Definitions

(a) 'Bhoodan Yagna' means the movement initiated by Shri Acharya Vinobha Bhave for the acquisition of lands through voluntary gifts, for distribution to landless poor persons, co-operative societies or Sarvodaya Panchayats or for community purposes; (b) 'Community purpose' means any purpose which is for the general good of the community; (c) 'Government' means the State Government; (d) 'Gramdan land' means land donated for Gramdan in a Gramdan village and includes any land in such village donated for the Bhoodan Yagna and granted under sub-section (1) of section 19 to the Sarvodaya Panchayat constituted for that village; (e) 'Gramdan village' means any revenue village or villages or part or parts thereof in which- (i) not less than two-thirds of the number of persons residing and owning lands donate all their lands for Gramdan; or (ii) not less than one-half of the total extent of the lands owned by persons residing in such village or villages or part or parts is donated by persons residing and owning lands therein donating all their lands for Gramdan, and which the Government may, by notification, declare to be a Gramdan village; (ee) 'Inquiry Officer' means the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar in independent charge, having jurisdiction in the taluk or sub-taluk where lands donated for the Bhoodan Yagna are situate or such other officer as the District Collector may, by notification, appoint for such village or villages where lands donated for the Bhoodan Yagna are situate, as may be specified in the notification; (f) 'landless poor person' means a person who either is not a owner of land or a owner of land which does not exceed the limits prescribed in this behalf and whose annual income does not exceed three hundred rupees; (g) 'Owner' includes any tenant having heritable and alienable interest in land; (h) 'Sarvodaya Panchayat' means the Sarvodaya Panchayat constituted for a Gramdan village; and (i) 'State Board' means the Tamil Nadu State Bhoodan Yagna Board established under section 3. In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958, in clause (f), for the expression "three hundred rupees", the expression "such sum not exceeding Rs. 25,000, as may be prescribed" shall be substituted.