Office Memorandum No. 573/2026/HD of the Home Department, Government of West Bengal dated 24th June, 2026 on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use [C1N-PDR]
As at 8 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 573/2026/HD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Home Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 24th June, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Home Department, Government of West Bengal 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 West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955.
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 14 to the State Government within one hundred and eighty 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 State Government shall dispose of it within one hundred and eighty days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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