Office Memorandum No. 974/2026/LD of the Law Department, Government of Odisha dated 18th July, 2026 on the grazing of cattle on Government waste land [C16-EEX]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 974/2026/LD
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
Law Department, Government of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, dated the 18th July, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The grazing of cattle on Government waste land by graziers on Government waste land under the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Law Department, Government of Odisha on the manner in which the grazing of cattle on Government waste land by graziers on Government waste land is to be regulated under the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959.
2. The matter has been examined. Every grazier on Government waste land carrying on the grazing of cattle on Government waste land shall make an application in Form 8 to the Sub-Divisional Officer within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the grazing of cattle on Government waste land is undertaken, and the Sub-Divisional Officer shall dispose of it within fifteen days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Law Department, Government of Odisha.
(Secretary to Government)
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