( 1 ) No Grama Parishad shall, without the previous sanction of the State Government alienate or trans'fer any land vested in it or any 'right or interest therein :
Provided that the Grama Parishad may, with P o w of Grama parithe previous sanction of the Col!ector exchange lands shad to transfcr and for the purpose of securing consolidation of holding alienate land.
or hypothecate the lands vasted in it in favour of the State Government or a Co-operative Society or Land Development Bank or any scheduled bank within the meaning of the Reserve Bank of India oi 1934 Act, 1934 for the purpose of securing a loan.
(2) Any transaction made in contravention of sub-section (1) shall be nu11 and void.
6 1 4 THE ORISSA BHOODAN AND GRAMDAN ACT, 1970 [Or. Act Manngcmnt 19. The Grama Parishad may--- uf thc lands rVcs t c d i n Gnma parid '[(a) allot all the lands vested it to landless s had. or homeless persons residing in the Gramdan VIllagc either for cuItivation or for construction of house, as the casc may be, on suclz tcynis ;!rid conditions as i t thinks fit: ]
Provided that whert: a person 112s donatcd all his lands under this Act the Grams Parishad shall, i f such person is willing to cccept thc allotment, allot ninty-five per centum of the Iands sn donated to that person, so however that the total extent of the lands allotted s1laII in no event exceed the ceiling limit applicable to such person un3er the Orissa Land Reforms Act, 1960; O r i ~ a ~ c t 16 of 19SO.
(6) set a p r t lands for the general good of the community as may be specified in the rules; I
(c) make advances eitber in kind or in cash to persons to whom lands are allotted and recover the advances so made ;
Z[(c - l ) make advznces in cach for the purpose of construction, improvement or maintenance of houses, to persons to whom lands are alloted for construction of houses and recover the advances so made; )
(d) carry out measures for the improvement of lands and for the improvement of the methods of cultivation, the reclamation of waste Iands and for such other purposes as may be specified in the rules ;
(e) consolidate lands in the Gramdan village by exchange of lands or otherwise ;
(f) undertake any agricultural or non-agricultural enterprise in the interest of the residents of the Gralndan village ; and
1. Substituted by thc Orim Bhoodan and Gmmdan [ Amendment ) Act, 1979 ( 05. Act 23 of 1979), S. 3 (i).
2. Inscrtcd by (ibid) S. 3 {ii).
(g) perform such other functions as the State Governn~ea t may, by notification, aut horise.
20. No act of a Grama Parishad or any cornmi- ;;:;: ,,- ttee thereof shall be deemed to be invalid by reason shad or it, only of any defect in the constitution of the Grama commitlcc Parishad or the committee, as the case may be. not to bc invalidated by idrmi~y, '[21. Allotment of land in a Gran.;dan village c[c.
shall be subject to the followingconditions, namely :- Allotment OF land bv Gnma hi-
(n) if the allotment is for cultivation, the shad.
allottee shall, unless specifically exempted by the Grama Parishad, cultivate the Iand personally ;
(h) if the allotment is for construct ion of house, the allottee shall construct, the house within a reasanaltle yeriud and shall, unless specifically exempted Ly the Grama Parishad, reside in the house ;
(c) the aIIoite shall not transfer his inferest in the land or in thc house, but such interest shall he heritable.
~x.yIancriion--For the putposcs of this section and section 23, land shall not be deemed to be cultivated personally unless the person hiinself or ally member of his family puts in such minimum lahour on the land as may be Iaid down by the regulations made by the Grama Paxishad.]