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Andhra Pradesh Crop Cultivator Rights Act, 2019 (Act No.30 of 2019).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Andhra Pradesh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide crop loan from the state or central government or co-operative society or scheduled bank or other financial institutions owned controlled or managed by the state government or central government and crop insurance, crop damages or any other benefits or facilities by the government to the cultivators of agricultural land through crop cultivators rights card without effecting the rights of the owner of the land and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Access-to-justice Contract/agreement Credit Governance Local government Social protection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act provides that all agreements of agricultural land between the land owner and the cultivator shall be made as provided therein. The agreement shall be in the form of Crop Cultivator Rights Card which shall contain information such as names of the parties, survey number, location and boundaries of the land and the duration shall be eleven months. The Act lays down the rights and responsibilities of the Land Owner and Cultivator. The Crop Cultivator Rights Card is sufficient for the Cultivator to obtain crop loan. The Act also lays down the duties of the Village Secretariat and provides for the Appellate authorities and the Nodal Agency.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.aplegislature.org