Nashik: Hundreds of farmers in villages across Trimbakeshwar and Igatpuri talukas in Nashik district have lost their legal status as landholders after their ancestral agricultural lands were recorded as Reserved Forest under section 3 of the Maharashtra Private Forests Act in official revenue records.
In villages including Chorpada, Mulwad, Valan, Karanjpada and Sawarpada in Trimbakeshwar, as well as several villages in Igatpuri taluka, farmers said the state govt’s name was entered as the primary owner in their 7/12 land extracts without prior notice.
the farmers here are unable to get it thanks to the stamp on the 7/12 extract While the farmers across the state are getting govt help. As a result, they are not eligible for any kind of benefits,” said Khoskar. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news.
Rajesh Madhe, a farmer from Trimbakeshwar, said: “The entry was originally intended to preserve green cover on lands adjacent to designated forest blocks. Prasad said that he would take up the issue with the govt. “This is a state govt subject and we have decided to take it up with the govt,” he said.
the revenue entries have effectively removed their legal recognition as agricultural landholders Although the affected farmers continue to physically possess and cultivate their agricultural plots. However, revenue officials routinely marked active private farmland as government forest land. As a direct outcome of these entries, affected villagers are unable to access official land ownership documents required for govt schemes, agricultural loans, or disaster compensation. ” Trimbakeshwar-Igatpuri MLA Hiraman Khoskar met district collector Ayush Prasad over the issue. “Both Igatpuri and Trimbakeshwar are included in the list of drought-hit talukas. Such is the case that they do not have any other option than farming and their own lands do not belong to them on paper, though they have rights. Download the TOI App.