Guidelines in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Amended Sugar Industry Efficiency (SIE) ACT, 2001
The Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security grants authority for the conversion of agricultural land to non agricultural use in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Sugar Industry Efficiency (SIE) Act 2001, as amended and as per existing guidelines.(Guidelines for submission of applications )
The owner of any agricultural land who intends to put that land to non agricultural use should apply in writing to the Ministry in a prescribed form ;(Click here to download) . As per the provisions of the SIE Act, a land is considered to be agricultural if it has been under cultivation at any point in time during the past 10 years immediately preceding the effective date of an application.
In case the plot of land has not been under cultivation at any point in time during the past ten years and is not within irrigation area, the owner may make a declaration to that effect to the Ministry. Click here to download Declaration Form (word format )(pdf format ) and Guidelines for submission of Declaration Form (word format ) (pdf format )
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(Click here to download) . As per the provisions of the SIE Act, a land is considered to be agricultural if it has been under cultivation at any point in time during the past 10 years immediately preceding the effective date of an application.