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Bihar Lift Irrigation Rules, 1978
Bihar Lift Irrigation Rules, 1978
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"content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Bihar Lift Irrigation Act, 1956 (Bihar Act XVI of 1956);\n(b) \"Corporation\" means the Bihar State Water Development Corporation Limited or the Bihar State Hilly Area Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited;\n(c) \"Chief Engineer\" or \"Additional Chief Engineer\" means the Officer who controls the works of the Superintending Lift Irrigation Officer and his sub-ordinates;\n(d) \"Form\" means a Form given in Appendix to these Rules;\n(f) \"Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer\" means the Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer incharge of the Revenue Collection of the area in which the Lift Irrigation work falls;\n(g) \"Lift Irrigation Assistant Revenue Officer\" means the Lift Irrigation Assistant Revenue Officer in charge of one or more Revenue Circles under the Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer;\n(h) \"Lift Irrigation Ziladar\" means the officer appointed to make assessment or collection of revenue in any Lift Irrigation Division;\n(i) \"Section\" means a Section of the Act;\n(j) \"Rule\" means a Rule of these Rules;\n(k) \"Sectional Lift Irrigation Officer\" means the Engineer in-charge of any section in which the Lift Irrigation work falls;\n(l) \"Sub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer\" means the Engineer in-charge of any sub-division in which the Lift Irrigation work falls;\n(m) \"Superintending Lift Irrigation Officer\" means the Superintending Engineer in-charge of a Circle in which the Lift Irrigation work falls; and\n(n) \"Assured irrigable command area\" means the area notified as such.\n3.\n4.\nClass of application.\nForm no.\n(a)\nKharif season lease\n-\n-\n1\n(b)\nRabi season lease\n-\n-\n2\n(c)\nHot weather season lease\n-\n-\n3\n(d)\nLease for supply of water by volume\n-\n-\n4\n(e)\nSingle watering\n-\n-\n5\n5.\n6.\n7.\n8.\n9.\n10.\n(a) Witness signature or thumb impression of beneficiaries, on Jamabandi Register for the supply of water.\n(b) Attend and give assistance in measuring land irrigated or proposed to be irrigated.\n(c) Give timely information to the Lift Irrigation Officer of the irrigation requirements of the leased block and report promptly when the irrigation of leased area is completed.\n(d) Supervise distribution of water supplied to the persons entitled thereto and report any misuse of such water.\n(e) Attend, if required to do so, when complaints are investigated by a Lift Irrigation Officer and give any information required in connection with the investigation of such complaint.\n(f) Receive from the Lift Irrigation Officer and distribute demand slips (parchas) to the persons named therein and submit yearly report regarding the distribution of such Parchas accompanied by acknowledgement of their receipts by the rate-payers.\n(g) Return to the Lift Irrigation Officer for distribution by official agency all Parchas not distributed within fourteen days of receipt by him.\n(h) Report 20 days before harvesting all cases in which crops have been injured by any deficiency or irregularity of supply of water.\n(i) Assist the Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer by pointing out the residences of persons assessed by identifying them and by generally helping in collection of water rates.\n(j) Give timely information about death, bankruptcy or absconding of any of the rate-payers.\n(k) Assist of optimum utilisation of potential of irrigation.\n11.\n(i) at the rate of Rs. 2.00 per Rs. 100.00 assessment for all leases. Fraction of a rupee in the total of the assessment and of a naya paisa in the amount of remuneration shall be omitted .\n(ii) The remuneration payable to the Lambardars shall be deemed to be payable in the portion of one-third for water rate assessment work one-third for water rate collection work and one-third for optimum utilization of irrigation potential and shall be paid by the Sub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer within a period of one year from the commencement of the season concerned.\n(iii) Such remuneration shall not be paid to the Lambardar unless he has satisfactorily performed the duties specified in Rule 10 and the Divisional Lift Irrigation Officer, or the Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, with payment of any portion of the proportion of the remuneration due to Lambardar if he has not satisfactorily performed the duties for which such proportion is deemed to be payable under this Rule.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15.\nUnauthorised Use and Waste of Water.\n16.\n17.\n18.\nDemand and Collection\n19.\n20.\n21.\n22.",
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"title": "1. Rabi - 20th April.",
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"number": "2",
