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The UTTAR PRADESH DEBT RELIEF ACT, 1977

Uttarakhand · state statute
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mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e] 19771 
¿mRrj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 4] 1977À 
 
¿mRrj fo/kku lHkk us fnukad 13 -07-1977 rFkk mRrj izns”k fo/kku ifj’kn~ us fnukad 
15-07-1977 dh cSBd esa Lohd`r fd;kA 
^^Hkkjr dk lafo/kku ** ds vuqPNsn 201 ds vU rxZr jk’V ªifr egks n; fnukad         
23-07-1977 dks vuqefr iznku dh rFkk mRrj izns”kh; vlk/kkj.k xtV] ds fo/kk;h ifjf”k’V ds 
Hkkx 1 [k.M ¼d½ esa fnukad 23-07-1977 dks izdkf”kr gqvkAÀ 
Hkwfeghu d`f’k Jfedksa] xzkeh.k f”kfYi;ksa] lhekU r d`’kdksa] y?kq d`’kdksa vkSj “kgjh 
etnwjksa dks _.kHkkj ls vuqrks’k dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy,  
 
vf/kfu;e 
Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds vV~Bkblosa o’kZ esa fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS&& 
v/;k; ,d 
izkjfEHkd 
 
1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e] 1977 dgk tk;sxkA laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj 
izkjEHk 
¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mRrj izns”k esa gksxkA 
¼3½ ;g 21 Qjojh] 1977 esa izo`Rr le>k tk;sxkA 
 
 
2&& bl vf/kfu;e esa&&  ifjHkk’kk,a 
¼1½ fdlh _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd ds lEcU/k esa ^^okf’kZd ikfjokfjd vk;** dk 
rkRi;Z o’kZ 1976 esa mlds dqVqEc ds leLr lnL;ksa d h lHkh lzksrksa ls okf’kZs d vk; 
ds ;ksx ls gS(  
¼2½ ^^vihy vf/kdkjh** dk rkRi;Z bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vihy dh 
lquokbZ djus ds iz;kstuksa ds fy;s jkT; ljdkj }kjk fu;qDr fdlh vf/kdkjh ls gS(  
¼3½ ^^flfoy U;k;ky;** ds vUrXkZr fuEufyf[kr Hkh gS %&  
¼d½ izkUrh; fnokyk vf/kfu;e] 1920 ds v/khu vf/kdkfjrk dk 
iz;ksx djus okyk dksbZ U;k;ky;( 
¼[k½ la;qDr izkUr iapk;rjkt vf/kfu;e] 1947 ds v/khu LFkkfir 
dksbZ U;k; iapk;r( 
¼x½ izkUrh; y?kqokn U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 1887 ds v/khu “kfDr;ksa 
dk iz;ksx djus okyk dksbZ U;k;ky;(  
¼4½ ^^ysunkj dk rkRi;Z ,sls O;fDr ls gS ] ftls ;k ftlds laca/k esa fdlh 
_.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd us dksb Z _.k fy;k gks ;k mixr fd;k gks  vkSj blesa ,sl s 
O;fDr ds nk;kn ¿;k leuqnsf”krÀ2 Hkh lfEefyr gS( 
 
 
 
1- mns”; vkSj dkj.kksa ds fooj.k ds fy, d`Ik;k fnukad 11-07-1977 dk ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV fo/kk;h 
ifjf”k’V Hkkx 3 [k.M ¼d½ nsf[k;sA 
2- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 2 ¼d½ }kjk vUr%LFkkfirA  
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À            ¿/kkjk 2À 
 
