In rule 3 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Rules), after sub-rule (7), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- “(8) For allotment or settlement of any category of land to any organizations or institutions or firms or companies or NGOs or individuals, the Government shall, by notification from time to time in the Official Gazette, classify the land to which the Act applies, into various grades as it deems fit for the determination of land valuation, land revenue, taxes, etc. Such classification shall be based on the physical features, nearness to road, railway station, bus route; availability of irrigation facilities, transport and communication, water supply and electricity, basic amenities like public office, hospital, educational institutions, development activities, industrial improvements and the purpose for which the land is being put to use.
(9) The Government shall, by notification from time to time in the Official Gazette, fix the rate of land value per hectare or square metre for different grades of land under each different class of lands based on the current market value of the land.”