Land Revenue Code Amended, Separate NA Process Dropped

Nagpur: The state govt has amended Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, removing the need to take separate non-agricultural (NA) permission from the collector for converting agricultural land. The change was notified through the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (second amendment) Act, 2025, published in the Govt Gazette.Now, if a change in land use is allowed under a development plan or regional plan, and the planning authority clears the development permission or approves the building plan, the owner no longer needs to approach the collector for an additional NA order. The amended law states that no permission of the collector is required in such cases.
The law also links land-use conversion to a one-time payment. Before giving development permission or approving a building plan, the planning authority will recover a one-time premium for non-agricultural use. Once the approval is granted, the required changes will be reflected in revenue records based on that permission or plan approval.In place of an annual NA assessment, the amended provisions introduce a one-time premium based on the market value of the land, as determined through the annual statement of rates. The premium is slab-based.The amendment also provides a method for older conversions. If land was converted to non-agricultural use on or before Dec 31, 2001, the one-time premium will be calculated using the rates in 2001. If the conversion took place between Jan 1, 2002 and the start of this Amendment Act, the premium will be worked out using the rates of the year in which the conversion was done.The gazette also notes that some sections and chapters of the code were deleted or updated as part of the larger clean-up to align the law with the new system.