Andhra Pradesh Crop Cultivator Rights Act, 2019
Andhra Pradesh Crop Cultivator Rights Act, 2019
This Indian state Act regulates mutual cultivation agreements between agricultural landowners and tenant cultivators in Andhra Pradesh through cards valid for eleven months. It applies specifically to private agricultural landowners and the tenant farmers who lease their agricultural land. This law matters because it enables tenant cultivators to secure bank crop loans, government subsidies, and disaster relief independently, without requiring the landowner's official title documents. Consequently, it safeguards tenant livelihoods while legally ensuring that the landowners retain absolute ownership rights, preventing any unauthorized property claims or permanent changes to official land revenue records during or after the agreed tenancy period.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Execution of Agreement
- 4. Rights and responsibilities of the Land Owner
- 5. Right and responsibilities of the Cultivator
- 6. Obligation of Government
- 7. Bankers Obligation
- 8. Duties of the Village Secretariat
- 9. Applicability in the Schedule Areas
- 10. 1st Appellate Authority
- 11. 2nd Appellate Authority
- 12. Revision Authority
- 13. District Level Stake Holder Meeting
- 14. Nodal Agency
- 15. Protection of action taken in Good faith
- 16. Bar of Jurisdiction
- 17. Act to override other laws
- 18. Power to remove difficulty
- 19. Power to make rules
- 20. Repeal and Saving
- 0. Preamble
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