Government Order No. 1025/2026/WRD of the Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha dated 24th July, 2026 on the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use [N19-SYB]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 1025/2026/WRD
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, dated the 24th July, 2026
GOVERNMENT ORDER
Subject: The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use by person converting agricultural lands under the Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959, regarding.
1. In the circumstances reported by the Naib Tahsildar, the Government of Odisha, 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 12 to the Tahsildar within seven 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 12 to the Tahsildar within seven 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 Tahsildar shall dispose of it within seven days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha.
(Secretary to Government)
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