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The Odisha Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.684 Dated. 26 November, 1962

ORISSAACT 33 OF 1962

THE ORISSA GOVERNMENT LAND SETTLEMENTACT, 1962

(Assented to by the Governor on the 13th November, 1962) AnAct to provide for settlement of Government Land in the State of Orissa.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Thirteenth Year of

the Republic of India, as follows : Statement of Objects & Reasons

At present settlement of Government waste lands is being made according to the executive instructions issued from time to time and also according to provisions in variousActs, Rules, Orders, customary practices and usage in force in various parts of the State. The power to reserve land for communal and other public purpose, levy of Salami, charging of rent, application fees and other fees and the authority to dispose of such applications are different according to the laws and Rules in force in different parts of the State. This makes its administration difficult and gives cause for complaint by the public due to lack of uniformity. The present Bill is therefore proposed to be enacted as a general legislation formulating a set of uniform principles regarding lease of Government waste lands overriding provisions of various Acts, Rules, Orders, customary practices and usage in force in various parts of the State instead of tinkering with the individual laws with the primary objective of governing the settlement of waste lands in a planned manner uniformly throughout the State.