In these rules, unless the context otherWise'reqUires,- '
(a) "ACt"means the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 ,(1'10. 1 of 1994); , , " . ' \ ,
(b) "Agricultural Land" means ianrl held,for the agriculture purposes including agro-forestry, floriculture, sericulture, piciculture, horticulture a..Tldother similar purposes; \
(c) "Assured irrigation means irrigation from any source of irrigation belonging to the State Government;
(d) "Assured private iriigation'"means irrigation- _(1) from tube wells;
(it) by lift irrigation from a perennial source of water, mcluding well, operated by diesel ~r ele~4ical energy.
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Explanation.-For the purpose of sub-clause (li)of clause (d)perennial source of water means a source of water from which. water flows throughout the year.
(e)"Code"means the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenu~Code, 1959 (No.
20 of 1959);
(f)"Holder"means tenure holder or an occupancy tenant or lessee of land within the State and the expression 'to hold land' or 'holding land' shall be construed accordingly; .
(g) "Perennial irrigated land" means land which receives water for more than one crop in a revenue year from any source of irrigation - belonging to Government or any Panchayat or any Co- operative Society.
or privately;
(h) "Section"means the Section of the Act;
(1)"Seasonally irrigated land" means the land which receives or had.
received water for not more than one crop in each of at least two agriculture year during fiveyears immediately preceding the date of commencement of these rules from any source of i.rrjgationto the government or any Panchayat or Co-operative Society or pri~ately;
OJ "DIY land" means any land which neither receives water through assured irrigation nor-assured private irrigation. .