Ban on permission to outsiders from Uttarakhand to purchase land for agriculture and gardening purposes

Dehradun (Amanullah Usmani) Till now, people from outside Uttarakhand had to take permission from the government to purchase land for agriculture and horticulture, but now that permission will not be given because Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has instructed all the DMs to stop any such Application should not be allowed until further orders

On the instructions of the Chief Minister, it has been decided in the interest of the state and public interest that till the submission of the report of the Land Law Committee or till further orders, the District Magistrate will not allow the proposal of permission to persons outside the state of Uttarakhand to purchase land for the purpose of agriculture and horticulture. will give

Even before this, the Chief Minister had given instructions to purchase land only after background verification of the buyer before purchasing the land in Uttarakhand.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while holding a high-level meeting regarding land law at the Chief Minister’s residence, directed the officials that a large-scale public hearing should be conducted by the committee formed for land law and opinions of people and experts from various fields should be taken. Let it be taken. Garhwal and Kumaon Commissioners should also be included for decentralized system for land law.

According to the amendment made in the year 2004 in Section 154 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari and Land System Act 1950, such persons who are not holders of immovable property in the state of Uttarakhand before September 12, 2003, are allowed to purchase land for the purpose of agriculture and horticulture from the District Officer. There is a provision for granting permission by the State Government. At present, a drafting committee has been constituted by the state government in connection with the preparation of new land laws for the state of Uttarakhand. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, it has been decided in the interest of the state and in the public interest that till the submission of the report of the Land Law Committee or till further orders, the District Magistrate will not have the final say in the proposal of granting permission to persons outside the state of Uttarakhand to purchase land for the purpose of agriculture and horticulture. Will not take decisions.

The Chief Minister directed that the draft should be prepared expeditiously by the committee on the basis of suggestions from experts and people associated with various fields. He said that all decisions are being taken by the state government in the interest of the state. The government will continuously work in that direction in accordance with the sentiments of the people of the state and which is paramount in the interest of the state.

On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary Smt. Radha Raturi, ADG A. P. Anshuman, Secretary and Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, Additional Secretary J.C. Kandpal was present.