¼5½ ^^_.k** esa fdlh ysunkj ds izfr udn ;k oLrq :Ik esa izf rHkwr ;k 
vizfrHkwr ,slk leLr nkf;Ro Hkh lfEefyr gS] tks flfoy U;k;ky; dh fdlh fMØh 
;k vkns”k ds v/khu ;k vU; izdkj ls fdlh _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd }kjk ns;k gks vkSj 
bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij fo|eku gks] pkgs og “kks/; gks ;k ugh( 
¼6½ _.kh** dk rkRi;Z  ,sls Hkwfeghu d`f’k Jfed] lhekUr d`’kd] xzkeh.k 
f”kYih ;k “kgjh etnwj ls gS] ftl ij dksbZ _.k ck dh gks] fdUrq blesa dksbZ y?kq] 
d`’kd lfEefyr ugha gS( 
¼7½ fdlh _.kh ds laca/k esa ^^dqVqEc** dk rkRi;Z _.kh] ;k ml _.kh dh 
iRuh ;k] ;FkkfLFkfr] mldk ifr vkSj nksuksa esa ls fdlh ,d ;k nksuksa ds vfookfgr 
vo;Ld viR;ksa ls gS( 
¼8½ ^^Hkwfeghu d`f’k Jfed** dk RkkRi;Z ¿fdlh xzke esa fuokl djus okysÀ 1 
ml O;fDr ls gS] ftlds ikl bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij dksbZ Hkwfe u 
gks vkSj ftldh thfodk dk eq[; lk/ku d`f’k  Hkwfe ij “kkjhfjd Je gS] vkSj blesa 
,slk O;fDr Hkh lfEefyr gS] tks etnwjh ij] pkgs mldk Hkqxrku udn ;k oLrq :Ik 
esa ;k va”kr% udn ;k va”kr% mithfodk esa yxk gks] vFkkZr&&& 
¼d½ d`f’k dk;Z] ftlesa [ksrh djuk vkSj Hkwfe dks tksruk Hkh 
lfEefyr gS( 
¼[k½ nqX/k”kkyk m|ksx( 
¼x½ fdlh m|kuh; inkFkZ dk mRiknu] [skrh] mxkbZ vkSj dVkbZ( 
¼?k½ Ik”kq/ku] e/kqeD[kh ;k dqDdV ikyu( vkSj 
¼³½ fdlh Qkje ij [ksrh dh f Ø;kvksa ¼ftlesa taxykrh ;k 
dkBcUnh fØ;k;sa lfEefyr gSa½ ls vkuq’kafxd ;k lEc)  :Ik esa fd;k x;k 
dksbZ dk;Z vkSj Qk je dh mit dks cktkj ds fy;s rS;kjh vkSj dksYM 
LVksjst ;k vU; Hkk.Mkxkj ;k cktkj ;k ifjogu ds fy;s okgu dh 
lqiqnZxh( 
¼9½ ^^lhekUr d`’kd** dk rkRi;Z fdlh xzke esa fuokl djus okys ,sls O;fDr 
ls gS] ftlds ikl bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij ,d gsDV svj vflafpr 
Hkwfe ls] vuf/kd d`f’k Hkwfe gks vkSj ftldh thfodk dk eq[; lk/ku d`f’k Hkwfe ;k 
,slh Hkwfe ij “kkjhfjd Je }kjk izkIr vk; gks vkSj mlesa vlkeh  ds :i esa ;k 
lk>hnkj ds :i esa [ksrh djus okyk O;fDr lfEefyr gS( 
¼10½ ^^xzkeh.k f”kYih** dk rkRi;Z xkao esa fu okl djus okys ,sls O;fDr ls 
gS] ftlds ikl bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij dksbZ d`f’k Hkwfe u gks vkSj 
ftldh thfodk dk eq[; lk/ku fuEufyf[kr ls lEcfU/kr “kkjhfjd Je gS%&& 
¼d½ d`f’k ;k mlls lEcfU/kr iz;kstuksa ds fy;s mi;ksx esa yk;s 
tkus okys ijEijkxr vkStkj] midj.k vkSj vU; oLrqvksa ;k lkeku dk 
fuekZ.k ;k mudh ejEer( ;k 
¼[k½ vius gh Je ls ;k vius dqVqEc ds lnL;ksa ds Je ls dksbZ 
vU; f”kYideZ( 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 2 ¼[k½ }kjk vUr%LFkkfirA  
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À           ¿/kkjk 2&3À 
 
