The Telangana Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011
The Telangana Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011
The Telangana Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011, regulates the distribution of Loan Eligibility Cards to landless tenant farmers who cultivate agricultural land owned by others. Applying to licensed cultivators who do not already have formal records or family ties to the landowner, this legislation matters because it secures their immediate access to crucial benefits like bank crop loans, insurance, and government subsidies. Crucially, this eligibility card only grants rights to the harvested crop, ensuring that the actual landowners suffer no loss of possession, tenancy, or ownership rights, thereby balancing vital financial support for growers with strong protection for property owners.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Issue of Loan Eligibility Card.
- 4. Applicability in the Scheduled Areas.
- 5. Appellate Authority.
- 6. Nodal agency.
- 7. Protection of persons acting in good faith.
- 8. Act to override other laws.
- 9. Bar of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
- 10. Power to remove difficulty.
- 11. Power to make rules.
- 12. Repeal of Ordinance.
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