Amendment to Section 237

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(1) Sub-section (2) of Section 237 of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), shall be omitted. (2) For sub-section (3) of Section 237 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "(3) Subject to rules made under this Code, the Collector after securing the land mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section (1) to minimum two percent of the total agriculture land of that village, may divert such excess land as mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section (1) into any other purposes as agriculture, abadi, construction of roads, canals, tanks, hospitals, schools, colleges, power station, gaushalas, excavation of clay by potters (kumhars) or any other public utility projects as may be determined by the State Government.". (3) After sub-section (3) of Section 237 of the Principal Act, the following shall be added, namely :- "(4) When it becomes indispensable to divert the land set apart for the purposes mentioned in sub-section (1) for such projects which are owned or approved by the State Government, but not covered under sub-section (3), the Collector, after satisfying himself that alternative land of equivalent area has been made available for fulfilling the same Nistar Rights, may divert the land for such purposes by passing a reasoned order to this effect."

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