¼11½ ^^y?kq d`’kd** dk rkRi;Z xkao esa fuokl djus okys ,sls O;fDr ls gS ] 
ftlds ikl bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij ,d gSDVsvj ls vf/kd fdUrq nks 
gSDVj ls vuf/kd vflafpr Hkwfe gks vkSj ftldh thfodk dk eq[; lk/ku d`f’k Hkwfe 
;k ,slh Hkwfe ij “kkjhfjd Je }kjk izkIr vk; gks vkSj mlesa vlkeh ds :i esa ;k 
lk>hnkj ds :i esa [ksrh djus okyk O;fDr lfEefyr gS( 
¼12½ ^^”kgjh etnwj** dk rkRi;Z fdlh ,slh O;fDr ls gS] && 
¼d½ tks fdlh xkao esa fuokl u djrk gS( vkSj 
¼[k½ ftlds dqVqEc ds ikl bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad 
ij dksbZ ;Fkkoj lEifRr u gks( vkSj  
¼x½ ftldh thfodk dk eq[; lk/ku Lo;a viuk ;k vius dqVqEc 
ds lnL; dk “kkjhfjd Je gS ¼ftlesa fdlh f ”kYi dk O;oLkk; Hkh 
lfEefyr gS½ vkSj blesa fjD”kk pkyd ;k lQkbZdkj Hkh lfEefyr gS] fdUrq 
blesa ,slk O;fDr lfEefyr ugha gS] ftl ij&& 
¼,d½ 31 ekpZ] 1975 vkSj 31 ekpZ 1976 dks lekIr gksus 
okys nksuksa foRrh; o’kZ esa vk;dj vf/kfu;e] 1961 ds v/khu vk; 
dj fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS( 
¼nks½ 31 ekpZ] 1975 vkSj 31 ekpZ] 1 976 dks lekIr gksus 
okys nksuksa foRrh; o’kZ esa mRrj izns”k fcØh&dj vf/kfu;e] 1956 
ds v/khu fcØh&dj fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gSA  
¼13½ ^^xkao** dk ogh vFkZ gksxk ] tks mlds fy;s mRRkj izns”k tehankjh 
fouk”k vkSj Hkwfe&O;OkLFkk vf/kfu;e] 1950 dk /kkjk 3 ds [k.M ¼25½ esa fn;k x;k 
gSA 
Li’Vhdj.k&,d& [k.M ¼7 ½ ds iz; kstukFkZ ^^vo;Ld** dk rkRi;Z  ml 
O;fDr ls gS] ftlus viuh vk;q ds vV~Bkjg o’kZ iwjs u fd;s gksaA  
Li’Vhdj.k&nks& [k.M ¼9½ vkSj ¼11½ ds iz ;kstuksa ds fy;s ,d gSDVj 
flafpr Hkwfe nks gSDVj vflafpr Hkwfe ds cjkcj gksxhA  
Li’Vhdj.k&rhu& in ^^flafpr Hkwfe** vkSj ^^vflafpr Hkwfe** ds Øe”k% ogh 
vFkZ gksaxs] tks muds fy;s mRrj izns”k vf/kdre tksr lhek vkjksi.k vf/kfu;e] 1960 
esa fn;s x;s gSaA  
¿Li’Vhdj.k&pkj& tgka fdlh O;fDr us bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk gksus ds 
iwoZ fdlh lEifRr dk vUrj.k fd;k gks vkSj izkarh; fn okyk vf/kfu;e] 1920 ds 
v/khu ,sls vUrj.k ds vfHk”kwU;u ds fy, dksbZ dk;Zokgh ,sls izkjEHk ds fnuakd dks 
fopkjk/khu gks] ogka bl iz”u dk fd vUrjd lhekUr d`’kd gS ;k y?kq d`’kd] 
vo/kkj.k ,slh dk;Zokgh esa fn;s x;s vfUre vkns”k ij fopkj djus ds i”pkr~ gh 
fd;k tk;xkAÀ1 
 
3&& ,rn~}kjk] ?kksf’kr fd;k tkrk gS fd bl  vf/kfu;e ds micU/k lafo/kku ds 
vuqPNsn 39 ds [k.M ¼[k½ vkSj ¼x½ esa fofufnZ’V rRoksa dks lqfuf”pr djus dh fn”kk esa jkT; 
dh uhfr dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy;s gSA  
     ?kks’k.kk 
  
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 2 ¼x½ }kjk c<+k;k x;kA  
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À       ¿/kkjk 4&5À 
 
v/;k; nks 
_.kh dks vuqrks’k 
 
 
4&& rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k esa ;k fdlh ,slh fof/k ds vk/kkj ij izHkkoh fdlh 
lafonk] fMØh ;k vU; fy[kr esa fdlh ckr ds gk srs gq;s Hkh vkSj bl vf/kfu;e esa vU;Fkk 
Li’V :i ls fd;s x;s mDr micU/k ds flok; && 
    _.k pqdkuk 
¼d½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk d s fnukad ij fdlh _.kh }kjk] ftldh 
okf’kZd ikfjokfjd vk; nks gtkj pkj lkS  :i;s ls vf/kd u gks] ns; izR;sd _.k 
O;kt lfgr] ,sls izkjEHk ds fnukad ls iwjh rkSj ls mUeksfpr le>kk tk;xk( 
¿¼[k½ ,sls izkjEHk ds fnukad ij fdlh _.kh }kjk ] ftldh okf’kZd 
ikfjokfjd vk; nks gtkj pkj lkS :i;s ls vf/kd gks] ns; izR;sd _.k iwjh rkSj ls 
mUeksfpr gks tk;xk] ;fn _.kh&& 
¼,d½ viuk _.k pqdkus esa] ,sls i zkjEHk ds iwoZ fdlh le; _.k 
ds lEcU/k esa ewy /kujkf”k dh nqxquh /kujkf”k dk Hkqxrku dj pqdk gS vkSj 
,slk mUekspu ,sls izkjEHk ds nfukad ls izHkkoh gksxk( 
¼nks½ ,sls izkjEHk ds fnukad ds i”pkr ,slh  /kujkf”k dk] tks ,slk 
_.k pqdkus esa igys gh nh x;h fdlh j kf”k dks feykdj _.k ds  lEcU/k 
esa ewy /kujkf”k ds nqxq us ds cjkcj ;k mlls vf/kd gS] ;k okLro e sa ns; 
/kujkf”k dk] tks Hkh de gks] Hkqxrku djrk gS  vkSj ,slk mUekspu ,sls 
Hkqxrku ds fnukad ls izHkkoh gksxkAÀ1 
Li’Vhdj.k& bl /kkjk dh fdlh ckr dk ;g vFkZ ugha y xk;k tk;xk fd 
dksbZ _.kh bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds iwoZ mlds }kjk Hkqxrku fd;s x;s ;k mlls 
olwy fd;s x;s _.k ds fdlh Hkkx dh okilh dk gdnkj gksxkA 
 
