EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1644 CUTTACK, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 /BHADRA 4, 1941
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 22nd August, 2019
S.R.O. No.298/2019― Whereas, under Para. (i) of the proviso to clause 1 of Schedule V 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, 2010;
And, whereas, the period of limitation was last extended for a period of one year and two months with effect from the 17th February, 2018 under the notification of the Government of Odisha in the Revenue & Disaster Management Department No. 30939-RDM-LRGEA- STATUT-0005/2018, dated the 21st August, 2018 published in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette No. 1545, dated the 23rd August, 2018;
And, whereas, the period of limitation last extended has expired on the 16th April, 2019;
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 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;
2 Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Para. (i) of the proviso toclause 1 of Schedule V of the Odisha Government Land Settlement Rules, 1983, the State Government do hereby extend the said period by a further period of eleven months and 15 days with effect from the 17th April, 2019.
[No. 24953‒RDM-LRGEA-STATUT-0005/2018/R&DM.]
By Order of the Governor
NIKUNJA B. DHAL
Principal Secretary to Government