(1) Any owner of land (not being a minor), holding land in a Gramdan village, may donate all his lands by way of Gramdan in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are provided for in the case of a donation under section 5, and thereupon, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply as if such donation were made under that section :
Provided that, no declaration made under this section shall be confirmed by the Collector without the approval of the Gram Mandal.
(2) With effect from the date on which the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) is confirmed, all the rights, title and interest of any person whose declaration is so confirmed in or over the lands covered by such declaration, shall, save as otherwise provided by this Act, cease, and shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the Gram Mandal established for that Gramdan village ; and thereupon, the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply, as if such declaration were confirmed under section 5.
(3) Any person (not being a minor) residing in a Gramdan village who has not made a donation by way of Gramdan under section 5 or sub-section (1) of this section, may join the Gramdan community in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are provided in sub-section (3) of section 5, and thereupon, the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply, as if such declaration were made under sub-section (3) of section 5.
Provided that, no declaration made under this section shall be confirmed by the Collector without the approval of the Gram Mandal.
(2) With effect from the date on which the declaration referred to in sub-section (1) is confirmed, all the rights, title and interest of any person whose declaration is so confirmed in or over the lands covered by such declaration, shall, save as otherwise provided by this Act, cease, and shall stand transferred to, and vest in, the Gram Mandal established for that Gramdan village ; and thereupon, the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply, as if such declaration were confirmed under section 5.
(3) Any person (not being a minor) residing in a Gramdan village who has not made a donation by way of Gramdan under section 5 or sub-section (1) of this section, may join the Gramdan community in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are provided in sub-section (3) of section 5, and thereupon, the provisions of this Act shall, as far as may be, apply, as if such declaration were made under sub-section (3) of section 5.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act to have over-riding effect.Section 4 · Declaration of village as Gramdan Village.Section 5 · Declaration of voluntary transfer of lands by way of Gramdan.Section 6 · Collector to hold meeting of Gram Sabha constituted under Panchayats Act to ascertain if majority of person residing in village or donating land are willing to join Gramdan community.Section 7 · Prohibition against transfer of lands.Section 8 · Effect of declaration as Gramdan village.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2023-11-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.