5&& tgka fdlh _.kh }kjk ns; dksbZ _.k /kkjk 4 ds v/khu mUeksfpr gks x;k gks] 
ogka rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k ;k fdlh lafonk] fMØh ;k vU; fy[kr esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs 
gq, Hkh] bl izdkj mUekspu ds fnukad ls fuEufyf[kr ifj.kke gksaxs] vFkkZr&& 
_.k pqdrk gksus dk 
ifj.kke 
¼d½ dksbZ ,slk _.k _.kh ls ;k mldh fdlh taxe ;k LFkkoj lEifRr ls 
;k mlds fo:} olwyh ;ksX; ugha gskxk vkSj u rks fdlh ,slh lEifRr ij ,sls _.k 
ls lacaf/kr fdlh fMØh dk vkns”k ds fu’iknu esa fdlh izdkj dh dqdhZ] fo Øz; ;k 
dk;Zokgh ds fy;s nkf;Ro gksxk( 
¼[k½ dksbZ flfoy U;k;ky; fdlh _.k dh] ftlesa C;kt Hkh] ;fn dskbZ gks] 
lfEefyr gS] olwyh ds fy;s ,sls _.kh ds fo:) dksbZ okn ;k dk;Zokgh xzg.k ugha 
djsxk % 
¿ijUrq& 
¼,d½ tgka dksbZ okn ;k dk;Zokgh ,slh _.kh vkSj fdlh vU; O;fDr ds 
fo:) la;qDr :i lafLFkr dh tk;] ogka bl [k.M dh dksbZ okn vkSj okn ;k 
dk;Zokgh] tgka rd mudk lEcU/k ,sls vU; O;fDr ls gS] ds vuqj{k.k d s laca/k esa 
ykxw u gksxh( 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 3 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À            ¿/kkjk 6À 
 
¼nks½ tgka bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds iwoZ vkSj i”pkr~ fn;s x;s _.k ds 
laca/k esa la;qDr :i ls dksbZ okn fdlh _.kh ds fo:)  lafLFkr fd;k tk;] ogka 
bl [k.M dh dksbZ ckr] ,sls izkjEHk ds i”pkr~ fn;s x;s _.k ds laca/k esa okn ds 
vuqj{k.k ij ykxw ugha gksxh(À1 
¼x½ ,sls _.kh ds fo:)  fdlh ,sls _.kh dh olwyh ds fy;s bl 
vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij yafcr l eLr okn vkSj dk;Zokgh] ftlesa vihy] 
iqujh{k.k] dqdhZ ;k fu’iknu dh dk;Zokfg;ka Hkh lfEefyr gS] milfefr gks tk;sxh % 
ijUrq bl [k.M dh dksbZ ckr&& 
¼,d½ fdlh ,sls taxe l EifRr ds fo Ø; ij] ftldk vk;kstu 
vkSj milagkj ,sls izkjEHk ds iwoZ fd;k x;k gks] ;k  
¼nks½ fdlh ,sls LFkkoj lEifRr ds fo Ø; ij] ftldh iqf’V ,s ls 
izkjEHk ds iwoZ dh x;h gks] ykxw u gksxh % 
¿ijUrq ;g vkSj fd [k.M ¼[k½ dk ijUrqd ;Fkko”;d ifjorZuksa 
lfgr] bl [k.M esa fufnZ’V fdlh okn ;k dk;Zokgh ij mlh izdkj ykxw 
gksxk] ftl izdkj og ml [k.M esa fofuf nZ’V fdlh okn ;k dk;Zokgh ij 
ykxw gksrk gS(À2   
¼?k½ izR;sd _.kh] tks fdlh ,sls _.k ds laca/k esa nh x;h fdlh fM Øh ds 
fu’iknu esa flfoy dkjkxkj esa fu:) gks] ijUrq NksM+ fn;k tk;sxk( 
¼³½ fdlh _.kh }kjk fxjoh j[kh x;h izR;sd taxe lEifRr] ,sls _.kh ds 
i{k esa fueqZDr gks tk;sxh vkSj ysunkj  ¿***À3 mls _.kh dks okil djus ds fy;s 
ck/; gksxk( 
¿¼p½ fdlh _.kh }kjk fu’ikfnr LFkkokj lEifRr ds izR;sd ca/kd dk ekspu 
gks tk;sxk vkSj ca/kd&xzLr lEifRr _.kh ds i{k esa fueqZDr dj nh tk;sxhAÀ4 
 
