New Guidelines For Transfer Of Land Ownership

New Guidelines For Lease And Transfer Of Government Land

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New guidelines for lease and transfer of government land in Bhubaneswar

The new rules framed under the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 2020, will be applied for leasing out and transfer of government land in the city, which is under the state general administration department.

The Odisha state government issued a new set of rules for the settlement of government land within the purview of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area for various purposes in the public interest.

The new rules framed under the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 2020, will be applied for leasing out and transfer of government land in the city, which is under the state general administration department.

“Earlier, settlement of government land in and around Bhubaneswar was done in accordance with the Government Grants Act, 1895, which was a central act. The 1895 Act was among many other obsolete Acts which were repealed by the Centre in 2017. The state government has decided to come out with a new set of rules for settlement of government land in the city,” said Abhay Kumar Nayak, additional secretary, state revenue and disaster management department.

Nayak said though land settlement in the city was done as per executive orders, the rules will now give statute power for land settlement in the city. “The rules will be applicable to transfer or leasing out of government land in the city for various activities to be taken up by government departments, local authorities, Union government agencies and public sector undertakings,” said an official source.

Allotment of land for housing scheme by Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Odisha State Housing Board or other similar bodies and cooperative societies and settlement of land as per general administration department policies will also be done in accordance with the rules.

According to the new rules, a committee headed by the chief secretary will be constituted to consider and recommend allotment of land to the state government. Secretaries of departments like revenue, general administration, housing and urban development, finance, law, vice-chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority, and director of estates will be members of the committee.

All applications seeking government land in Bhubaneswar will be submitted to the director of estates in a specified format. The director of estates will scrutinize the application and verify the land use plan as per the city’s comprehensive development plan.

“The director of estates will examine whether the land applied for is free from encroachment and also the eligibility criteria of the applicant and the purpose of the application. The director of estates will recommend the applications for approval of the land allotment committee,” the rules stipulate.

After the allotment of land, the applicant will pay the premium amount of the land as decided by the state government. State revenue secretary Bishnupada Sethi said the new set of rules will help in the smooth distribution of government land in the state capital.

 

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