The Assam Bhoodan Act, 1965
assam · 1966
- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Assam 13hoodan Act, 1965
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Assam Bhoodan Act, 1965, including 'bhoodan', 'Bhoodan Board', 'declaration', 'government', 'land', 'landless person', 'owner', and'revenue officer'.
- S. 3Section 3 outlines the process for landowners to donate land via Bhoodan, specifying conditions and objections for valid declarations.
- S. 4(l) Where any land has been donated by way 01 lafndnbY'd"ay Bhoodan prior t j th e commencement of this Act
- S. 5Section 5 transfers all rights and interests of confirmed declarants to the Bhoodan Board.
- S. 6Section 6 establishes the Bhoodan Board to manage and distribute lands donated under the Assam Bhoodan Act, 1965.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates the Bhoodan Board to distribute vested lands to the poor and landless for Bhoodan Jajna, with some town land reserved for the Board's use.
- S. 8(1) If at any tim e, in the opinion of the Sta te
- S. 9(1) T he Bhoodan Board may for any Sub-division C ~l Bhoodtan constitute Sub
- S. 10(1) The State Bhoodan Board shall haw: its own Hh 0 0 U a II r: d d d 0 Of r: Board
- S. 12(1) Land whi ch is donated by a person fro mtattachl- making a Bhood au declaration shall not, un less it is men or sa e
- S. 13Section 13 of the Assam Bhoodan Act, 1965 grants land to individuals with specific status and conditions, including no transfer or subletting, and mandatory revenue payments.
- S. 14If the grantee commits a breach of any of the nees of the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 13, hreac:h
- S. 15T he State Governrnenr may, if it is satisfied - remit land that any land vestiuu ill the Bho odan Board could not rev:
- S. 16The State Government, by notification in the e x e m p t official Gazette ma y rernit- from Stamp ,
- S. 17Jf the land donated forms a part of a hulding, holding
- S. 18(1) The State Government may, by notifica- make rules
- S. 19Section 19 empowers the State Bhoodan Board to make regulations for the Bhoodan Board's operations and land distribution.