A meeting of the State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday decided that transfers can be done in the districts from August 1 to 15. The transfer cases of the departments will go to the coordination section. The Cabinet decisions were announced by Public Relations Minister Narottam Mishra here.
The Cabinet also decided to fix the rates at par with current refinancing rate of NABARD on the State Government's share of 15 percent on conversion of short term loans to medium term by cooperative banks during natural calamities in Rabi 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, Kharif 2013 and 2015. The current refinancing rate of NABARD is 8.20 per cent.
The Cabinet approved the Madhya Pradesh Protection of Interest of land Holders and Share-Croppers Bill-2016. The Bill was proposed on November 5, 2015 in the Vidhan Sabha by the Chief Minister saying that after amendment in the land Revenue Code, any farmer will be able to give land of in his account on share-cropping agreement or patta to anyone. In this way, interests of both farmers and share-croppers/patta holders will be protected as per the terms of agreements between them.
The Bill has been brought to protect the rights of land holders and share-croppers on agriculture land given for agriculture purpose for share-cropping. Share-cropping will be done on the basis of agreement signed between the land holder and share-cropper. Under it, the land holder can give his land for share-cropping by giving his share of money or crop. Share or money will be decided through mutual agreement.
The share-cropper will also undertake other agriculture-related works with the consent of the land holder. These include animal husbandry, use of agriculture appliances, fertilizers & seeds, construction of structure for storage of yield etc.
In tribal-dominated areas, land holders can give their land for share-cropping to only persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. In other areas, they can share their crops with the consent of the Collector.
The share-cropping agreement will be written on a plain paper, one copy each of which will be kept by both parties.
One copy of this agreement is given to the tehsildar. The agreement will be for maximum 5 years, which would be renewed on expiry. The agreement will be deemed annulled automatically on violation of terms or expiry of period. The land will be deemed returned from the share-cropper to the land holder. No separate order will be needed for it. The land holder will not interfere in the work of the share-cropper during the agreement period. The right will be reserved for suitable action in case of violation of the agreement's terms.
In case of natural calamities, assistance given by the Government or amount from insurance company will be shared between the land holder and the share-cropper as per the ratio mentioned in the agreement. In case of death of the land holder or transfer of land by him to another person, his heir or transferee will be deemed established in agreement in place of the original land holder. In case of death of the share-cropper, his legal heir will have the rights as per the share-cropping agreement.