Srinagar, March 26 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the provisions for preventing the misuse of agricultural land are provided in the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt. 1996.
Replying to a question raised by Irfan Hafiz Lone in the Legislative Assembly, Omar Abdullah said that under Section 133- A of this Act, no land used for agricultural purposes shall be used for any non-agricultural purposes except with the permission of the District Collector. Further, as per section 133-A of Land Revenue Act, SVT. 1996 agriculture land upto 400 sq meters can be converted for residential purposes.
The Chief Minister said that under Section 133-C, of the Act, any land converted for other purposes in violation of the provision of S...