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10/01/25 10:03 AM IST

Rural landowners in Delhi want repeal of Sections 33 and 81 of Delhi Land Reforms Act

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  • The Delhi Land Reforms Act of 1954 came under a spotlight when former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged that Prime Minister Modi had not fulfilled his promise to repeal Sections 33 and 81 of the Act.
Section 81 &33
  • Both sections deal with the use and sale of agricultural land.
  • Section 33 prohibits the sale, gift or transfer of agricultural land such that the transaction leaves the owner with less than 8 acres.
  • The logic behind this rule is to ensure that agricultural holdings are not fragmented into sizes that are uneconomical for farming.
  • Only the transfer of land to a religious or charitable institution, or a transfer to any person in charge of the Bhoodan movement is allowed under Section 33.
  • Section 81 states that a landowner will be ejected “for using land for any purpose other than a purpose connected with agriculture, horticulture or animal husbandry, which includes pisciculture and poultry farming…” Such land will be vested in the Gram Sabha, the section states.
Source- Indian Express

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