(1) The State Government may reserve Government land in specific areas for allotment to each category of persons specified in sub-rule (1) of rule 5:
4[Provided that the Government may direct the Colonisation Commissioner to reserve 30% and 20% of the Government land for persons belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes respectively.]
5[Provided that for the Johar Paitan Land situated anywhere or the Government Land situated within a radius of 12 KM from the periphery of a city having population of one lakh persons or more, or within a radius of 8 Km. from the periphery of a town having population of fifty thousand or more but less than one lakh or within a radius of 3 Km. from periphery of town having population of twenty five thousand or more but less than fifty thousand, the Government may direct the Colonisation Commissioner to reserve 6[25%, 15% of the total land for allotment to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward classes respectively.] the remaining land of both the categories shall be allotted to the landless persons.]
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), the Allotting Authority may reserve Government land for all or any of the following purposes :-
(i) Allotment to Panchayats and Panchayat Samitis;
(ii) Village abadis, joharas, tanks or any other public purposes; and
(iii) Soil Conservation Schemes.
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1. Added by Notfn. No. F.4(10) Rev./Col./75, dt. 30.01.1978.
2. Renumbered by Notfn. No. F.4(5) Rev/Col./77, dt. 18.11.1978
3. Added by Notfn. No. F.4(25) Rev./Col./77, dt. 10.11.1982.
4. Substituted by Notfn. No. F.4(1) Col/96, dt. 25.11.2004.
5. Substituted by Notfn. No. F.4(10) Rev/Col./75, dt. 24.01.1981.
6. Substituted by Notfn. No. F.4(1) Col/96, dt. 25.11.2004.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, the State Government reserves to itself the right of reservation of any Government land for allotment to :-
(a) Central or State Government mechanised Farms,
(b) Agricultural farms to be established by the Agriculture Department of the State Government,
(c) Cattle breeding and sheep breeding farms to be established by the Animal Husbandry and Sheep and Wool Department of the State Government,
(d) Resettle disabled service personnel and dependents of deceased defence personnel killed in action,
(e) Gallantry award holder,
(f) Displaced agriculturists and oustees; and
(g) For any other purpose.
(4) The State Government may reserve any area or class or category of Government land for sale by public auction.
1[(5) The lands belonging to a member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe which vests in the State Government under sections 175 and 176 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 and under sections 13 and 14 of the Rajasthan Colonisation Act, 1954, shall be allotted only to a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe respectively, in accordance with the provisions of these rules.]