(1) Except in cases falling under rule 6, the following order of priority shall be observed in the allotment of Government land under these Rules.-
(i) Displaced agriculturists;
2[(ii) Persons identified as Beneficiaries of the Integrated Rural Development Programme.]
(iii) landless persons.
(2) Allotment to persons under category (iii) above shall be made in the following order of preference:-
(i) landless of the same village;
(ii) landless of the adjoining villages;
(iii) landless of the same Tehsil:
3[Provided that a landless person who does not hold any tenure land anywhere in Rajasthan or such land as he holds in less than 21/2 acres of irrigated land or 5 acres of unirrigated land shall be given preference within the category specified in sub-rule(2) which appertains to him.]_ ______________________________
1. Inserted by Notfn. No. F.4(13) Col./88, dt. 11.09.2002.
2. Substituted by Notfn. No. F4(25) Rev./Col./77, dt. 10-11-1982.
3. Inserted by Notfn. No. F.4(10) Rev./Col./75, dt. 27.12.1982.