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

mode and in such event the application fee may be paid

electronically.

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(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

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

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