Explained: Why kurki ban on farm land is not working in Punjab villages | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why kurki ban on farm land is not working in Punjab villages | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba |Published: August 17, 2019 12:28:05 pm

Explained: Why kurki ban on farm land is not working in Punjab villages

Kurki is attachment of farmers’ land by banks or arhtiyas/sahukars/traders (commission agents and private money lenders) in the event of non-payment of loan or debt.

A Farmer working on his field. Kurkis are executed under Section 60 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna) 

Two years after Punjab government notified a ban on kurkis or attachment of farmers’ land by banks in the event of their defaulting on loan payments, several such cases are taking place daily across districts in the state’s Malwa region. Here’s why.