Extent of land to be granted to displaced persons according to certain conditions

The Maharashtra Resettlement of Project Displaced Persons Act, 1976

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(1) The State Government may, subject to the provisions of this section, grant land (not being gaothan land) to displaced persons as far as practicable according to the provisions of Part I of Schedule B hereto and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) If the number of members in a family exceeds 5, an additional 40.47 ares of land may be given for every 3 additional members, subject to the condition that the total area of land granted to a family does not exceed 2 Hectares and 83.28 ares (7 acres).
(3) Land equal to 40.47 ares in extent may be granted to displaced agricultural labourers if they leave their village in the affected zone along with the other displaced persons and such other displaced persons are resettled on land under this Act.
(4) Dry (Jirayat) lands from sources other than the benefited zone may be granted at the rate of a minimum of 1 Hectare and 61.87 ares (4 acres) to each displaced person or agricultural labourer provided that the maximum limit is in accordance with any rule made under the Code for disposal of Government land.
(5) The State Government may grant plots of land to displaced persons in a new gaothan or extended part of an existing gaothan according to the provisions of Part II of Schedule B hereto.
(6) In granting alternative land to a displaced person, the value of such land shall ordinarily be of the same amount which the displaced person has received in respect of his land in the affected zone which is acquired for the Project and the area of the alternative land to be granted, notwithstanding anything contained in this section, be so determined that the total extent of the holding of the displaced person after such grant does not exceed the economic holding provided by the rules made under the Code for the disposal of Government land.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the State Government may, subject to the condition of previous publication by notification in the Official Gazette amend Schedule A, regard being had to the provisions of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, the number of displaced persons to be resettled, and the extent of land available according to Schedule A for resettlement.

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