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Act&Amendments
Ceiling
CeilingunderPrincipalAct
CeilingunderAmendedAct(CurrentlyApplicable)
Exemption
Exclusion
Compensation
Assignment
Section37A/Section37B
Authorities
Performance
LandReforms
AnnouncementofHon'bleMinisterforRevenuefortheyear20112012
Section37A
Section37B
G.Os
Section37A
Section37B
Act&Amendments
Ceiling
TheTamilNaduLandReforms(FixationofCeilingonLand)Act,1961(TamilNaduAct58/61) was
enacted with a view to reduce the disparity in the ownership of the agricultural land and concentration of such
landwithcertainpersonsandtodistributesuchlandamongthelandlesspoor.
TheTamilNaduLandReforms(FixationofCeilingonLand)Act,1961cameintoeffectonthe6thdayof
April,1960,whereintheceilingareaforafamilyconsistingoffivemembershadbeenfixedas30standardacres.
For every additional member of the family consisting of more than five members, an additional extent of 5
standardacreswasallowedinadditiontotheceilingareaof30standardacres,subjecttotheoverallceilingof60
standardacres.AsonthedateofthecommencementoftheAct(i.e.)6.4.60,anyfemalememberofthefamily
havinglandsinherownname,willbeentitledtoholdstridhanapropertyuptoaceilingof10standardacres.The
notifieddateofthesaidActwas02.10.1962.Thereferencedateforholdingoflandwasason06.04.1960.
Withaviewtoincreasethenumberofbeneficiariesbyacquisitionoftheagriculturallandsheldbythebig
landownersinexcessoftheceilingareaandforthedistributionofsuchlandstothelandlessandotherruralpoor,
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reductionofceilingonlandwasintroducedintheyear1970,byamendingtheParentAct,bytheAct17/70tothe
effectthattheceilingareafixedearlierat30standardacreshasbeenreducedto15standardacres.Thenotified
dateoftheActwas02.10.1970.Thereferencedateforholdingoflandwasason15.02.1970.
ItmaybeseenfromtheParentAct,thatexemptionsweregrantedunderthePrincipalActforthelands
grownwithsugarcaneandthelandsusedexclusivelyforgrazingpurposes.Withaviewtoachievetheobjectof
distributionofceilingsurpluslandstothelandlessandruralpoor,theexemptiongrantedunderthePrincipalAct
(Tamil Nadu Act 58/61) for lands grown with sugarcane and grazing lands were ordered to be withdrawn by
amendedAct,41/71witheffectfrom15.01.1972.
Theoverallceilingareaof60standardacres,asfixedundertheParentAct,58/61hasbeenrefixedat40
standardacresthroughanamendedActcalledtheTamilNaduLandReforms(FixationofCeilingonLand)
SecondAmendmentAct,1971(TamilNaduAct20/72).ThisActalsocameintoeffectfrom01.03.1972.
Subsequently,byanotheramendedAct,viz.,TamilNaduLandReforms(FixationofCeilingonLand)
Fourth Amendment Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 39/72), the overall ceiling limit was further reduced from 40
standardacresto30standardacres.ThisActalsocameintoeffectonthe1stdayofMarch1972.Eventhough
theTrustswerenotattractedbytheprovisionsoftheParentAct,58/61,ceilinglimithasbeenfixedfortheTrusts
throughTamilNaduLandReforms(FixationofCeilingonLand)ThirdAmendmentAct,1971(TamilNadu
Act37/72)accordingtothecharacteroftheTrusts.Tosumup,asondate,30standardacresoflandisthe
maximumextentoflandthatafamilycanholdintheState.
CeilingArea
AsperPrincipalAct
PERSON/FAMILY
Familyconsistingofnotmorethan5members 30standardacres
Foreachadditionalmember 5standardacres
Overallceilingarea 40standardacres
ADDITIONALLYSTRIDHANALAND
FemalemembersholdinglandonthedateofcommencementoftheAct 10StandardAcres
AsperAmendedAct
(CurrentlyApplicable)
Familyconsistingofnotmorethan5members 15standardacres
Foreachadditionalmember 5standardacres
Overallceilingarea 30standardacres
a)PersonorFamily
ADDITIONALLYSTRIDHANALAND
Femalemembersholdinglandonthedateofcommencement
10StandardAcres
oftheAct
c)PublicTrusts CRUCIALDATE:01031972
Religious Exempted
Charitable 5standardacres
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Hospital Aspernorms
Educational Aspernorms
TheLandReformsActalsoprovidescertainexemptionandexclusionwhiledeterminingtheholdingsof
thelandownerasbelow:
Exemption
Section73(vi)allplantationsinexistenceonthedateofthecommencementoftheAct
provided that such plantations shall be exempted only so long as they continue to be
plantations.
Section73(vii)landsconvertedonorbeforethe1stdayofJuly1959intoorchardsortopesorarecanut
gardens,whetherornotsuchlandsarecontiguousorscattered.
providedthatsuchlandsshallbeexemptedonlysolongastheycontinuetobeorchards,
topesandarecanutgardens.
