Registered No.-768/97
THE ASSAM GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY
727 19 2022, 28 1944 ( )
No. 727 Dispur, Saturday, 19th November, 2022, 28th Kartika, 1944 (S. E.)
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 15th November, 2022
No. RDM-15011/271/2022/4.- In exercise of the power conferred under Section 7 read with Section 19 of the Assam Agricultural Land (Regulation of Reclassification and Transfer for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2015, the Governor of Assam is pleased to declare jurisdictional Circle Officers of all the plain Districts of Assam as person authorized under the said Act for accomplishing reclassification or reclassification-cum-transfer of agricultural land for industrial purpose only for laying of City Gas Distribution pipeline system as per extant provisions of the aforesaid Act within the limits upto 10 Bighas of land.
While accomplishing the task for transfer of agricultural land to Industrial purpose, the Circle Officer shall also take the views of other Government Departments within the Circle level like-Agricultural. Water Resources etc. and/or take such advice as may be deemed necessary for arriving at a decision. Circle Officer shall take the prior concurrence of the concerned Local Authority under whose jurisdiction the agricultural land falls with regard to the proposed Industrial purpose as provided in the Section 5 (4) and (5) of the Assam Agricultural Land (Regulation of Reclassification and Transfer for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2015.
On receipt of the application for land reclassification and reclassification-cum-transfer for the purpose stated above under Section 5, Sub-section (1) & (2) of the Assam Agricultural Land (Regulation of Reclassification and Transfer for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2015, the Circle Officer shall complete the entire process within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application.
If it could not be accomplished within the stipulated timeline the matter should be referred with the detailed report to the Deputy Commissioner, who shall dispose of the matter within next 15 days.
This Notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
G. D. TRIPATHI, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.