Jharkhand mulls law to bar non-tribals from buying tribal land
Monday - July 23, 2018 6:50 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Ranchi July 23 (ANS) The Jharkhand government is working on a policy under which if a tribal girl marries a non-tribal she will be barred from buying tribal land.
"According to a draft of the proposed law if a tribal girl marries a non-tribal boy she would be barred from buying tribal land. The draft will soon be brought before the Tribal Advisory Council meeting " said an official of the Land and Revenue department.
The official said: "The married girl will be issued a caste certificate in which her husband s name and caste will be mentioned. This will stop transfer of tribal land to a non-tribal. Some other states of the country such as Odisha have such laws".
In Jharkhand the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act barred non-tribals from buying tribal land. The officials said there are instances of a large number of non-tribals getting married to tribal girls to buy tribal land.
The legislation will be brought to the state Assembly after the Tribal Advisory Council s go-ahead.
--IANS ns/prs/bg
"According to a draft of the proposed law if a tribal girl marries a non-tribal boy she would be barred from buying tribal land. The draft will soon be brought before the Tribal Advisory Council meeting " said an official of the Land and Revenue department.
The official said: "The married girl will be issued a caste certificate in which her husband s name and caste will be mentioned. This will stop transfer of tribal land to a non-tribal. Some other states of the country such as Odisha have such laws".
In Jharkhand the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act barred non-tribals from buying tribal land. The officials said there are instances of a large number of non-tribals getting married to tribal girls to buy tribal land.
The legislation will be brought to the state Assembly after the Tribal Advisory Council s go-ahead.
--IANS ns/prs/bg