"title": "2. Hot weather - 20th July.",
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"number": "3",
"title": "3. Kharif - 30th November.",
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"content": "23.\nForm no. 10\n24.\n25.\n(a) Be delivered personally or through the Lambardar or sent by registered post either to the Sub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer or to the Divisional Lift Irrigation Officer or to the Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer.\n(b) Be accompanied by a payment of fifty paisa in revenue stamps.\n(c) Be presented or sent by post so as to reach the officer specified in clause (2) within thirty days of the date on which the Parcha was received by the Lambardar , or in case of service of Parcha through any other agency within thirty days of the receipt of Parcha , provided that the Divisional Lift Irrigation Officer or the Lift Irrigation Deputy Collector or Revenue Officer may extend this period if he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so.\n(d) Be in such form as the State Government or Corporation may determine and copies of such objection shall free of cost at all Lift Irrigation Offices and shall state clearly the name or the name of the persons objecting the village and the Lift Irrigation work concerned the crop and the year for which the charge is made and the demand to which objection is taken.\n26.\n27.\n28.\n29.\nRemissions and Alterations of Demand\n30.\nForm 12\n(a) exceeds two-thirds of the value of the normal irrigated crop, remit the whole of the water-rate in respect of such area.\n(b) exceeds one-third and is less than two-thirds of such value remit one-half of the water-rates.\n31.\n32.\n33.\n34.\n35.\n36.\n37.\n38.\n39.\n40.\nForm I\nForm I\n[ See Rule 4(2)]\n(Application fora Kharif Season lease.)\nNorth -\nSouth -\nEast -\nWest -\nSchedule\nName of applicant.\nName of Father\nName of crops.\nNo. of plots.\nArea to be irrigated\nSignature of applicant.\nRemarks\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nN.B.\n(b) Signature of cultivator 85% plots of block essentially required under Section 22.\nSignature of Lambardar\nReport of Tube-well Operator\nTube-well no. ............................, Scheme ...........................\nReport of Tube-well Overseer.\nSignature of Tube-well Operator.\nTube-well no. ............................, Scheme ..........................\nSignature of Tube-well Overseer.\nReport of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nTube well no.............................., Scheme ..........................\nSignature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nForm II\nForm II\n[See Rule 4(2)]\n(Application for a Rabi Season Lease.)\nSchedule.\nName of applicant\nFather's name.\nName of crops.\nNumber of plots.\nArea to be irrigated A. D.\nSignature of applicant.\nRemarks.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nN.B.\nSignature of Lambardar .\nReport of Tube-well Operator.\nTube-well no. .............................., Scheme ................................ Area.\nSignature of Tube-well Operator.\nReport of Tube-well Overseer.\nVillage............................... Scheme .............................Tube-well no.\nReport of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nSignature of Tube-well Overseer.\nTube-well no. ....................... Scheme ..................... Area.\nSignature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nForm III\nForm III\n[ See Rule 4(2)]\n(Application fora hot weather season lease)\nSchedule\nName of applicant\nFather's name.\nName of crops.\nNumber of plots.\nArea to be irrigated A. D.\nSignature of applicant.\nRemarks.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nN.B.\nSignature of Lambardar .\nReport of Tube-well Operator.\nTube-well no. ...................... Area ..................... Scheme .................\nSignature of Tube-well Operator.\nReport of Tube-well Overseer.\nTube-well no. ....................... Area ..................... Scheme .................\nSignature of Tube-well Overseer.\nReport of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nTube-well no. ....................... Area ...................... Scheme .................\nSignature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nForm IV\nForm IV\n[ See Rule 4(2)]\n(Application for supply of water for the different purpose of irrigation)\nSchedule\nName of applicant\nNo. of plots in which water to be taken.\nNecessity of water in gallon.\nPurpose for which water is essential.\nSignature of applicant.\nRemarks.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nReport of Tube-well Operator.\nVillage ......................, Scheme no. ......................, Tube-well no. ..........................\nSignature of Tube-well Operator\nReport of Tube-well Overseer.