Taking a big decision, the Haryana government has decided to give ownership rights to the villagers living on Shamlat land for 20 years. After the prescribed fee, the registry of houses up to a maximum of 500 square yards will be done in the name of the concerned person. The decision to give ownership rights to the farmers was taken during the tenure of the then Chief Minister Manohar Lal.
The way has been cleared for the villagers living on Shamlat land in Haryana to get ownership rights by building houses for 20 years. After the prescribed fee, the registry of houses up to a maximum of 500 square yards will be done in the name of the concerned person. Similarly, farmers who have been cultivating Shamlat Deh land on lease for 20 years will be able to get the land registered in their name.
These farmers can claim ownership rights
For ownership rights, 50 percent of the current collector rate or one and a half times the collector rate fixed on March 31, 2004 will have to be paid.
Notification of Haryana Gram Shamlat Land Regulation Amendment Bill and Punjab Gram Shamlat Land Regulation Haryana Amendment Rules has been issued to give ownership rights to the people occupying Panchayat land. With this, farmers who have been farming on Shamlat land in villages before 31 March 2004 and villagers living in houses can now claim ownership of the land. If the house is in a pond, Firni and agricultural land, then it will not be given ownership rights. Decision was taken in Manohar Lal government In the cabinet meeting held on March 5 under the chairmanship of the then Chief Minister Manohar Lal, a decision was taken to give ownership rights to the farmers who leased Shamlat land 20 years ago. After this, the code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections came into force and the law could not be changed. Then on July 12, in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Saini, approval was given to legalize the construction of families who had built a house of up to 500 square feet on Panchayat land before March 31, 2004. Panchayat will have to pay the amount for transfer
Also, it was decided to keep Shamlat Deh land leased for 20 years for farming outside the scope of Shamlat Deh.
After this, in the winter session of the Assembly held in November, amendments were approved in the Haryana Gram Shared Land (Regulation) Act 1961.
The original lessee, the transferred person or his legal heir will have to pay an amount to the concerned Gram Panchayat for the transfer of ownership rights.
Application will have to be made before the Collector within one year
For ownership rights on Shamlat land, villagers and farmers will now have to apply before the Collector (Deputy Commissioner) within one year.
If the claim is found to be correct, farmers and villagers can pay the fee together or in 20 equal annual installments with seven percent simple interest.
If an applicant is prevented from applying for sufficient reason, he may be exempted from the time limit for the purchase of unauthorizedly occupied land.