ZA & LR Act
जमींदारी विनाश अधिनियमUttarakhand land records glossary · Land Types & Tenure
What is ZA & LR Act?
The 1950 law that abolished landlords and created today's tenure system.
The UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (adapted by Uttarakhand) ended the zamindari system, made cultivators direct holders under the state, and defined bhumidhar/sirdar/asami rights. Key sections people quote: Section 143 (declaring agricultural land as non-agricultural/abadi) and Section 154 (limits on who may buy agricultural land and how much).
Related terms
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- 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.
- Van Panchayat - Community-managed forest, unique to the Uttarakhand hills.
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