Section73(viii)anylandusedexclusivelyforgrowingfueltreesonthedateofcommencementoftheAct.
provided that such land shall be exempted only so long as such land is used for such
purpose.
Exclusion
Section3(22)Landmeansagriculturallandthatistosay,landwhichisusedorcapableofbeingused
for agriculturalpurposes or purposessubservient thereto and includes forest land, pasture land, plantation and
tope,butdoesnotincludehousesiteorlandusedexclusivelyfornonagriculturalpurposes
Compensation
Thelandownerisentitledtogetcompensation200timesofassessmentontheland.
Assignment
Dryland3.00acres
Maximumarea
Wetland1.50acres
Nottobealienatedwithinaperiodof20years
Conditions After20yearstheSC/STassigneescannotsellthelandstootherthan
SC/ST,asthecasemaybe.
Entirelandvaluehastobepaid
LandValue 240timesofassessmentontheland
SECTION37A
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GRANTOFPERMISSIONTOINDUSTRIALorCOMMERCIALUNDERTAKINGSTOACQUIREorHOLD
LANDACQUIREDINEXCESSOFCEILING
1.Permissionundersection37AoftheActtobeobtainedfromtheGovernment.Applicationistobefiledin
Form36prescribedundertherules
2.TheHighCourtintheyear2002heldpriorpermissionforpurchasingthelandsismandatory
3.Amendment Act 23 of 2010 passed for permitting those who had purchased the excess land without
approvaltoobtainGovernmentpermission
4.Application within 180 days to hold any land acquired in excess of the ceiling area purchased before
25.11.2010,andwithin180daysfromthedateofpurchaseoflandsacquiredafter25.11.2010
5.Thefollowingdocumentsshouldbeproduced:
i)CertificateofIncorporationandMoA
ii)Projectreport
iii)Pattaorchittacopyorsaledeeddocumentcopy
iv)AnnualReportsofthecompanyforlast3years
v)SurveyNo.wiselanddetailsbothwithinceilinglimitandexcesscoveredu/s37AoftheAct
SECTION37B
GRANTOFPERMISSIONTOEDUCATIONALINSTITUTIONSAND
HOSPITALSRUNBYPUBLICTRUST
1.ToobtainpermissionfromtheGovernmentundersection37BoftheAct.ApplicationistobefiledinForm
38prescribedundertherules
2.TheHighCourtintheyear2002heldpriorpermissionforpurchasingthelandsismandatory
3.Amendment Act 23 of 2010 passed for permitting those who had purchased the excess land without
approvaltoobtainGovernmentpermission
4.Application within 180 days to hold any land acquired after the crucial date (1.3.1972) and before
25.11.2010,andwithin180daysfromthedateofpurchaseoflandsacquiredafter25.11.2010
5.Thefollowingdocumentsshouldaccompanytheapplication::
I.Trustdeed
II.Copiesofsaledeed,pattacopyorchittacopy
III.AuditedBalancesheetforthelast3years
IV.Order of affiliation / approval issued by the competent authority for running the
educationalinstitution
V.DetailsoflandheldbytheTrust(SurveyNo.&Extentwisedetails)
Authorities
TheSubCollectors/RDOsaretheAuthoritiesforimplementingtheaboveActsintheDistrict
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PerformanceunderLandReforms
A)Surplus,assignedandnumberofbeneficiaries
a Surplus(frominceptiontotilldate) 2,08,442acres
Landsassigned 1,90,723acres
from196465to200001 1,79,678acres
b from200102to200506 8,351acres
from200607to201011 2,059acres
from201112onwards 635acres
c Numberofbeneficiaries 1,50,935
d Allottedforpublicpurpose 9,609acres
e Landstobeallotted(coveredbyCourtproceedings) 8,130acres
B)AnnouncementofHon'bleMinisterforRevenuefortheyear20112012
Surpluslandsassigned,propersubdivisionandissueofFpatta
inPeriyammapattivillage,Palanitaluk,DindigulDistrict
Surveyandsubdivisionworkcompletedinminorcircuitfields
2200acresapprox
(SpecialSurveyteam15members)
Enquiryofassigneesandencroachers inprogress
C)i.PERFORMANCEUNDERSECTION37A(ason31.3.2017)
OrdersissuedbytheGovernmentgrantingpermission 174
47770.97(3/4)
Extentinvolved
acres
No.ofapplicationsreceivedfromGovernmentafteramendment25.11.10 244
No.ofproposalspendinginGovernmentfororders 21
ii.PERFORMANCEUNDERSECTION37B(ason31.3.2017)
OrdersissuedbytheGovernmentgrantingpermission
Priortoamendment 112
Afteramendment 27
No.ofapplicationspendingafteramendment 493
No.ofproposalspendinginGovt.fororders 124
(37Aand37BNotification/Form36&Form38)
Designed&DevelopedandUpdatedbyTSUNAMIPROJECTMANAGEMENTUNIT,RevenueAdministrationIDisclaimer
Ezhilagam,Chepauk,Chennai600005,TamilNadu,India
EMaillandref@tn.nic.in
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