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The Telangana Farmers’ Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997

The Telangana Farmers’ Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997

Infrastructure199742 of 42 sections available

The Telangana Farmers’ Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997 regulates the community-based management of public irrigation networks across the State of Telangana. It applies to landholders, tenant farmers, water users, and state irrigation authorities operating within designated command areas. The law establishes a multi-tiered hierarchy of farmer-led bodies, including Water Users Associations, Distributory Committees, and Project Committees, empowering local agricultural communities to oversee water allocation, budget usage, collect fees, and maintain canals and drains. By granting farmers legal control over water distribution and system upkeep, the Act aims to foster equitable resource management, reduce disputes, optimize crop yields, and enhance overall agricultural productivity.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Delineation of water users’ area and constitution of an association
  5. 4. Election of President, Vice-President and Members of the Managing Committee of Water Users’ Association
  6. 5. Delineation of distributory area and constitution of the distributory committee
  7. 6. Election of President, Vice-President and Constitution of Managing Committee
  8. 7. Delineation of Project area and constitution of Project Committee
  9. 8. Election of Chairman [Vice-Chairman] and constitution of the Managing Committee.
  10. 9. Apex Committee.
  11. 12. Farmers’ Organisation to be a Body Corporate.
  12. 13. Changes in farmers’ organisation.
  13. 14. Disqualifications of candidates or Members.
  14. 15. Filling up of Vacancies.
  15. 16. Objects.
  16. 20. Power to levy and collect fee.
  17. 21. Appointment of Competent Authorities and their functions.
  18. 22. Resources of Farmers‟ Organisation.
  19. 25. Composition of offences
  20. 27. Appeals
  21. 28. Records
  22. 35. Authentication of orders and documents of the Farmers‟ Organisation
  23. 36. Acts not to be invalidated by informality or vacancy etc.
  24. 37. Deposit and administration of the funds
  25. 41. Power to remove difficulties
  26. 42. Savings
  27. 43. Power to make rules
  28. 44. Added by Act No.39 of 2005.
  29. 46. Added by Act No.7 of 2003.
  30. 47. Added by Act No.39 of 2005.
  31. 50. Added by Act No.39 of 2005.
  32. 52. Added by Act No.7 of 2003.
  33. 53. Substituted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 2003.
  34. 55. Substituted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 2003.
  35. 56. Substituted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 2003.
  36. 58. Added by Act No.7 of 2003.
  37. 59. Substituted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 2003.
  38. 60. Inserted by Act No.7 of 2003.
  39. 61. Substituted by Act No.7 of 2003.
  40. 62. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated
  41. 63. Section 41-A substituted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 2003.
  42. 64. Adapted in G.

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