(a) whether the Government propose to take any steps to simplify transfer of the procedure
of transfer of agricultural land;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) by when a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
(a) whether the Government propose to take any steps to simplify transfer of the procedure
of transfer of agricultural land;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) by when a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) to (c): Land is a State subject and, therefore, to bring legislation to prevent conversion of
cultivable land for any other purpose falls under the purview of State Government. Some of the
States, through their State Land Use Boards, have issued instructions to line Departments of their
Governments to ensure that prime agricultural land is not diverted for non-agricultural uses and
if it becomes necessary to do so, then efforts may be made to provide equivalent land in lieu of
diverted land.