Office Memorandum No. 4866/2024/RD of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 14th November, 2024 on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use [C18-2RY]

No. 4866/2024/RD

GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat

Gandhinagar, dated the 14th November, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands under the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat on the manner in which the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands is to be regulated under the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961.

2. The matter has been examined. Every person converting agricultural land carrying on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use shall make an application in Form 2 to the Land Tribunal within sixty 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 conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use is undertaken, and the Land Tribunal shall dispose of it within sixty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat.

(Secretary to Government)