Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 8: To support farmers, common citizen, and middle-class families across the Gujrat state, the Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today made several important decisions.
These measures aim to simplify revenue-related procedures while ensuring greater public convenience.
The reforms are expected to accelerate industrial development, boost trade and employment and promote affordable housing.
Elaborating on these developments, State government spokesperson and Minister Rushikesh Patel noted that at present, in cases involving the sale, transfer or change in tenure or purpose of lands possessed for agricultural use under new, impartiable or restricted tenure, prior approval is required from the Collector or the State Government, subject to certain conditions.
Additionally, farmers are bound to pay a premium for tenure conversion in such cases.
He said, “To address these complexities, the Chief Minister has taken decisive and progressive steps. Going forward, all new, impartiable or restricted tenure lands in the state, excluding areas under municipalities, urban development authorities and the Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh Area Development Authorities, will be treated as old tenure lands. This change means that farmers will no longer be required to pay the premium for transfer such land for agricultural or non-agricultural purposes. Moreover, Mamlatdars will be required to carry out Suo-motu registration to classify such land as Old Tenure.”
He said that the landmark decisions taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will greatly simplify the administrative procedures associated with the sale, purchase and transfer of land, making the process more accessible for farmers and common citizens.
Patel said, “The State Revenue Department has also introduced key provisions to simplify the non-agricultural land conversion process by facilitating the issuance of Revenue Titles and Legal Occupancy Certificates. The concerned Collector has been instructed to decide on the application within 30 days of its submission. If a non-agricultural application is submitted after obtaining the certificate, a notification regarding the applicable premium, penalty, conversion charges or special tax will be issued within 10 days. If the application is made without obtaining the certificate, it will be processed according to the existing system.”
“The Government has simplified the certification process related to the sale of agricultural land,” he added.
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