\nVillage ......................, Scheme no. ......................, Tube-well no. .......................... Signature of Tube-well Overseer. Report of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer. Village ......................, Scheme no. ......................, Tube-well no. .......................... Signature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer. Form V [See Rule 4(2)] (Application fora single watering during the Kharif, Rabi and hot weather season.) Mauza ..................., Pargana ..................., District ................., Tube-well no. ............... I/We, whose names are attached, apply under Section 20 of Act, 16 of 1956 Bihar Lift Irrigation Act and the Rules issued under it by which we agree to be bound for water to be supplied from the above named Tube-well for a single watering of the areas mentioned below from 25th October, 26th October to 25th March and 26th March to 24th June.\nSignature of Tube-well Overseer.\nReport of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nVillage ......................, Scheme no. ......................, Tube-well no. .......................... Signature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer. Form V [See Rule 4(2)] (Application fora single watering during the Kharif, Rabi and hot weather season.) Mauza ..................., Pargana ..................., District ................., Tube-well no. ...............\nSignature of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nForm V\nForm V\n[See Rule 4(2)]\n(Application fora single watering during the Kharif, Rabi and hot weather season.)\nSchedule\nName of applicant\nFather's name.\nName of crops.\nNumber of plots.\nArea to be irrigated A. D.\nSignature of applicant.\nRemarks.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\nN.B.\nSignature of Lambardar .\nReport of Tube-well Operator.\nVillage ......................., Tube-well no. ........................, Scheme .......................\nSignature of Tube-well Operator.\nReport of Tube-well Overseer.\nVillage ......................., Tube-well no. ........................, Scheme .......................\nSignature of Tube-well Overseer.\nReport of Tube-well Sub-divisional Officer.\nSignature of Tube-well Sub-divisional officer.\nForm VI\nForm VI\n[ See Rule 5]\n(Permit for Kharif season lease.)\nPermit number -\nNumber of application and date -\nName of village -\nName of pargana -\nName of district -\nArea to be irrigate. -\nNumber of tube-well -\nName of scheme -\nPeriod for irrigation -\nWater-rates due -\nDate of payment -\nName of Lambardar -\nWater-rate per acre -\nSub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer.\nForm VII\nForm VII\n[ See Rule 5]\n(Permit for Rabi season lease or hot weather season lease.)\nNumber of application and date -\nName of village -\nName of pargana -\nName of district -\nArea to be irrigated -\nNumber of tube-well -\nName of scheme -\nPeriod for irrigating -\nWater-rates due -\nDate of payment -\nName of Lambardar -\nWater-rate per acre -\nSub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer.\nForm VIII\nForm VIII\n[ See Rule 5]\n(Permit for supply of water for different irrigation purposes.)\nNumber of application and date -\nName of village -\nName of pargana -\nName of district -\nNumber of T.W. -\nName of T.W. scheme -\nActual measurement of water to be supplier -\nPeriod and date of water-supply -\nSub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer\nForm IX\nForm IX\n[ See Rule 5]\n(Permit fora single watering.)\nNumber of application and date -\nName of village -\nName of pargana -\nName of district -\nArea actually irrigated -\nNumber of T.W. -\nName of T.W. scheme -\nWater-rates due -\nDate of payment -\nPeriod of irrigation -\nName of Lambardar -\nWater-rate per acre -\nSub-divisional Lift Irrigation Officer.\nForm X\nForm X\n[ See Rule 23]\n(Application from a Bhaoli land owner.)\nThe\nSignature -\nResidence -\nWitness -\nForm XI\nForm XI\nNumber............Date..................\nNumber of the altered Khatani.\nName of village and Pargana.\nNo. of receipt book and receipts.\nName of rent payers.\nActual assessment\nAmount\nArea.\nCrops.\nRs.\nPaisa\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nAltered Demand\nName of the rate payer/payers in whose favour\n\t\t\t\t\talterations made.\nRemarks.\nArea\nAmount.\nRs.\nPaisa\nForm XII\nForm XII\nPetition under Act XVI of 1956.\n(Statement made by complainant or applicant)\nDated 19 Enquiry Order. Forwarded to Date 19\nReceiving Officer. For enquiry and\n\t\t\t\treport. Sub-divisional Officer.\nForm XIII\nForm XIII\n[ See Rule 19]\nTotal Demand.\nCollection.\nBalance.\nArrear\nCurrent\nTotal.\nArrear\nCurrent\nTotal.\nArrear\nCurrent\nTotal.\nRemarks\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nLift Irrigation Deputy Collector/Revenue Officer/Divisional Lift Irrigation Officer.",
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"Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 19 dated 6th March, 1979",
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"Act Year": "1978",
"Short Title": "Bihar Lift Irrigation Rules, 1978",
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