EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.1544, CUTTACK, THURS DAY, AUGUS T 23, 2018/ BHADRA 1, 1940
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 21st August, 2018
S.R.O. No.359/2018— Whereas, under Para. (i) of the proviso to sub- clause (b) of clause 1 of Schedule V- A of the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 1983, for settlement of land, applications were required to be submitted within a period of six months from the date of publication of the Odisha Government Land Settlement (Amendment) Rules, 2014;
And, whereas, the period of limitation so provided expired on the 10th May, 2015;
And, whereas, the said period was further extended for three years with effect from the 11th May, 2015 under the notification of the Government of Odisha in the Revenue & Disaster Management Department No. 35405-GE (GL)-S- 45/2017/R&D.M., dated the 26th October, 2017 published in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette No. 1737, dated the 26th October, 2017;
And, whereas, it has come to notice that a number of applicants are still awaiting to apply for settlement of the land of the categories mentioned in sub- clauses (a) and (b) of clause 1 of Schedule V- A of the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 1983;
And, whereas, unless the time limit is extended, a number of applicants shall be debarred from getting such land settled with heritable and transferable rights;
And, whereas, the State Government are satisfied that there exists sufficient reasons for extending the said period of limitation;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Para. (i) of the proviso to sub- clause (b) of clause 1 of Schedule V-A of the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 1983, the State Government do hereby extend the said period by a further period of eleven months with effect from the 11th May, 2018.
[No. 30932– RDM-LRGEA-STATUT-0005/2018/R&DM.]
By Order of the Governor
Dr. C. S. KUMAR
Principal Secretary to Government