Who can buy agricultural land in India?whats it about pahani?Does it matter if ancestors had land and we dont?

Question

Basically I have plans to buy an agricultural land and converting it into farmland. But then I hear lot of contradictory things such as someone who does not have a pahani cannot buy a land or that only an agriculturist can invest in agricultural land. If thats the case, is it right to tell others not to change their profession as agriculturists?

Answer 1

NO IT IS NOT SO. ANY ONE CAN BUY ANY AGRICULTURE LAND AT ANY PLACE IN INDIA PROVIDED HIS/HER NATIONALITY IS INDIAN. PAHANI IS ANCESTORAL RECORD OF LAND WITH TALATHI, SDO'S OFFICE OF THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT WHERE THE LAND IS SITUATED.THERE IS NO LIMIT OF POSSESSING AGRICULTURAL LAND  SINCE IT IS RURAL SECTOR OCCUPATION. OF COURSE ONE CAN USE THE PURCHASED/OWNED  AGRICULTURAL LAND  AS FARM  PROJECT AND CAN ALSO HAVE FARM HOUSE ACCOMODATION  OVER THE SAME  LAND SUBJECT TO PLANNNING AUTHORITY SANCTIONS FOR THE SAME.FURTHER BEFORE BUYING THE LAND YOU SHOULD CHECK THE REVENUE RECORDS OF THAT LAND AT SDO'S OFFICE. FIRST OF ALL IT SHOULD NOT BE "TRIBAL/ADIVASI/FOREST

LAND " YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK THE PROPOSED

DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THAT JURISDICTION IF THE SAME

LAND OF YOUR SELECTION IS EARMARKED TOWARDS ANY RESERVATION/ALLOTMENT  BY THE AUTHORITIES TO ACCOMODATE ANY MEGA UTILITY PROJECT BY TOWN PLANNING AUTHORITY OR INDUSTRIAL PLANNING AUTHORITY OF THE JURISDICTION. USUALLY FOREST LAND PURCHASE AND USE IS ALLOWED FOR CULTIVATION AS LAID DOWN CRITERIAS WITH FOREST OFFICER, FOREST DEPT OF GOVT.OF INDIA, FOR THAT PARTICULAR

JURISDICTION WHERE THE PARTICULAR LAND LIES.

CAN FURTHER CLARIFY WITH ME . MY PHONE NO. IS

09322712259          - MANOJ U JOSHI

Answer 2

Manoj is correct. I would like to add, you need to be Indian Citizen.