6&& ¼1½ /kkjk 5 ds [k.M ¼ ³½ esa fu’ikfnr fufnZ’V izR;sd ysunkj ,slh vof/k ds 
Hkhrj] tks fofgr dh tk;] ml {ks= ij] tgka ysunkj ds dkjokj dk lkekU; LFkku gks] 
vf/kdkfjrk j[kus okys rglhynkj dks ,sls izi= esa] tks fofgr fd;k tk;] fooj.k&i= 
izLrqr djsxk] ftlesa mu lHkh O;fDr;ksa ds uke] f tUgksaus mlds ikl taxe lEifRr fxjoh 
j[kh gks] ,sls lEifRr dk Lo:i o o.kZu m/kkj nh x;h vkSj bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ij 
ns; /kujkf”k] C;kt dh nj vkSj ,sls vU; C;kSjs lekfo’V gksaxs] tks fofgr fd;s tk;saA  
 
ysunkj }kjk fooj.k vkfn 
izLrqr djuk 
¼2½ /kkjk 5  ds [k.M ¼³½ esa fufnZ’V _.kh Hkh vius }kjk fxjoh j[kh x;h taxe 
lEifRr ds okilh ds fy;s ml {ks= ij] tgka mlds ysunkj ds dkjokj dk lkekU; LFkku gks] 
vf/kdkfjrk j[kus okys rglhynkj dks vkosnu i= ns ldrk gSA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 4 ¼d½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼[k½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
3- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼x½ }kjk fudkyk x;kA 
4- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼?k½ }kjk c<+k;k x;kA  
 
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À            ¿/kkjk 6À 
 
¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fooj.k&i= ;k mi/kkjk  ¼2½ ds v/khu vkosnu&i= izkIr 
gksus ij vkSj fofgr jhfr ls tkap djus ds i”pkr~ rglhynkj bl ckr dk vo/kkj.k vkns”k 
}kjk djsxk fd] && 
¼,d½ tgka mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu ysunkj }kjk fooj.k&i= izLrqr fd;k 
x;k gks] ogka mu O;fDr;ksa esa ls] ftUgksaus ysunkj ds ikl t axe lEifRr fxjoh j[kh 
gS] dkSu O;fDr /kkjk 5 ds v/khu vuqrks’k ds gdnkj gS( vkSj 
¼nks½ tgka mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu _.kh }kjk vkosnu&i= fn;k x;k gks] ogka 
D;k _.kh /kkjk 5 ds v/khu vuqrks’k dk gdnkj gS(  
vkSj ysunkj dks vkns”k esa fofufnZ’V fnukad ij mlds iwo Z ,sls _.kh }kjk 
fxjoh j[kh x;h taxe lEifRr dks izLrqr djus dk funs”k nsxkA 
¼4½ tgka _.kh }kjk fxjoh j[kh x;h taxe lEifRr ysunkj ds fdlh vUrfjrh ds 
dCts esa gks] ogka ysusnkj ,sls vUrfjrh ds mDr lEifÙk dk ekspu djsxk vkSj mls mi/kkjk ¼3½ 
esa fufnZ’V vkns”k es fofufnZ’V fnukad ij ;k mlds iwoZ izLrqr djsxkA   
¼5½ ;fn ysunkj mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds vkns”k esa ;Fkk funsf”kr taxe lEifRr dks izLrqr 
djus esa foQy jgk gS rks && 
¼d½ rglhy nkj ysunkj ds ;k ysunkj ds vUrfjrh ds] tks /kkjk 25 ds 
[k.M ¼?k½ ;k [k.M  ¼³½ esa fufnZ’V cSad esa fHkUUk gks] ifjlj esa izos”k dj ldrk gS 
vkSj ryk”kh ys ldrk gS vkSj mDr lEifRr dk vfHkxzg.k dj ldrk gS( vkSj  
¼[k½ tgka mDr taxe lEifRr /kkjk 25 ds [k.M ¼?k½ ;k [k.M ¼³ ½ fufnZ’V 
fdlh cSad ds dCts esa gks] ogka rglhynkj & 
¼,d½ vkns”k }kjk] mDr cS ad dks funs”k nsxk fd vkns”k esa 
fofufnZ’V fnukad ij ;k mlds iwoZ rglhynkj ds ikl mDr taxe 
lEifRr] ,sls fooj.k&i= lfgr] ftlesa mDr lEifRr ds laca/k esa mDr 
laLFkk dks ns; jkf”k dk fofunsZ”k gksxk] tek dh tk; vkSj lkFk gh lkFk  
mDr cSd dks bl vk”k; dk izek.k&i= tkjh djsxk fd mDr cSad lEifRr 
ds laca/k esa mDr cSad dks ns; jkf”k dks ysunkj ls bl izdkj olwy fd; k 
tk;sxk ekuks og Hkw&jktLo dh c dk;k gks vkSj mDr cSad dks vnk fd;k 
tk;sxk( vkSj 
¼nks½ mDr cSad }kjk rglhynkj ds ikl mDr lEifRr tek djus 
ij] taxe lEifRr dh izkfIr fyf[kr :i esa Lohdkj djsxk vkSj ysunkj ls 
,slh jkf”k dks olwy djus dh dk;Zokgh bl izdkj djsxk] tks mDr cSad dks 
mDr lEifRr ds laca/k esa ns; gks ] ekuks og Hkw&jktLo dh cdk;k gks vkSj 
,slh olwyh ij mldk Hkqxrku mDr cSad dks djsxkA 
¼6½ fxjoh j[kh x;h lEifRr ds bl izdkj izLrqr ;k olwy ;k tek fd;s tkus ds 
i”pkr~ rglhynkj mDr lEifRr _.kh dks ns nsxkA  
¼7½ mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds v/khu ekey s dk vo/kkj.k yafcr jgus rd] dksbZ ysunkj ;k 
ysunkj dk vUrfjrh] _.kh }kjk fxjoh j[kh xbZ dksbZ  taxe lEifRRk u rks cspsxk ] u fxjoh 
j[ksxk vkSj u vU; izdkj ls fuLrkfjr djsxkA  
 
