Standing Order No. 3347/2021 of the Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Bihar dated 20th March, 2021 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C1N-1FA]

Standing Order No. 3347/2021

GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR

Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Bihar

Patna, dated the 20th March, 2021

STANDING ORDER

To

All Village Accountants,

Subject: The cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers under the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 (Bihar Act 8 of 1885), the Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Bihar hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the cultivation of land as a sharecropper by sharecroppers.

2. The matter has been examined. Every sharecropper carrying on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper shall make an application in Form 3 to the Revenue Divisional Officer within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of twenty rupees.

3. The Village Accountant shall ensure that record of rights is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Revenue Divisional Officer within thirty days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Bihar.

(Secretary to Government)