The Orissa Betterment Charges Act, 1955
The Orissa Betterment Charges Act, 1955
General195522 sections
This Act authorizes the State Government to levy a fee known as a betterment charge on agricultural lands that benefit from the Hirakud Dam irrigation scheme. It applies to landowners in the districts of Cuttack, Puri, Sambalpur, and Bolangir who receive water from the project. The charge is calculated based on the increase in the land's value and the cost of irrigation improvements, ensuring that those who gain financially from the project contribute to the project's maintenance and development.
- 1. Short title, commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Betterment charges leviable
- 4. Schedule of irrigable lands under command and betterment
- 5. Publication of scheme and notice to owners and persons interested
- 6. Enquiry and award
- 7. Betterment charges to be charged on lands and recoverable as land revenue
- 8. Betterment charges on newly reclaimed land
- 9. Remission and suspension
- 10. Any other charges not to be affected
- 11. Persons liable to pay charges
- 12. Application for transfer
- 13. Protection of land against sale for arrears of betterment charges
- 14. Appeals
- 15. Revision by the Board of Revenue
- 16. Finality of orders
- 17. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 18. Indemnity
- 19. Protection of persons acting in good faith
- 20. Powers of Revenue/Canal officer
- 21. Power to make rules
- 22. Power to remove difficulty
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