Government Order No. 1604/2023/CTD of the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of West Bengal dated 2nd June, 2023 on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use [N16-58A]

No. 1604/2023/CTD

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Commercial Taxes Department, Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, dated the 2nd June, 2023

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Naib Tahsildar, the Government of West Bengal, after careful examination, hereby orders that every person converting agricultural land carrying on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use shall furnish Form 5 to the Sub-Divisional Officer within ninety days.

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 5 to the Sub-Divisional Officer within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of fifty 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 Sub-Divisional Officer shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of West Bengal.

(Secretary to Government)