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The Maharashtra Land Improvement Schemes Act

The Maharashtra Land Improvement Schemes Act

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The Maharashtra Land Improvement Schemes Act regulates the planning, construction, and maintenance of agricultural improvement projects, including soil conservation, erosion prevention, water resource management, and land reclamation. This law applies to all landowners, tenants, state appointed authorities, and public companies within Maharashtra. It matters because it empowers government agencies to design, execute, and fund large regional environmental and farming projects, ensuring sustainable natural resource management. Furthermore, the act establishes mandatory cost sharing rules for beneficiaries and legally obligates private landowners to maintain these critical conservation works, directly boosting long term agricultural productivity and protecting the state's soil and water resources.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF BOARDS AND PREPARATION OF LAND IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES →

  1. 3Constitution of Boards.
  2. 4Power of Board or Company to direct preparation of land improvement scheme and matters for which scheme may be prepared.
  3. 5Publication of scheme and inviting objections.
  4. 6Report of Inquiry Officer or Company Officer.
  5. 7Repealed.
  6. 8Repealed.
  7. 9Power of Board or Company to sanction scheme with or without modifications.
  8. 10Effect of scheme.
  9. 10APower of State Government or Board or Company to make regulations.

Chapter III EXECUTION OF THE SCHEME →

  1. 11Power to enforce scheme.
  2. 12Liability of person whose lands are not included in scheme to contribution.
  3. 12APenalty.

Chapter IV MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND USE OF WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SCHEME →

  1. 13Statement.
  2. 13-AExecuting Officer to prepare recovery statements and entries to be made in Record of Rights, etc.
  3. 14Obligation of persons to maintain and repair works.

Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 15Payment and recovery of amount.
  2. 15AAmount due to Company to be first charge on land of defaulter.
  3. 15BRecovery of money due to Company as arrears of land revenue.
  4. 15CWhere loan is given by scheduled bank, transfer of rights of Company to the bank for speedy recovery of its dues from owners of lands benefited.
  5. 16Right of entry.
  6. 17Inquiries to be held summarily.
  7. 18Permission to owners to increase rent on account of improvements effected.
  8. 19Registration of document, plan or map in connection with land improvement scheme not required.
  9. 20Repealed.
  10. 21Delegation.
  11. 22Certain officers to be public servants.
  12. 23Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suits and prosecutions.
  13. 24Power to make rules.
  14. 25Power of State Government to direct preparation of scheme in certain circumstances.
  15. 25APower of State Government to direct preparation and execution of scheme in area declared to be or scarcity area.
  16. 25BPower to revoke scheme.
  17. 26Expenditure incurred by State Government to be charged on Consolidated Fund of State.
  18. 26AEffect of transfer of rights and liabilities of Government to Agriculture and Rural Development Bank.
  19. 26BPower of State Government to transfer schemes to Company.
  20. 27Savings.
  21. 28Validation of constitution and acts of Board.
  22. 28ARepeal and savings.
  23. 29Savings of Khar lands.

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