Definitions

Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (1) "Gramdan" means a donation of land or an interest therein for the welfare of the people of a village in the State of Gujarat, made in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to Bhoodan or Gramdan;
2. (2) "Gramdan Gram" means a village or part thereof which is declared to be a Gramdan village under the relevant law relating to Bhoodan or Gramdan;
3. (3) "Gramdan Kisan" means a person who is a landless agricultural worker or an agriculturist and who is a resident of a Gramdan Gram and who has been allotted land in such village for personal cultivation according to the rules made in that behalf under the relevant law relating to Bhoodan or Gramdan;
4. (4) "Gramdan Movement" means the movement initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the Bhoodan Yajna and Gramdan;
5. (5) "Owner", in relation to any land, means a person in whose name the land is registered in the record of rights and includes an occupant.