West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Act, 1962
No: 18 Dated: Dec, 17 1962
THE WEST BENGAL BHUDAN Y AGNA ACT, 1962
West Bengal Act XVIII of 1962
An Act to provide for dealing.. with lands donated by people in pursuance of Bhudan Yagna as initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and matters ancillary thereto;
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for dealing with lands donated by people in pursuance of Bhudan Yagna as initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and matters ancillary thereto ;
It is hereby enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows : —
1. Short title, extent and application:- (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Act, 1962.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It shall apply to such area or areas with effect from such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf and different dates may be specified in respect of different areas.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in Definitions. the subject or con-text,—
(1) "Bhudan Yagna" means the movement initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the encouragement of voluntary donation of land for distribution to landless persons ;
(2) ''Board" means the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Board constituted under section 3;
(3) "land" means land used for purposes of agriculture or horticulture or purposes incidental thereto, and includes waste land ;
(4) "landless persons" includes a person owning land not exceeding such limit as may be prescribed;
(5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Establishment and incorporation of Bhudan Yagna Board:-(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Board to be called the "West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Board" consisting of such number of members as it may think fit for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) A. majority of the members of the Board shall be nominated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
(3) The Board shall be a . body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to enter into contracts and to do all acts necessary and consistent with the purposes of this Act and shall sue and be sued by the name referred to in subsection (1).
4. Staff and fund of the Board:- (1) The Board shall appoint a Secretary and such other staff as it may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act on such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Board shall have a fund to be called the "West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Fund" and all monies received by the Board on any account whatsoever shall be credited to, and all expenditure incurred by the Board shall be paid out of, such fund.
(3) The accounts of the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Fund shall be kept and audited in such manner as may be prescribed.