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In this Act "land development" means any act done to soil or land in order to increase its richness or quality, or to increase agricultural produce, and includes the improvement of soil or land which lacks natural fertility or lacks fertility due to its utilisation, and soil and water conservation to maintain natural balance or for suitable utilisation of land for agriculture. There shall be a committee called the "Land Development Committee" composed of ministers and Government officers. The Committee shall: consider land classification, planning for land utilisation, land development and determination of areas for land utilisation for submission to the Council of Ministers for approval so that their implementation may be carried out by the agencies concerned; determine the areas for land survey for the benefit of surveying the fertility of land and suitability in the utilisation of land; prescribe measures for soil or land improvement or measures for soil and water conservation so that the State agencies concerned may employ them and advise the farmers to that effect; approve the establishment of land development agencies at various levels in any area; prescribe regulations, rules, or conditions relating to applications for analysis of soil samples or applications for soil or land improvement in cases under section 14; etc. The Land Development Department shall have the duties to carry out a survey and analysis of soil or land in order to ascertain the fertility and suitability for the utilisation of land, to effect land classification and land development, to prepare census of land or economic condition of land pursuant to this Act and to carry out other matters as assigned by the Committee. (17 sections)
