Gaothan Expansion Scheme

The Gaothan Expansion Scheme (GES) was initiated in 1986. In this scheme 10% of the land acquired from a village is to be reserved for development and returned back to the villager. In this 10% reserved land; 50% of land is given to the villagers and rest 50% is used to develop roads, social facilities, open spaces, etc.

Developed plots allotted to PAPs ranged from 100 sqm to. 500 sqm. Landless labourers, salt-pan workers and village artisans whose livelihood depended on the rural activities that existed before CIDCO acquired the lands, were entitled to a minimum of 40m2 plot under this scheme. The lands reserved for GES were around the existing gaothans.  The GES benefited small number of beneficiaries and within 4 years, only 27 Ha. land was allotted covering 7 villages. The GES was closed in 1990.