THE ASSAM GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

727

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2022, 28

1944 (

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No. 727 Dispur, Saturday, 19th November, 2022, 28th Kartika, 1944 (S. E.)

Registered No.-768/97

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.

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 15th November, 2022

Guwahati : Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21.

Extraordinary Gazette No. 1453 - 10 + 10 - 19 - 11 - 2022. (visit at– dpns.assam.gov.in)

G. D. TRIPATHI,

Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Revenue & Disaster Management Department.