Buy Agricultural Land

Agricultural land can be purchased in Gujarat after fulfilling certain requirements. These include: The average annual income of the person, including farm income, must be less than Rs 2 lakhs. The person must have had agricultural land in his or her name before the year 1974. The person must be a farmer or a farm laborer by profession Under Section 79A of the Agrarian Reform Act of 1961, the non-agricultural income of a buyer who must Being a farmer should not exceed Rs 2 lakhs per year. The sale of land granted to members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is not permitted.

In addition, the sale of land granted by the government for a period of 15 years is not allowed. Agricultural land may be used solely for agricultural purposes and for no other purpose. The use of agricultural land for any other purpose is prohibited by law. Agricultural land, which does not belong to the Green Belt, can be converted to non-agricultural purposes, such as residential, commercial, industrial, etc. subject to the approval of the Special Deputy Commissioner on the payment of prescribed fees and subject to certain conditions.

• Form No 1 – Seller’s Pani, Buyer’s Pani mutation Topographic map of the land to be sold, certified by the Topography Department. Survey number means a portion of land, the area and the assessment of which are entered separately under an indicative number in the land registers. Survey number subdivision means a part of the survey number, the area and the assessment of which are entered separately in the land registers under an indicative number subordinate to the survey number, of which it is a part. This is also called ‘hissa number’. Survey mark means any mark or object used to indicate property boundaries.
• Affidavits – Tahsildar No Objection Certificate
• Government permission in specific cases (such as the purchase of agricultural land by persons other than farmers and agricultural workers).
• Form J – RTC, that is, registration of rights, possession and inspection of crops. This is a primary record issued by the town accountant. It contains the details of the survey number, the total extent of the land, the names of the owners and the extent of their tenure, the persons in possession, the details of the crops and the income from the land for any particular period. It also contains the details of conversion from agricultural to non-agricultural land.
• Mutation Extract: This is an extract from the mutation log kept by the town counter. It records the transfer of the land and the manner of such transfer, the investigation officer’s recommendations for such transfer, and the date of entry of the transfer in the register of rights.
• Tippani: This document is issued by the Inspection Department. A tippani shows a sketch of the land as in the records of the Department of Surveying.
• Akarband – This document is also issued by the Inspection Department. Establishes the survey number and to whom the particular survey number was originally assigned and details of the land revenue assessment.
• Section 79 A&B Endorsements: These are issued by the Tahsildar. These endorsements certify that there is no cause against the owner of the agricultural land, whether or not he is a farmer, in accordance with the prescriptions.
• Form #7 Endorsement – ​​Also issued by the Tahsildar. This endorsement certifies that there are no lease cases pending in respect of the property in question, as per the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961.
• Saguvali Chit: The Saguvali Chit is also called the award certificate. This is issued in form No VII in case of government land grant to eligible persons for cultivation. This establishes the title of the named person in Saguvali Chit over the granted land. A sketch of the land granted to the Saguvali Chit will be attached. The land grant is subject to the conditions detailed in the Saguvali Chit.
• Patta Book: This is a record given to an agricultural land holder and includes tenants if they are primarily responsible for paying income from the land. It contains a copy of the registry of land rights. The book also contains information on paying land revenues and other government debts, and information on farming.