- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०३१ BS · 1974 AD
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १२: खाद्य, कृषि, सहकारी तथा भूमि प्रशासन · Volume 12: Food, Agriculture, Cooperative and Land Administration
- Official text
- Official page Official text (PDF)
- English translation
- Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
Includes amendments up to: 2066 BS. Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.
What does it do?
- From the date the Act took effect in a district (set by government notice), all 'kharka' land — land used only for grazing animals, under names such as kharka or kharkhuwa, whether registered or not — was nationalised and became Government of Nepal property, ending the rights of those registered as its holders. Holders could keep grazing land within the legal land ceiling used for their own animals, and the government may exempt land used for fruit farming, livestock, herbs or tea.जिल्लामा ऐन लागू भएको मितिदेखि (सरकारी सूचनाअनुसार) दर्ता भएको वा नभएको, खर्क, खरखुवा जस्ता नामले पशु चराउन मात्र प्रयोग हुँदै आएको सबै 'खर्क जग्गा' राष्ट्रियकरण भई नेपाल सरकारको स्वामित्वमा गयो, र दर्तावालाको हक समाप्त भयो। आफ्नै पशु चराउन प्रयोग गरिएको, कानूनले तोकेको हदबन्दीभित्रको जग्गा दर्तावालाले राख्न पाउँछन्, र फलफूल खेती, पशुपालन, जडीबुटी वा चिया खेतीका लागि सरकारले छुट दिन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 1(3), 2–3, PDF pp. 2–3
- Compensation is set by the government on the recommendation of a committee formed by rule (including local representatives). The land revenue office posts a notice; holders must claim within one year with proof, after which claims lapse, and compensation is paid pro rata.क्षतिपूर्ति नियमबमोजिम गठित (स्थानीय प्रतिनिधिसमेत रहने) समितिको सिफारिसमा नेपाल सरकारले तोक्छ। मालपोत कार्यालयले सूचना टाँस्छ; दर्तावालाले एक वर्षभित्र प्रमाणसहित दाबी गर्नुपर्छ, त्यसपछि दाबी लाग्दैन, र क्षतिपूर्ति दामासाहीले दिइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Section 4, PDF pp. 3–4
- The nationalised kharka land is recorded separately at the land revenue office and handed to the local rural municipality to protect, improve and use only for grazing. The municipality must let those who grazed there before continue, charging an annual grazing fee per head of large and small animals that goes into its fund, and must follow government directions on protecting and improving the pastures.राष्ट्रियकरण भएको खर्क जग्गाको छुट्टै लगत मालपोत कार्यालयमा राखिन्छ र संरक्षण, सुधार र चरनका लागि मात्र प्रयोग गर्ने गरी स्थानीय गाउँपालिकाको जिम्मा दिइन्छ। गाउँपालिकाले पहिलेदेखि चराउँदै आएकालाई ठूला र साना पशुअनुसार वार्षिक चरी रकम लिई चराउन दिनुपर्छ, जुन रकम गाउँपालिकाको कोषमा जम्मा हुन्छ, र खर्कको संरक्षण तथा सुधारसम्बन्धी सरकारी निर्देशन पालना गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 5–7, PDF pp. 4–5
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
None documented in the official reports we have reviewed so far.
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.