Decks cleared for takeover of Bettiah Raj zamindari estates

Decks have been cleared for complete takeover by the Bihar government of about 15,358 acres of land belonging to the erstwhile princely estate of Bettiah Raj, one of the largest zamindari of the state, with the notification to this effect being issued in the Gazette, an official said on Saturday.

- Press Trust of India

PATNA: Decks have been cleared for complete takeover by the Bihar government of about 15,358 acres of land belonging to the erstwhile princely estate of Bettiah Raj, one of the largest zamindari of the state, with the notification to this effect being issued in the Gazette, an official said on Saturday.

The Vesting of Bettiah Raj Properties Act 2024's gazette notification dated December 11 followed a bill passed by the state legislature in the winter session last month.

Earlier, properties of the estate were managed by the Court of Wards, Board of Revenue (Bihar Government).

"All the existing properties, to the knowledge of the court and being looked after by the court, of the Bettiah Raj, located in or outside the state of Bihar, whether movable or immovable, shall stand vested with the state government from the date on which this Act comes into force. Bettiah Raj properties means and includes all movable and immovable properties of the erstwhile Raja of Bettiah," says the gazette notification.

"With the publication of gazette notification of the 'Vesting of Bettiah Raj Properties Act 2024', now the Board of Revenue of the state government is framing rules of the Act which will be further approved by the state cabinet," Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Dipak Kumar Singh told PTI on Saturday.