EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1180, CUTTACK, TUESDAY, JULY 17 , 2018 / ASADHA 26, 1940
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 12th July, 2018
S.R.O. No. 284/2018.— Whereas, the draft of certain rules further to amend the Odisha Land Reforms (General) Rules 1965, were published as required under section 75 of the Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960 (Odisha Act 16 of 1960) in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette No. 731, dated the 10th May, 2018 under the notification of the Government of Odisha in the Revenue & Disaster Management Department No. 16764- RDM-LRB-STATUT-0002-2017, dated the 9th May, 2018 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of such publication;
And, whereas, no objection or suggestion has been received in respect of the said draft during the stipulated period;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 75 of the Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960 (Odisha Act 16 of 1960), the State Government do hereby make the following rules further to amend the Odisha Land Reforms(General) Rules, 1965 namely:—
1. Short title and Commencement:— (1) These Rules may be called the Odisha Land Reforms (General) Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Odisha Gazette.
2. In the Odisha Land Reforms (General) Rules, 1965, in rule 12-A, after clause(a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
"(aa) The raiyats may also file an application online through electronic 2 (ab) The Authorized Officer shall issue a general notice in form 29 inviting objections from the public on the proposed conversion of land use within fifteen days and in case the application is filed online, the general fee shall be realized through cash or through electronic mode.
(ac) In the event the raiyat applies for conversion of land use of a part of plot, then the fee for sub-division of plot may be realized in cash or through electronic mode."
[No. 25803–RDM-LRB-POLICY-0003/2017/R&DM.]
By Order of the Governor
Dr. C. S. KUMAR
Principal Secretary to Government