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The Rajasthan Gram Dan Act, 1971

The Rajasthan Gram Dan Act, 1971

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The Rajasthan Gramdan Act, 1971 regulates the voluntary donation of land for cooperative village management. It applies to landholders, residents, and families in rural Rajasthan. Under this law, if a significant majority of villagers donate their lands, they establish an autonomous local assembly called a Gram Sabha. Donors retain most of their land for personal cultivation but contribute a portion to a community pool to support landless residents. This legislation matters because it fosters rural self-governance, encourages voluntary land redistribution to reduce poverty, and empowers local communities to cooperatively manage their own resources, finances, and agricultural development.

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  1. 1. Short-title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Repeal and Savings
  4. 4. Act to have over-riding effect
  5. 5. Gramdan Board
  6. 6. Duties of the Gramdan Board.
  7. 7. Meetings
  8. 8. Declaration of voluntary transfer of lands by way of Gramdan
  9. 9. Declaration by head of family not holding any land to join Gramdan Community
  10. 10. Publication and investigation of declarations
  11. 11. Declaration of the village as Gramdan village
  12. 12. Prohibition against transfer of lands
  13. 13. Constitution of Gram Sabha
  14. 14. Register of members
  15. 15. Executive Committee and President of Gram Sabha
  16. 16. Other Committees
  17. 17. Officers and servants of Gram Sabha
  18. 18. Removal of President, Officers and servants
  19. 19. Conduct of business of Gram Sabha
  20. 20. Vesting of donated funds in Gram Sabha.
  21. 21. Vesting in Gram Sabha of lands vested in Bhoodan Board
  22. 22. Donations made after the declaration of Gramdan village
  23. 23. Power of grantee of land to donate land to Gram Sabha
  24. 24. Power to purchase land
  25. 25. Land pool
  26. 26. Allotment of land
  27. 27. Rights of Gramdan Kisan
  28. 28. Power of Gram Sabha to cancel allotment
  29. 29. Power of Gram Sabha to grant lease
  30. 30. Vesting of Common lands in Gram Sabha
  31. 31. Vesting of management of other unoccupied lands of the State Government in Gram Sabha
  32. 32. Divesting Gram Sabha of management of lands vested under section 31
  33. 33. Other powers and functions of Gram Sabha
  34. 34. Gram Nidhi
  35. 35. Power to borrow
  36. 36. Application of Gram Nidhi
  37. 37. Accounts and audit.
  38. 37A. Declaration to opt out of Gramdan Community
  39. 37B. Consequences of declaration
  40. 37C. Assets and Liabilities
  41. 37D. Appeal and Revision
  42. 37E. Appeal and Revision
  43. 38. Appeal and Revision
  44. 39. Gram Sabha to recover dues as arrears of land revenue
  45. 40. Restriction on sale of lands held by Gram Sabha or Gramdan Kisan
  46. 41. Registration of Gram Sabha as co-operative society
  47. 42. Power to exempt from stamp duty etc
  48. 43. Gram Sabha to be empowered to function as Panchayat
  49. 44. President etc. of Gram Sabha to be public servants
  50. 45. Power to delegate
  51. 46. Bar of jurisdiction
  52. 47. Dissolution of the Executive Committee
  53. 48. Delegation of powers by Chairman
  54. 49. Rules
  55. 50. Regulations

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