Land Reforms

• Waiver of Mutation Fees on Succession in West Bengal

  Governor is pleased to waive, the processing fees for mutation of land records where land is transferred to descendants by way of intestate or testamentary succession from parents to their offspring, or by way of gift deed.

• Department of Land and Land Reforms

  Land is of critical significance to the vast majority of the poor who derive their livelihood from agriculture. Physical subsistence, procuring a decent, dignified livelihood and the well being of entire family depends on land.

• Tea Tourism and Allied Business Policy, 2019

  Tea garden will be allowed to utilize 15% of the total grant area subject to a maximum of 150 acres for tea tourism and allied business activities.

• Administrative Cost towards Land Purchase by Department

  Governor is pleased to fix the amount of administrative cost to be borne by the requiring departments towards direct purchase of land as follows:

• West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal Act, 1997

  An Act to provide for the setting up of a Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal in pursuance of article 323B of the Constitution of India and for the adjudication and trial by such Tribunal of disputes, claims, objections and applications relating to, or arising out of, land reforms or tenancy in land and other matters…

• West Bengal Estates Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 2009

  An Act to amend the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953.

• Sree Saraswaty Press Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984

  An Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer, in the public interest, of the undertakings of Sree Saraswaty Press Limited, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

• Processing Fees for Mutation of Land – Clarification

  Rate of processing fees for mutation of land in rural areas will be the rate as prescribed in Circular No. 398-LP dated 02.02.2017 irrespective of the fact it falls within KMDA area or not.

• Processing Fees for Mutation of Land in West Bengal

  Processing Fees for Commercial and industrial land is Rs. 500/- per decimal where area is up to 10 decimals and Rs. 1,000/- per decimal where area exceeds 10 decimals.

• Payment of Salami in Installments by Tea Gardens

  Indian Tea Association and other stakeholders have been praying for getting facility for payment of salami in instalments considering the present stressed condition of tea industry. Many tea gardens could not get the lease renewed as they could not make payment of salami in full and at a time.

• Nijo Griha, Nijo Bhumi Project for Homeless People

  Government of West Bengal has launched Nijo Griha, Nijo Bhumi project. Under this project, ownership of five decimals of land per family of houseless agricultural labourers, artisans and fishermen has been given.

• Direct Land Purchase Policy from Land Owners by Government

  Governor is pleased to allow the various departments of the State Government and the Central Government department to go in for the direct purchase of land for public purpose.

• Direct Purchase of Land for Godowns, Roads, Bridges etc.

  Direct Purchase of Land for Public purposes to ensure optimal utilisation of public funds and early implementation of important infrastructure projects like food godowns, roads, bridges etc.

• Guidelines for Operation of Brick Fields/ Brick Kilns

  Unplanned and unauthorised manufacture of bricks destroy top soil of agricultural land beyond reclamation and makes it un-usable for agriculture practices. So, guidelines for operation of Brick Fields/ Brick Kilns is felt necessary.

• Regularization of Brick Fields/ Kilns on Agricultural Land

  Guidelines for one-time regularization of brick fields/ kilns which were set up on agricultural land on or before 1st September, 2000. Applications should be made to the District Land & Land Reforms Officer.

• Services alongwith Stipulated Time Limit of Land & LR Dte.

  Services from Land and Land Reforms Department along with the stipulated time limit for rendering the services, the Designated Officers responsible for providing the services, the Appellate Officer and the Reviewing officer.

• Disposal of Mutation and Conversion for Industrial Purpose

  Disposal of mutation petitions where name of the vendor from whom the present petitioner purchased the land has already been recorded in the R-o-R(s) and it is in his possession.

• Disposal of Mutation and Conversion for Non-Industrial Purpose

  Disposal of mutation petitions where name of the vendor from whom the present petitioner purchased the land has already been recorded in the R-o-R(s), and it is in his possession, must be done within 45 days from the date of receipt of the petition.

