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.
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.
* What is kurki of a farmer’s land?
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.
* When was kurki was banned by the Punjab government?
In the run up of 2017 Assembly elections, the Congress party has not only gave the slogan of “karza kurki khatam, fasal di poori rakam (end to indebtedness and kurki, full rate for crops)”, but also after forming the government it declared the abolition of kurki by issuing a notification on July 21, 2017.
* How are kurkis executed?
Kurkis are executed under Section 60 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The land, which is pledged by the farmer to the banks, sahukars (private money lenders) or arhatiyas, gets registered in their name through court order in the event of non-repayment of the loan amount. The lenders, in turn, either take possession of the land or get it auctioned to recover their money.
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