Uttarakhand Land Reforms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed in the Assembly
To save the cultural heritage of Devbhoomi and protect the environment, the state government has passed a new land law in Uttarakhand from the House. The bill was passed by majority on the floor of the House. During the Assembly Budget Session 2025, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while discussing the Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, said that this amendment is not the end but a beginning in land reforms. The state government has laid the foundation of land reforms in accordance with public sentiments. Work will be done continuously on land management and land reforms in future as well.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is working in accordance with the public sentiments of all. We believe in democratic values. In the last few years, it was seen that people in the state were buying land in the name of giving employment to local people through various undertakings. He said that the state government has removed encroachment from the state on a large scale in the past years. Illegal encroachment has been removed from forest land and government lands. Occupation has been removed from 3461.74 acres of forest land. This work was done by our government for the first time in history. This has protected both ecology and economy.
After the implementation of this law, some special changes have taken place. According to these changes, outsiders of the state will not be able to buy land for agriculture and horticulture in the remaining 11 districts except Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar. Except for municipal areas, people from outside states will be able to buy 250 square meters of land for residential purpose only once. For this, they will now have to give a mandatory affidavit. The rules for buying land for industrial purposes will remain the same.
The Chief Minister said that permission for purchase for agricultural and industrial purposes in the state was given at the collector level. It has now been abolished in 11 districts and provision has been made to take decisions at the state government level only in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar. The land transfer of more than 12.5 acres in the approved limit in favor of any person has been abolished in 11 districts and will be decided at the state government level only in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts. He said that affidavit has been made mandatory for purchasing 250 square meters of land for residential projects. If the affidavit is found to be false, the land will be vested in the state government. Permission to purchase thrust sector and notified Khasra number land under micro, small and medium industries, which was given at the collector level, will now be given at the state government level.
