Lucknow. The ‘Uttar Pradesh Nazul Property (Management and Use for Public Purpose) Bill’ 2024 was passed by voice vote amid opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. After this bill becomes law, many major changes can happen regarding Nazul lands. After the implementation of this Act, no Nazul land in Uttar Pradesh will be freeheld in favor of any private person or private institution. Now the grant of Nazul land will be given only to public institutions. Which includes any central or state government department or public service institutions serving in the field of education, health and social assistance.
According to the new bill, the vacant Nazul land whose lease is expiring will not be made freehold but will be used for public interest projects such as hospitals, schools, government offices etc. Such lease holders who have applied for freehold till July 27, 2020 and have deposited the prescribed fee will have the option to renew the lease for the next 30 years after the lease period ends. Provided, the original lease deed has not been violated by them. No one will be evicted from any land where the population resides, or which is being used in wider public interest. No one will be evicted from the land currently being used.
No population will be evicted
All such lease holders who have not violated the lease deed during the lease period, their lease will continue as per rules. Any building which has been constructed on Nazul land and if it is necessary to remove it in the larger public interest, then the person affected by the government will be entitled to get proper compensation and rehabilitation as per the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013. This Act empowers the government to make laws in their favor and rehabilitate the poor section occupying Nazul land while protecting their interests.
What is Nazul land?
Nazul land is owned by the government, but it is often not administered directly as state property. The state usually allots such land to a person or entity on lease for a fixed period, usually between 15 and 99 years. If the lease period is expiring, one can approach the authority to renew the lease by submitting a written application to the revenue department of the local development authority. The government is free to renew the lease or take back the Nazul land by cancelling it. In almost all major cities of India, Nazul land has been allotted to various entities for various purposes.
Birth of Nazul land
Nazul land was born during the British rule. The kings and states who opposed the British often revolted against them. Due to which many wars took place between them and the British army. After defeating these kings in the war, the British often took away their land from them. After India gained independence, the British vacated these lands. But since the kings and royal families often did not have proper documents to prove their ownership, these lands were marked as Nazul land. The ownership of which was with the respective state governments.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 3, 2024, 07:48 IST
