Land Purchase Limit: How much land can a person buy in India

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If you invest your capital in purchasing agricultural land, you will get very good returns after a time. After gold, buying and selling of cultivable land is the only business in which there is never any loss after investing money.

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With time the price of land also increases. The special thing is that if you buy land near road, highway, railway station and airport, then the profit increases manifold. In these places, land rates increase manifold in just a few years. But many land buyers have to struggle with the laws made in the states.

Actually, there are different laws regarding cultivable land in all the states. Due to these laws, many times buyers have to face a lot of trouble. Many times the matter reaches the court. About 66% of civil suits in India are related to land and property disputes. Many of these cases are pending in the court for more than 20 years. But, do you know that a limit was set for the purchase of agricultural land in India. You cannot purchase land more than this fixed limit.

Here you can buy land only up to 15 acres

All states have different rules for purchasing land. Most states have imposed limits on the purchase of land. But, there is no such law regarding non-agricultural land. If we talk about Kerala, under the Land Amendment Act 1963, an unmarried person cannot buy more than 7.5 acres of land. Similarly, a family of 5 members can purchase land up to 15 acres only.

Actually, there are different laws regarding cultivable land in all the states. Due to these laws, many times buyers have to face a lot of trouble. Many times the matter reaches the court. About 66% of civil suits in India are related to land and property disputes. Many of these cases are pending in the court for more than 20 years. But, do you know that a limit was set for the purchase of agricultural land in India. You cannot purchase land more than this fixed limit.

Here you can buy land only up to 15 acres

All states have different rules for purchasing land. Most states have imposed limits on the purchase of land. But, there is no such law regarding non-agricultural land. If we talk about Kerala, under the Land Amendment Act 1963, an unmarried person cannot buy more than 7.5 acres of land. Similarly, a family of 5 members can purchase land up to 15 acres only.aThe same rule as Maharashtra is applicable in Karnataka also.

At the same time, there is a different law regarding cultivable land in Maharashtra. Here, cultivable land can be purchased only by those who do farming themselves. Or he already has cultivable land. Here you cannot buy more than 54 acres of land. Similarly, in West Bengal the maximum purchase limit for agricultural land has been set at 24.5 acres. Similarly, Himachal Pradesh has set a maximum limit of 32 acres for purchasing land, whereas in Karnataka this limit is 54 acres. The special thing is that the same rule as Maharashtra is applicable in Karnataka also.

You can buy only 12.5 acres of land in Uttar Pradesh

At the same time, in the country’s largest state Uttar Pradesh, no one can buy more than 12.5 acres of cultivable land. The special thing is that only farmers can buy agricultural land in Gujarat. Let us tell you that NRIs or overseas citizens cannot purchase agricultural land in India.

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