Office Memorandum No. 2146/2013/WACDD of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Bihar dated 12th December, 2013 on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use [C1A-Y5E]

No. 2146/2013/WACDD

GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR

Women and Child Development Department, Government of Bihar

Patna, dated the 12th December, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands under the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Bihar 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 Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885.

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 12 to the Land Tribunal within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of twenty 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 ninety days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Bihar.

(Secretary to Government)