Moving the resolution in the House, State Revenue Minister Vajubhai Vala said "it is expedient to repeal the Act from Gujarat, so that land in urban areas may be available for proper utilisation and for reviving the stagnant housing activity in the State."

He said as per the guidelines laid down by the Government of India, the State government was also considering a proposal to impose tax on vacant land in urban areas to persuade land holders to use their land and also provide financial assistance for housing schemes for economically weaker section of the society and low income groups.

The minister told the House that the government, by seeking to repeal the ULCA, was committed to provide housing to the weaker sections of the society and develop infrastructure facilities such as water, drainage, sanitation, roads etc.