Office Memorandum No. 1531/2026/MAGD of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Puducherry dated 12th January, 2026 on the cultivation of land as tenant [C12-GXC]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 1531/2026/MAGD
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
Mines and Geology Department, Government of Puducherry
Puducherry, dated the 12th January, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The cultivation of land as tenant by tenants under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Puducherry on the manner in which the cultivation of land as tenant by tenants is to be regulated under the Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973.
2. The matter has been examined. Every tenant carrying on the cultivation of land as tenant shall make an application in Form 12 to the Tahsildar within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the cultivation of land as tenant is undertaken, and the Tahsildar shall dispose of it within thirty days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Puducherry.
(Secretary to Government)
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