Government Order No. 3990/2026/SWD of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Odisha dated 5th February, 2026 on the holding of land in excess of the ceiling [N17-FC7]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 3990/2026/SWD
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
Social Welfare Department, Government of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, dated the 5th February, 2026
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The holding of land in excess of the ceiling by holders of land in excess of the ceiling under the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Deputy Tahsildar, the Government of Odisha, after careful examination, hereby orders that every holder of land in excess of the ceiling carrying on the holding of land in excess of the ceiling shall furnish Form 3 to the State Government within ninety days.
2. The matter has been examined. Every holder of land in excess of the ceiling carrying on the holding of land in excess of the ceiling shall make an application in Form 3 to the State Government within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the holding of land in excess of the ceiling is undertaken, and the State Government 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 Social Welfare Department, Government of Odisha.
(Secretary to Government)
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