(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, 1965.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 2Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the 2Telangana Gazette appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ‘Bhoodan Yagna’ means the movement initiated by Sri Acharya Vinobha Bhave for the acquisition of lands by way of donation, for distribution to the landless poor persons, or for a community purpose;
(b) ‘Board’ means the 2Telangana Bhoodan Yagna Board constituted under section 3;
(c) ‘community purpose’ means any purpose which is for the general good of the community;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, 1965, received the assent of the President on 24th April, 1965. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Notification issued G.O.Ms.No.11, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated 05.07.2014.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.11, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated
05.07.2014.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
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(d) ‘Government’ means the State Government;
(e) ‘Gramdan’ means a voluntary donation of land in a village made in pursuance of Bhoodan Yagna;
(f) ‘Gram Sabha’ means a Gram Sabha constituted under section 17;
(g) ‘Gramdan Village’ means a village notified under section 17;
(h) ‘Land’ includes the benefits arising out of land, things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;
(i) ‘landless poor person’ means a person who does not own any land or who owns land which does not exceed such limit, and whose annual income does not exceed such sum as may be prescribed;
3[(i-a) ‘notification’ means notification published in the Telangana Gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;]
(j) ‘owner’ includes-
(1) in the case of land situate in an estate not taken over by the Government under the 4[Andhra (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948,] the ryot in respect of the land in which he has a permanent right of occupancy of the land holder in respect of his private land;
3. Inserted by Act No.17 of 2017.
4. Andhra Area Act.
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(2) in the case of land situate in an estate taken over by the Government under the 5[Andhra (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948,] the person entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of the land;
(3) in the case of inam land not forming part of an estate the person entitled to a ryotwari patta in respect of the land;
(4) a protected tenant under 6the Telangana Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 who has been personally cultivating the land under his protected tenancy at the time of donation, in respect of the right possessed by him in the land;
(k) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(l) ‘resident’ in relation to the local area of any district means a person who is ordinarily resident in that local area;
7[(la) ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary appointed to the Board under the Act;
(lb) ‘State’ means the State of Telangana;]
(m) ‘Tahsildar’ means the Tahsildar and includes the Deputy Tahsildar in independent charge of a taluk or subtaluk, within whose jurisdiction the land or a part thereof is situate;
5. Andhra Area Act.
6. Adapted vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 2016 issued in G.O.Ms.No.46, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
7. Inserted by Act No.17 of 2017.
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(n) ‘Telangana Area’ means the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of 8[the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014;]
(o) ‘village’ means a village registered as such in the revenue accounts and includes,-
(1) a hamlet for which separate revenue records are maintained;
(2) a hamlet, the residents of which own lands in a block comprising not less than five hundred acres including lands reserved for any communal purpose; or
(3) a hamlet which is declared by the Government to be a village for purposes of this Act.
CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
3. The Government shall, by notification in the 9Telangana Gazette constitute a Board by the name of the 9Telangana Bhoodan Yagna Board which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to enter into contracts and to acquire, hold and dispose of property and which may, by the said name, sue or be sued.
4. 8[(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice- Chairman and such number of other members as may be considered necessary, to be appointed, by notification, by the Government.]
8. Substituted by Act No.17 of 2017.
9. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.11, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated
05.07.2014.
Constitution and incorporation of the Board.
Composition of the Board.
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(2) The appointment of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the other members of the Board shall take effect from the date on which it is notified in the 10Telangana Gazette.
11[4A. There shall be appointed,-
(i) Secretary; and
(ii) other members of staff to assist the Secretary and the Board, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.]
5. Every member of the Board, including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall hold office for a term of four years from the date of notification of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
6. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other member of the Board may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary to Government in the administrative department concerned and on the resignation being accepted by the Government, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office. The acceptance of every resignation shall be published in the 10Telangana Gazette as soon as possible, thereafter.