• West Bengal Land and Land Reforms Manual

  West Bengal Land and Land Reforms Manual covers the whole spectrum of activities of officials and functionaries at various levels of land and land reforms administration in West Bengal.

• West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2014

  An Act to amend the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955. “industrial park or industrial hub or industrial estate or financial hub or logistic hub” shall be substituted.

  • Task Force for Conversion of Forest Land – Forest Rights

    To recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land.

  • West Bengal Government Land (Regulation of Transfer) Act, 1993

    An Act to provide for the regulation of transfer of Government land and for certain incidental matters.

  • Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (Recruitment) Rules – Amendment

    Amendment of Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (Recruitment) Rules, 2004, published with Land and Land Reforms Department notification No. 6105-Estt., dated 10.11.2004.

  • West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (Recruitment) Rules, 2004

    The method of recruitment, the qualifications and age for direct recruitment to the posts of Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Court Officer, Personal Assistant to Chairman/Member, Librarian, Stenographer, Cashier, Assistant Librarian, Record Supplier, Duftry, Night Guard, Orderly/Peon/Sweeper.

  • West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 with all Amendments

    West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1955 with all amendments vide No. 1363-L dated 14.08.2003, No. 1414-L dated 05.10.2010, No. 572-L dated 30.04.2012, No. 1968-L dated 31.12.2014, No. 432-L dated 17.04.2017

  • Service Charge Collection for NLRMP by Block Level Entrepreneurs

    Rs. 10/- only shall be collected as service charge per petition under section 6(2)(b) of Information Technology Act, 2000, where Block Level Entrepreneurs (BLE) shall be engaged for providing services to citizens.

  • Tea Tourism Policy of West Bengal

    The term “tea tourism” will broadly include the overall experience of tourists in the midst of a tea garden or estate, staying in a heritage bungalow, at a home-stay feeling in a tea-village or in a modern resort.

  • West Bengal Land Reforms Tribunal Act, 1991

    An Act to provide for the setting up of Regional Land Reforms Tribunals and a Special Land Reforms Tribunal in pursuance of article 323B of the Constitution of India and for the adjudication and trial by such Tribunals of disputes and applications with respect to the matters relating to land reforms and for matters connected…

  • Revision of Rent i.r.o. Private Premises Hired for Public Purposes

    Considering the rapid hike of rate of rent in the market, the rent shall be enhanced upto 20% of the present rent after every three years instead of existing 20% after every five years. Enhancement of rent shall be made automatically after expiry of every three years from the date of possession.

  • West Bengal Land Allotment Policy

    The land allotted to any individual/ company/ institution etc. under the policy would be transferred to them by the Government and its parastatals by way of long term lease for a period not exceeding 99 years.

• The Kolkata Land Revenue Act, 2003

  An Act to provide for securing the land -revenue within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporations of Kolkata and Howrah and other municipal areas under the Kolkata Metropolitan Department Authority as may be extended from time to time and in relation to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

• West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997

  An Act to provide for the regulation of certain incidents of tenancy of premises in Calcutta, Howrah and some other areas in West Bengal.

• West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953

  An Act to provide for the State acquisition of estates, of rights of intermediaries therein and of certain Rights of raiyats and under raiyats and of the rights of certain persons in lands comprised in estates.

• West Bengal Non-Agricultural Tenacy Act, 1949

  An Act to make better provision relating to the law of landlord and tenant in respect of certain non-agricultural tenancies in West Bengal.

• The Bengal Survey Act, 1875

  An Act to provide for the survey and demarcation of land. It extends to the States of West Bengal and Bihar and that part of the State of Orissa which on the sixth day of October, 1875, was subject to the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.

• Revision of Scale of Pay of Revenue Inspector of L&LR

  The Revenue inspector who was in service as such on 31.12.1995 may exercise option to come under revised scale as is allowed vide F.D. Memo No. 766-F, dated 27.01.2009 w.e.f. any date between 01.01.1996 and 01.01.1997.

LAND REFORMS

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