The Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1984
The Rajasthan Bhoodan Yagna (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1984
This Act regulates the administration of donated land under Rajasthan's Bhoodan movement, applying to the Bhoodan Yagna Board, land recipients, and financial institutions. By shifting the power to nominate Board members from social reformers to the state government, it increases direct public control. It also legally validates all land distributions and administrative decisions made by the Board during an interim period of expired authority. Crucially, it matters because it permits low-income landholders to mortgage their allotted land for institutional bank loans, providing these marginalized farmers with the necessary financial resources to cultivate their lands and improve their livelihoods.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Amendment of section 4, Rajasthan Act No. XVI of 1954
- 3. Amendment of section 5, Rajasthan Act No. XVI of 1954
- 4. Amendment of section 24, Rajasthan Act No. XVI of 1954
- 5. Amendment of section 25, Rajasthan Act No. XVI of 1954
- 6. Validation of actions of Bhoodan Yagna Board
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