THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE (ABOLITION) ACT, 1997

The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act, 1997

The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act, 1997 is a state legislation that abolishes the requirement for landowners to pay land revenue and additional land revenue in Punjab. Effective from the Rabi harvest of the 1996-97 agricultural year, it overrules the long-standing payment obligations previously mandated under the Punjab Land Revenue Act of 1887. By eliminating these historical agricultural tax burdens, the law applies to landowners across the state and provides financial relief to the farming community. It simplifies agricultural tax structures by formally ending state-collected land revenue levies, overriding any conflicting provisions in earlier revenue legislation.

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