On Wednesday the state assembly cleared the Uttar Pradesh Nazul Properties (Management and Utilization for Public Purposes) Bill, 2024 and the Bill was sent to select the committee soon after it was passed.
The Uttar Pradesh Nazul Property Bill, 2024, aims to regulate Nazul land government owned but not directly managed as state property by preventing its conversion into private ownership.
Notably, under this Bill, applications for transferring Nazul land to private individuals will be cancelled, ensuring these lands remain under government control. If payments were made anticipating ownership changes, the Bill mandates refunds with interest calculated at the State Bank of India’s Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR) from the deposit date.
The Bill allows the government to extend lease for current leaseholders in good standing, who pay rent regularly and comply with lease terms. This shows compliant leaseholders can continue using the land while maintaining it as government property. The Bill aims to streamline Nazul land management and prevent unauthorised privatisation.
After being passed in the UP Assembly, the bill was sent to a select committee following its introduction in the Upper House. Some BJP legislators expressed concerns to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, leading to a meeting including the BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary and Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak. It was decided that Chaudhary would propose referring the bill to the select committee.
Deputy CM Maurya tabled the bill in the legislative council, and Chaudhary proposed its referral to the committee, which was supported by BJP MLCs and both deputy CMs.
Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh approved the proposal, with the select committee set to report back in two months. The council comprises 79 BJP MLCs and five from allied parties.
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