller's jamabandi from the Punjab Land Records Society.
Near the Adampur airport
Land near an airfield may carry height or construction limits that a listing does not show. We found no published rule for the Adampur villages, so ask before paying.
Unapproved colonies and the NOC
Plots in unapproved colonies are a standing risk; the government was reported to have halted registrations without an NOC in May 2025 after a High Court direction, and we have not read the order. Confirm what the Sub-Registrar now requires.
No sourced prices
We found no sourced per-acre price series for the district, so there is no comparable to test an ask against. Collect registered comparables.
Announced is not delivered
Expressway packages have been terminated and re-tendered, with 2027 targets reported for Package IX and the Jalandhar bypass, and the Phagwara–Hoshiarpur road has a two-year target from May 2025; progress was not found. Price today's roads.
Who to contact
Local revenue, planning & forest offices
Mutation and record matters go through the Patwari and the Tehsildar of the relevant tehsil: Jalandhar-I, Jalandhar-II, Nakodar, Phillaur or Shahkot, or a sub-tehsil (see the Jalandhar district portal). Shamlat Deh and land-class questions are raised with the Patwari and Tehsildar. For layout and building approvals, ask the District Town Planner which authority and which plan covers the village.
Sale-deed registration is handled by the Sub-Registrar. Fard and jamabandi copies come through the Punjab Land Records Society, and the district portal carries collector-rate lists by tehsil (collector rates page). For a parcel near Adampur airport, ask the Deputy Commissioner's office about any restriction. This is a general guide, not legal advice.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything buyers, NRIs and investors ask before their first reviewed farmland purchase in Jalandhar.
Visit full wiki01 of 04
Can an outsider buy agricultural land in Jalandhar?
Yes, on the text we read. The Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 sets a holding ceiling (7 hectares of two-crop irrigated land, 11 hectares of one-crop irrigated land, 20.5 hectares of barani land) and we found no clause limiting who may buy; amendments after 1976 were not read. NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land under the RBI's FEMA Master Direction. Confirm with a Punjab revenue lawyer.
02 of 04
What does agricultural land cost in Jalandhar?
We publish no per-acre band, because listing-site asking prices could not be traced to registered deals. The nearest dated evidence is collector-rate news: The Tribune reported in August 2025 that Jalandhar was among 12 districts where rates rose, by 5% in the city and 20% in Nurmahal. Check the village rate and recent registered deeds at the Sub-Registrar.
03 of 04
What should I check when the seller is abroad or uses an attorney?
Check that the power of attorney is registered, current and specifically authorises sale, since the Supreme Court held in 2011 that a power-of-attorney sale does not by itself transfer title. Match every khasra against the jamabandi and confirm the mutation chain across joint holdings. Shamlat Deh village common land vests in the gram panchayat and a private seller cannot give title to it.
04 of 04
Is the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway open near Jalandhar?
Not as a whole. NHAI terminated three packages in May 2026 and re-tendered, and a local outlet reports 2027 targets for Package IX and the Jalandhar bypass. NHAI says the route divides near Nakodar into an Amritsar branch and a northern branch. Treat any expressway link claimed for a parcel as unconfirmed.
Transparency
Sources and references
Law and courts
- Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (ss. 4, 12), Punjab Land Records Society, text opened October 2026
- Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, India Code
- Dalip Ram v. State of Punjab, Supreme Court, 2 Jan 2025
- Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana, Supreme Court, 11 Oct 2011
- Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016, S.S. Rana & Co note
Government
- Jalandhar district portal home page: area, population, villages, opened October 2026
- About district: tehsils, sub-tehsils, blocks, Jalandhar district portal, opened October 2026
- Collector rates of district Jalandhar, district portal (PDF lists by tehsil; figures not read)
- Master Direction FED 12/2015-16 on immovable assets under FEMA, Reserve Bank of India, updated 1 Sep 2022
- Stamp duty chapter, Report No. 3 of 2019 (Revenue Sector, Punjab), Comptroller and Auditor General, 2019
- Aquifer mapping report, Jalandhar, Central Ground Water Board (2013 data)
- Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Punjab, 2024, Central Ground Water Board, Dec 2024
- Brief industrial profile of Jalandhar district, MSME Development Institute, Ludhiana (2007-2011 data)
- Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway status, PIB, 7 Feb 2024
- Land pooling policy page, GMADA
News
- Delhi to Katra in six hours, NHAI travel-time targets, Business Today, 8 Sep 2026
- Will the new expressway make your Jalandhar-Delhi drive shorter, Truescoop News, 2 Oct 2026
- Barring Punjab, Delhi-Katra e-way almost complete in most states, The Tribune, 23 Aug 2024
- NHAI terminates 3 Delhi-Amritsar-Katra packages, The Tribune, 2 May 2026
- PM Modi inaugurates 157.92 km stretch of the corridor, Swarajya, 17 Jul 2026
- Phagwara-Hoshiarpur four-lane project launched, The Tribune, 24 May 2025
- PM Modi renames Adampur airport, Swarajya, 2 Feb 2026
- PM Modi flags off Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat, The Tribune, Dec 2023
- 50 villages flooded in Jalandhar, Sultanpur, The Tribune, 13 Jul 2023
- Swollen Beas hits 35 villages in Hoshiarpur, The Tribune, 26 Aug 2025
- NOC no longer required for registration, The Tribune, 6 Feb 2024
- Now NOC not needed to register land deeds, The Tribune, 2024
- Govt stalls registration of plots without NOC, The Tribune, May 2025
- HC disposes of pleas against land pooling policy, The Tribune, 11 Sep 2025
- Why Punjab keeps rewriting its land pooling policy, The Tribune explainer, 24 Jun 2026
- State hikes collector rates, The Tribune, Aug 2024
- Proposals to raise collector rates put on back burner, The Tribune, 13 Aug 2025
- Punjab amends rule to bar misuse of stamp duty rebate for women, The Statesman, Jun 2018
- Punjab groundwater crisis, Down To Earth, 4 Sep 2026
Further reading
- Groundwater assessment 2025, PIB, 18 Dec 2025
- Rajya Sabha reply on Punjab floods, Ministry of Home Affairs, 3 Dec 2025
- Punjab Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2017, Punjab Vidhan Sabha
- Balance for Award as on 1 Mar 2026, NHAI
- Land use statistics for five years, Department of Agriculture, Punjab
- Punjab monsoon 2026 rainfall report, India Meteorological Department, Chandigarh, 1 Oct 2026
- Basic Statistics of Punjab, Government of Punjab (older edition)
- Katra e-way back on track, land possession nears completion in Punjab, The Tribune
- After Katra e-way, other stalled NHAI projects also take off, The Tribune
- No clarity on plots registered in illegal colonies, The Tribune
- Punjab High Court directs state to require NOC for registration, Law Trend, March 2025
- Abolition of NOC to benefit only regularised colonies, The Tribune, Feb 2024
Data-currency note: the Census figure is from 2011; CGWB block figures use 2013 data and the industrial profile 2007-2011 data, all dated; infrastructure statuses were read in October 2026 and change quickly. Not read: the current Punjab stamp-duty schedule, the figures in the Jalandhar collector-rate PDFs, the PAPRA amendment text and the High Court order on NOCs. This is a general guide, not legal advice. Report inaccuracies to wiki@farmlandindia.com.
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