Curation Team
NOIDA: YEIDA has completed the transfer of ownership for around 441 hectares across 18 villages in Jewar, previously registered in the name of 3,695 farmers.
Despite compensation and residential plot allotments, the land had not been officially recorded in YEIDA’s name, leading to illegal sales and cultivation.
This is a part of YEIDA’s broader effort to secure its assets and ensure that land acquired for public projects remains protected from misuse.
Officials said the oversight in updating land records left room for irregularities, including illegal sale, mortgaging of land with banks, and cultivation on plots already acquired by the Authority.
“YEIDA has now completed the process of registering the acquired land in its name across all notified villages,” said Authority’s CEO Rakesh Kumar Singh. “This step will bring greater transparency to land transactions, prevent fraud, and protect public land from being wrongfully sold or pledged. Once the land is officially recorded in the Authority’s name, no individual or institution can claim ownership or use it for personal benefit.”
According to officials, a delay in updating land records created a problem that lasted for years. Cons took advantage of this by selling or using land as collateral for loans—land that was technically owned by YEIDA.
These frauds were only discovered when YEIDA started its development projects, which led to police complaints and legal battles.
