Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a) 'Bhoodan Yagna' means the movement initiated by Shri Acharya Vinobha Bhave for the acquisition of lands by way of donation, for distribution to the landless persons, or for a community purpose; (b) 'community purpose' means any purpose which is for the general good of the community; (c) 'gramdan' means a voluntary donation of land in a village made in pursuance of the provisions of this Act; (d) 'Grama Parishad' means a Grama Parishad constituted under section 16; (e) 'Gramdan Village' means a Gramdan Village declared under section 16; (en) 'homeless person' means a person who does not own any house; (f) 'land' includes interest in land, the benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (g) 'land-holder' means a proprietor, sub-proprietor, malguzar, thikadar, gountia, tenure-holder and under tenure-holder and includes an inamdar, jagirdar, zamindar, illaquadar, kharposhdar, parganadar, sarbarakar, maufidar and other holders or owners of interest in land between the raiyat and the State; (h) 'landless person' means a person who does not own any land or who owns land which does not exceed such limit as may be prescribed; (i) in relation to land held by a raiyat with permanent and heritable rights in the land, the raiyat; in relation to land, held under a grant, lease or assignment from the State Government or a land-holder, the person who so holds; and (j) in relation to any other land, the person to whom the land belongs; (j) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (k) 'resident' in relation to the local area means a person who ordinarily resides in that local area; (l) 'Samiti' means the Samiti constituted under section 3; (m) 'village' means an area defined, surveyed and recorded as a distinct and separate village in the revenue records of the district in which it is situate.