Madikeri, Jul. 16: The 2nd phase of application submission period for granting lease of lands illegally growing plantation crops in government-owned areas ended on July 15, and a total of 5,006 applications have been submitted to the Tahsildars in 5 taluks of the district.
Applications for granting lease of lands for plantation crops growing on government land were allowed to be received at the Tahsildar's office. July 15 was the last day to submit applications in the prescribed form. A total of 5,006 applications have been received in the previous and current period.
3073 applications were received in the previous period. Later, the government extended the application submission period until July 15 after people requested for an extension. The concerned growers have submitted an application to the Taluk Tahsildar in Form-9.
Farmers who are illegally growing coffee, cardamom, tea, pepper and rubber crops on government land are allowed to take lease for 30 years, and the time given for applying at the Tahsildar stage has expired.
While submitting the application, along with personal details, Aadhaar, PAN number, income tax payment details of the previous 5 years, details of family members, area of the land being illegally cultivated, survey number, number of trees in the garden, boundary of the land, details of the land owned by the applicant have been mentioned.
What are the rules?
Under these rules, farmers who were illegally growing plantation crops before January 1, 2005 and are still in possession of the government land can take lease for 30 years.
A family will be allowed to lease up to a maximum of 25 acres. If more land is cultivated illegally,
The rule also states that the excess area should be handed over to the government.
There is a rule to charge a lease fee of Rs. 1,000 to 3,500 per acre per year, and only their families are allowed to continue in the event of the death of the leased farmers. Sub-lease is not allowed. Only plantation crops should be grown on the leased land. The draft prepared by the government also states that the trees on such lands are government assets. It is clear that no loan can be taken from any bank or financial institution on the basis of the leased land.
Applicable only to pre-2005 encroachers
As per the rule, only land encroached before 1.1.2005 can be taken on lease.
Lakhs of hectares of land in the district are encroached upon and will continue to be so. In order to prevent land grabbing, only land prior to 2005 is being leased out. Moreover, if any land is found to be more than the specified 25 acres intended for lease, the government will acquire it.
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