 
 
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¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À       ¿/kkjk 6d&7À 
 
¼8½ mi/kkjk ¼5½ esa ;k rRle; izo`Rr fdlh vU; fof/k esa nh x;h fdlh ckr ds gksrs 
gq, Hkh] rglhynkj& 
¼d½ ysunkj ds ;k ysunkj ds vUrfjrh ds] tks / kkjk 25 ds [k.M ¼?k½ ;k 
[k.M ¼³½ esa fufnZ’V cSad ls fHkUUk gks] ifjl j esa izos”k dj ldrk gS vkSj ryk”kh ys 
ldrk gS vkSj _.kh }kjk f xjoh j[kh xbZ taxe lEifRr dk vfHk xzg.k vkSj mldh 
lqjf{kr vfHkj{kk ds fy;s izcU/k dj ldrk gS( 
¼[k½ bl ckr dk vo/kkj.k dj kus d h dk;Zokgh djsxk fd bl izdkj 
vf/kxzg.k dh xbZ dkSu lh taxe lEifRr _.kh dks fueqZDr dh tk; vkSj rn~uqlkj 
vkns”k nsxkA 
¼9½ ryk”kh ysus vkSj vf/kxzg.k djus ls lEcaf/kr n.M izfØ;k lafgrk] 1973 dh /kkjk 
100 vkSj 165 ds mica/k ;Fkk laHko] mi/kkjk ¼5½ vkSj ¼8½ ds v/khu ryk”kh fy, tkus vkSj 
vfHkxzg.k djus ds laca/k esa ykxw gksaxsA 
 
¿6&d&& ¼1½ /kkjk 5 ds [k.M ¼p½ esa fofufnZ’V _.kh cU/kd&xzLr lEifRr dks 
iznku djus ds fy, ml {ks= esa] mlesa ,slk _.kh lk/kkj.kr;k fuokl djrk gks] vf/kdkfjrk 
j[kus okys _.k ifjlks/ku vf/kdkjh dks vkosnu&i= ns ldrk gSA 
LFkkoj lEifRr dk fueqZDr 
fd;k tkuk 
¼2½ ¼d½ ,slk vkosnu i= izkIr gksus ij vkSj fofgr jhfr ls tkap djus ds i”pkr~ 
_.k ifj”ksk/ku vf/kdkjh ca/kd xzLr lEifRr dks fueqZDr djus dk vkns”k nsxk vkSj fofgr 
izi= esa ekspu izek.k&i= n sxk] tks fdlh U;k;ky; ;k vU; izkf/kdkjh ds le{k fdlh 
dk;Zokgh esa ,sls ekspu ds lk{; ds :i esa vuqeU; gksxk( 
¼[k½ _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh ysunku ;k ysunkj ds vUrfjrh dks& 
¼,d½ vkns”k esa fofufnZ’V fnukad dks ;k mlds iwoZ _.kh dks cU/kd&xzLr 
lEifRr dk dCtk nsus dk funs”k Hkh nsxk] ;fn cU/kd&xzLr lEifRr _.kh ds dCts 
esa igys ls u gks( vkSj 
¼nks½ vkns”k esa fofufnZ’V fnukad dks ;k mlds iwoZ cU/kd foys[k ;k vU; 
nLrkost izLrqr djus dk Hkh funs”k nsxk vkSj _.kh ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh cU/kd 
foys[k ;k vU; nLrkost ij ekspu dk i`’Bkadu djsxkA  
¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu vkns”k ds fy, dk;Zokgh yafcr jgus rd dksbZ ysunkj ;k 
ysunkj dk vUrfjrh _.kh }kjk cU/kd xzLr lEifRr ds laca/k esa u rks vius fgr dk vUrj.k 
;k vU;Fkk leuqns”ku djsxk vkSj u vius iqjksoU/k vf/kdkjksa dk iz;ksx djsxkA  
¼4½ tgka ysunkj }kjk fdlh cSad dks cU/kd&xzLr lEifRr vUrfjr dj nh xbZ gks 
;k cU/kd&xzLRk lEifRr esa dksbZ vf/kdkj leqnsf”kr fd;k x;k gks] ogka _.k ifj”kks/ku 
vf/kdkjh ysunkj ls ,slh /kujkf”k] tks mDr caU/kd&xzLr lEifRr ds laca/k esa ,sls cSad dks ns; 
gks] mlh izdkj olwy djsxk ekuks og Hkw&jktLo dk dksbZ c dk;k gks] vkSj mls mDr cSad dks 
nsxkAÀ1 
 
