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Suspense Crime,Digital Desk:Uttarakhand Land Management Act 2025: The Governor of Uttarakhand, Lieutenant Gurmeet Singh Singh (Retd.), has given his acceptance to the Amendment Bill of 2025 of the Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Management Act, 1950). With this, a strong land law has come into force in the state. On X (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister of the State, Pushkar Singh Dhami cited that with the assenting of the law, inline with the regard to the public sentiment of the people of the state, there has been a complete ban on the wanton sale of agricultural land as well as horticultural land in Uttarakhand.
The Chief Minister further commented that for purposes such as housing, education, hospitals, hotels, and industries, people from outside the state will be able to purchase land in Uttarakhand only by undergoing a defined rigorous procedure. Also, with the implementation of the strict land law, the attempts to change the demographics in the state will also be curbed. The Chief Minister has expressed gratitude to the Governor for the assent for the strict land law which will help in fortifying the cultural and social identity of the state.
In February of this year, the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passed this bill during the budget session. He has also stated that there has been an ongoing suppression of activities undertaken in contravention of the previously operational Land Act. He remarked that there is a systematic effort to wrest such lands and bring them under the control of the state government.
As stated above, outsiders will not be able to buy agricultural land in 11 districts
The Times of India reports that this modification disallows purchase of agricultural land for people from outside the state in Uttarakhand’s 13 districts. Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar are the two exceptions. During the budget session, the bill was introduced in the assembly on February 20 and the following day it was passed. The law states, “It shall remove roads, paths, and accretions to the entire seasonal reserve in essence come off Uttarakhand except the enclave which may in the future form any Municipal Corporation, Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika, and as beholden Battledore. Cantoonment Board and as may be include from time to time. It shall comes into for work immediately,
In this case affidavit is necessary in any matter to be bought from another state as substitute land. Under sub-registrar confirmation affadavit buyers parents have not purchased or confirm more than 250m2 of land to be used residential area elsewhere in the geographical region of Uttarakhand. Should a landowner fail to adhere to stipulated directive on purpose listed immediately restrictive transfer remainder whereby without designated conduit authorized resale. Give away put, appaval self, and dynamic justified administrative take prescribed.
As Dhami mentioned, “This will abide fully by the sentiments of the people of Uttarakhand and check the rampant and uncontrolled the purchase of agricultural and horticultural land in the state.” The CM added, “Also, with regard to residential, educational, hospital, hotel, and industrial purpose, land in Uttarakhand will be open for purchase to people from other states, but only after going through a strict process and meeting the stipulated criteria.”
“Encroachment of the state’s boundaries will be restrained with the enforcement of said laws,” Dhami further stated. “The attempts to change the demographic character in the state will be mitigated with the enforcement of these stringent land laws. Special gratitude must be extended to the governor for endorsing this land law which enables further protecting the culture and social identity of the state.” There is ongoing enforcement of the provisions of the Land Act. Campaigns to take such land back from their illegitimate holders are active, and these lands are being returned to the state government.”
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