Section 154 (Purchase limits)
धारा 154Uttarakhand land records glossary · Land Types & Tenure
What is Section 154 (Purchase limits)?
Section 154 of the ZA & LR Act restricts purchases of agricultural land - the base rule caps any transferee's holding at 12.5 acres (5.0586 ha). Uttarakhand added tighter limits for buyers from outside the state: a 500 sq m ceiling (2003), then 250 sq m once-per-family for residential use (2007), and the 2025 amendment which bars outsiders from buying agricultural/horticultural land in 11 of 13 districts (only Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar are exempt), with transactions tracked on a state portal. Always check the current rule before any purchase - this is the most-changed part of Uttarakhand land law.
Related terms
More in Land Types & Tenure
- Bhumidhar - The strongest form of land right - effectively full ownership.
- Sirdar - A historical tenure below bhumidhar - could farm but not sell; mostly upgraded now.
- Asami - The weakest tenure - a tenant of gaon sabha or of special-category land.
- Abadi - Village residential land - the settled, built-up part of a village.
- Banjar - Uncultivated / barren land in the records.
- Gaon Sabha / Gram Samaj land - Village common land vested in the village body - ponds, paths, pasture.
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