Section 31: Rights to residential house

(I) Subject to any rules, that may be made by the State Government in this behalf, a tenant shall have the right, free of charge to possess in the abadi of the village in which he holds land a site for a residential house: Provided that, if he holds land in more than one village, he may choose the village in which he wishes to enjoy his concession and shall not be entitled to this concession in more than one village: Provided further that he shall have to make an application to the Tehsildar, if he has no residential house, for allotment of a suitable site for the purpose. Explanation—A residential house shall Mei:1de an enclosure or shed for cattle as well as accommodation for stocking seed fodder and agricultural implements and also land required for the construction of reservoir or tanka. (2) Subject as aforesaid and notwithstanding any thing to the contrary contained in sections 95, 96, 97, 98 and 102 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956) agricultural worker or an artisan who may have been permanently residing in the abadi of a village for a ten years or more shall also have the right, free of charge, to possess in the abadi of that village a site for a residential house and the provisions contained in the second proviso to subsection (1) shall apply. Explanation— For the purpose of sub-section (2) — (a) agricultural worker shall mean a person who is not a tenant but works as a labour on the field or fields of a tenant lying within the village of his residence; and (b) "artisan" shall include a blacksmith, a carpenter, a cobbler. a potter and a weaver.