 
7&& /kkjk 6 ds v/khu rglhynkj dk izR;sd vkns”k] /kkjk 8 ds vUrxZr vihy ds 
v/khu jgrs gq;s] vfUre gksxk vkSj fdl U;k;ky; esa ml ij vkifRr ugha dh tk;sxhA 
 
rglhynkj ds vkns”k dk 
vfUre gksuk 
  
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 5 }kjk tksM+k x;kA  
19 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À         ¿/kkjk 8&11À 
 
8&& ¼1½ /kkjk 6 ds v/khu rglhynkj }kjk ¿;k /kkjk 6&d ds v/khu _.k ifj”kks/ku 
vf/kdkjh }kjkÀ1 fn;s x;s vkns”k ls O;fFkr dksbZ O;fDr ,slh vof/k ds Hkhrj vkSj ,slh jhfr 
ls] tks fofgr dh tk;] vihy vf/kdkjh dks vihy dj ldrk gSA 
 
¼2½ vihy dk fofu”p; djus esa vihy vf/kdkjh ,slh izf Ø;k dk vuqlj.k djsxk ] 
tks fofgr dh tk; vkSj ,slh vihy ij ,sls vf/kdkjh dk fofu”p; vfUre gksxk vkSj fdlh 
U;k;ky; esa ml ij vkifRr ugha dh tk ldsxhA  
 
 
rglhynkj ds vkns”k ds 
fo:} vihy 
9&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds i”pkr~ _.kh }kjk ns; fdlh _.k ds laca/k esa 
dksbZ C;kt ugha yxk;k tk;xkA  
 
¼2½ ,sls izkjEHk ds iwoZ dk fdlh vof/k ds fy;s fdlh _.k ij ns; C;kt dh x.kuk 
mDr _.k ij fdlh fof/k] :f< ;k lafonk ds v/khu ykxw nj ls] ;k N% izfr”kr izfro’kZ dh 
nj ls] tks Hkh de gks] dh tk;xh vkSj leLr /kujkf”k dks tks vnk ;k tek dh tk;] 
izFker% C;kt dh en essa vkSj “ks’k dks] ;fn dksbZ gksa] ewy/ku dh en esa tek fd;k tk;xkA  
 
 
C;kt laca/kh fo”ks’k micU/k 
 v/;k; & rhu 
y?kq d`’kdksa ls olwy fd;s tkus ;ksX; _.k dk vf/kLFkxu 
 
 
10&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij fdlh y?kq d`’kd }kjk ns; fdlh 
_.k ;k mlds Hkkx dh] ftlesa mldk C;kt Hkh lfEefyr gS] olwyh ds fy, ,sls izkjEHk ds 
fnukad ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy;s mlds fo:} dksbZ okn lafLFkr ugha fd;k tk;xk vkSj 
,sls vuqrks’k ds fy, igys ls yfEcr izR;sd okn ,sls izkjEHk ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy;s 
LFkfxr jgsxkA  
 
dfri; _.k dh olwyh 
dk LFkxu 
¼2½ ,sls izkjEHk ds fnukad ds iwoZ mixr nkf;Ro ds vk/kkj ij flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk 
ikfjr /ku ds fy;s fdlh fMØh ds fu’iknu esa lHkh dk;Zokfag;ka ;k iqjksscU/k ;k foØ; ds fy;s 
fdlh izkjfEHkd fM Øh dks vfUre :i nsus dh dk;Zokfg;ka ;k fo Ø; ds fy;s fdlh vafre 
fMØh ds fu’iknu dh dk;Zokfg;ka] ftlesa okn&_.kh ;k izfroknh y?kq d`’kd gks] okn&_.kh 
;k izfroknh }kjk vkosnu djus ij mlds fo:) mDr fnukad ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy;s 
LFkfxr dj nh tk;sxhA  
 
