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
Ex. Gaz. 657-173+50