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dear sir..please tell me the conversion process of land as i want to start a college on my fathrs agriculture land
Q: Want to start a self finance college on my fathers agriculture land in a village of Baghpat distt uttar pradesh..plss tell me the rules..of land conversion.
There are certain procedure to convert the agricultural land into non-agricultural land. First, you will have to identify the cogent reasons for doing the same. Secondly you will have to apply before the appropriate body in charge of the land records of rights and title or before the local appropriate jurisdictions collector tehsildara's office where the said properties are located. You have to give the necessary details regarding the transactions along with the objective and by paying the necessary charges as stipulated by law. After systematic verifications regarding the zone and other property details as per the property records and after checking the needed compliance by the officials, the agricultural property could be converted into non-agricultural property. You can also take help from lawyers or legal experts
In case the Land falls in the Agricultural Category, the minimum land which can be purchased / transferrred is 3.14 Acres , as per the U.P.Z.A. & LR Act. Any land which is less than this would be a "fragment" , and would vest in the State, and your interests would be seriously effected. The Legislative intention behind this rule of minimum area of 3.14 acres (Maximum area in the name of single person is 12.5 acres) is the consolidation of land holdings, as , fragmentation of holdings may seriously effect the agriculture, and the State of UP, being primarily an agriculturist State cannot Simply let go the sale of agricultural lands in fragments.
Rule 143, as quoted by you is actually Section 143 of the U.P.Zamindari abolition ad Land Reforms Act, which authorises the Assistant Collector/SDM of the area to change the nature of a land from agricultural to residential. This change in the nature