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The Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, 1965

The Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, 1965

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The Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdan Act of 1965 regulates the voluntary donation of private land for distribution to landless poor people and community purposes, inspired by Acharya Vinobha Bhave's land reform movement. The law applies to property owners wishing to donate land and the impoverished rural families who receive it. It establishes a specialized government board to manage, verify, and transfer these lands. This legislation matters because it provides a legal structure for social reform, reducing extreme rural poverty and economic inequality by empowering landless families with agricultural property and fostering democratic local village governance throughout the entire state.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the
  2. 2Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

Chapter II CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD →

  1. 3Constitution and incorporation of the Board -The Government shall, by
  2. 4Composition of the Board - (1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, a
  3. 5Term of Office -Every member of the Board, including the Chairman and
  4. 6Resignation of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other member -The
  5. 7Removal of Chairman or other member
  6. 8Filling of casual vacancies -Any casual vacancy in the office of the
  7. 9Dissolution and reconstitution of the Board -(1) Where the Government
  8. 10Acts of the Board, etc. not to be invalidated by informality -No act of
  9. 11Local Committees -(1) The Board may, for any district or part thereof,
  10. 12Donation of land -(1) Any owner may, by declaration made in the
  11. 13Tahsildar.
  12. 14Grant of land by the Board -(1) The Board may, after taking into
  13. 15Preparation of list of lands donated prior to commencement of this
  14. 16Fund and property of the Board -(1) The Board shall have its own Fund

Chapter III CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF →

  1. 17Declaration of a village as Gramadan village and constitution of Gram
  2. 18Power of grantee of land to donate land to Gram Sabha- (1) Any person
  3. 19Gram Sabha.
  4. 20Management of the lands vested in Gram Sabha
  5. 21Acts of Gram Sabha or its committee not to be invalidated by
  6. 22Sabha or the Committee.
  7. 23Disputes regarding allotment of land -(1) Any person aggrieved by an
  8. 24Eviction of allottee -The Tahsildar may on application made by a Gram
  9. 25Funds of Gram Sabha -Every Gram Sabha shall have a fund into which
  10. 26Attachment and sale of lands vesting in Gram Sabha -The land vesting
  11. 27Supersession of a Gram Sabha -(1) If at any time, the Government are of

Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 28Appeal
  2. 29Filing of suits -Any person whose interests are affected as result of the
  3. 30Grantee or allottee of land not to be a tenant -No person to whom any
  4. 31Exemption of stamp duty and registration fee etc
  5. 32Act to over ride other laws -The provisions of this Act shall have effect
  6. 33Power to make regulations -(1) The Board may, with the previous
  7. 34Power to make Rules -(1) The Government may, by notification in the
  8. 35Repeal and saving -The Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave Sarvodaya Bhoo-

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