The Orissa Agricultural Year Act, 1963

The Odisha Agricultural Year Act, 1963

The Orissa Agricultural Year Act, 1963 establishes a uniform agricultural year across the state of Odisha, defining it as the year beginning on the first day of April. It replaces various traditional or local crop calendars, such as fasli or revenue years, in legal documents, contracts, and customs. The law applies to landowners, agricultural tenants, and state revenue officials. It sets standardized schedules and instalment options for paying land revenue and agricultural rent, whether in cash, kind, or produce, while imposing a twelve percent annual interest rate on overdue payments. This standardized framework ensures operational clarity, simplifies tax administration, and protects agricultural contractual rights.

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