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AREEMENT
FORM FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND FROM SOUTHERN BHUTANESE
(Translated from
Nepali)
AGREEMENT
DATE.............
I,
..................................................., resident of
Block......................................................, Thram No.
......................, do hereby sign this agreement that I desire to
willingly sell my land as described in the above Thram Number to the
government at the prevailing government rates. In this regard, I have not
been pressurized by anyone to sell; having received Nu..................
......................... in words
................................................................. in
payment from the government, I am willingly leaving the land.
Description of land is as
hereunder :-
| Thram No. |
Description of land |
Class |
Name of Place |
Acre |
Decimal |
Remarks |
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The sale of land has been
agreed according to the current government rates as under:-
1. Irrigated
fields
Class I Nu. 8,000.00 per
acre
2. Irrigated
fields
Class II Nu. 6,000.00 per acre
3. Dry
fields Class I Nu. 4,000.00 per acre
4. Dry
fields Class II Nu. 3,000.00 per acre
5. Marshy
land
Nu. 1,300.00 per acre
6. Bamboo groves / Grass
land
Nu. 1,300.00 per acre
Seller's Signature,
Name ..............................
Thram No. ..........................
Block ...............................
Block Mandal's recommendation:
Mr. ............................. Thram No. ............................
under my Block has willingly consented to
sell his land as mentioned in the above Thram No. at the government
approve rates.
No pressures have been applied in this matter.
Mandal's Signature:
Land Records
Officer
Dzongrab Gom
Dzongdag
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The rates indicated in the above form that was used to
"compensate" southern Bhutanese is interesting. These rates have no
relation to rates that were approved by the government through a government
order circulated on July 8, 1986.
The rates for a acquisition of land belonging to the public by the government
were approved by the Cabinet on June 26, 1986. These rates circulated by the
Ministry of Finance vide circular No. MF/CAO/2/86/2034 date July 8, 1986 came
into effect from July 10, 1986.
| Class "A" Towns |
-within Municipal area |
Nu. 65,300.00 per acre |
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-outside " |
Nu. 43,500.00 per acre |
| Class "B" Towns |
-within " |
Nu. 43,500.00 per acre |
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- outside " |
Nu. 30,500.00 per acre |
| Class "C" Towns |
-within " |
Nu. 30,500.00 per acre |
There were 9, 14 and 9 towns classified as Class A, B, and C
respectively, of which 3,5 and 6 were in southern Bhutan with almost wholly
southern Bhutanese populations at the time these rates were approved.
Outside Class "C" Towns and in Rural Areas, the
approved rates were as follows;
| Paddy Field (wet land) |
Class 1 |
Nu. 30,000.00 per acre |
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Class 2 |
Nu. 20,000.00 per acre |
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Class 3 |
Nu. 15,000.00 per acre |
| Paddy Field (dry land) |
Class 1 |
Nu. 15,000.00 per acre |
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Class 2 |
Nu. 10,000.00 per acre |
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Class 3 |
Nu. 8,000.00 per acre |
| Pangshi and Cheri (Dry land) |
Maximum of |
Nu. 3,000.00 per acre |
| Grazing Land |
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Nu. 200.00 per acre |
| FRUITS: |
To be paid for one tree and age of orchard basis
For Orange - Nu. 350.00 per tree from 7th year |
| CASH CROPS: |
Areca Nut |
Nu. 130.00 per tree from 7th
year |
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Cardamom |
Nu. 15,000.00 per acre from 4th year |
| HOUSES: |
Compensation to be
determined through evaluation. |
It must be emphasized that the above
government- approved figures only reflect rates enforced by the government to
enable it to acquire land; it is not indicative of actual land values which, in
the case of some of the towns, exceeds Nu. One Million per acre. In southern
Bhutan, good irrigated paddy land is valued at over Nu. 200,000.00 per acre.
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