¼3½ ¿***À2 mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu LFkfxr fM Øh ds fu’iknu esa [kMh+ Qly] d`f’ k 
mRiknu] i”kq/ku vkSj “kh?kz u’V gksus okyh vU; taxe lEifRr dh lHkh dqdhZ izR;kâ r gks 
tk;xhA 
 
 
11&& ¼1½ fdlh _.k ds laca/k esa fdlh fM Øh ;k vkns”k ds fu’iknu esa bl 
vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ls flfoy dkjkxkj esa fu:} izR;sd y?kq d`’kd NksM+ fn;k tk;xkA  
 
¼2½ dksbZ y?kq d`’kd fdlh Hkh fLFkfr esa] fdlh ,slh fM Øh ds fu’iknu esa ] bl 
vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k rd f xj¶rkj ;k flfcy U;k;ky; esa fu:) ugha 
fd;k tk ldsxkA  
 
fujks/k ls fueqZfDr 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 6 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 7 }kjk fujflrA  
 
 
 
20 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À       ¿/kkjk 12]&17À 
 
12&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] /kkjk 10 ;k /kkjk 11 esa fufnZ’V ,d o’kZ vof/k 
dks ¿nks o’kZ ls vuf/kdÀ1 vof/k ds fy;s vxzrj c<k+ ldrh gSA  
 
LFkxu vof/k c< kus dh 
jkT; ljdkj dh “kfDr  
13&& /kkjk 9 ds micU/k] ;Fkko”;d ifjorZu lfgr y?kq d`’kd ij mlh izdkj ykxw 
gksaxs] ftl izdkj os _.kh ij ykxw gksrs gSaA  
 
dfri; micU/k y?kq 
d`’kdksa ij ykxw gksaxs 
14&& fdlh y?kq d`’kd }kjk] ftlds fo:} fu’iknu dh dk;Zokgh bl v f/kfu;e 
ds v/khu ;k /kkjk 36 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds }kjk fujflr vf/kfu;fefr;ksa esa fdlh ds v/khu 
LFkfxr dj nh xbZ gS]  ¿10 vDV~wcj] 1975 dks ;k mlds i”pkr~ fd;k x;k LFkkoj lEifRr 
dk izR;sd vUrj.k À2 ml ysunkj ds] ftldk nkok ,sls y?kq d`’kd ds fo:} foQy ;k 
foyfEcr gks x;k gS] fodYi ls “kwU;dj.kh; gksxkA  
 
dfri; vUrj.k 
“kwU;dj.kh; gksaxs 
15&& fdlh _.k dh olwyh ds fy, fdlh okn] vihy] vkosnu ;k vU; dk;Zokgh 
ds fy, ¼ftlesa ,sl okn] vihy ;k dk;Zokgh esa nh xbZ fM Øh ds fu’iknu ds fy;s dksbZ 
vkosnu&i= Hkh lfEefyr gS½ ifjlhek vof/k dh x.kuk djus esa ml vof/k dk] ftlesa bl 
v/;k; ds v/khu ,slh dk;Zokgh oftZr ;k LFkfxr dh xbZ gks] viotZu fd;k tk;xkA 
 
 
ifjlhek vof/k dk viotZu 
 
v/;k; & pkj 
y?kq d`’kdksa ds _.k dh ek=k dks ?kVkuk 
 
 
16&& jkT; ljdkj] y?kq d`’kdksa vkS j muds ysunkjksa ds chp _.k ds ifj”kks/ku ds 
iz;kstukFkZ] vf/klwpuk }kjk] _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh fu;qDr dj ldrh gS vkSj blh izdkj 
og {ks= fu/kkZfjr dj ldrh gS] ftlesa os viuh vf/kdkfjrk dk iz;ksx djsaxsA  
 
 
_.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkfj;ksa 
dh fu;qfDr 
17&& ¼1½ y?kq d`’kd] bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ls ¿nks o’kZÀ3 dh vof/k ds 
Hkhrj ml {ks= ds] ftlesa ,slk d`’kd fuokl djrk gS ;k mldh dksbZ Hkwfe gS] _.k 
ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh dks vius _.k ds vo/kkj.k ds fy;s vkosnu dj ldrk gSA 
 
_.k dk vo/kkj.k djus 
ds fy;s vkosnu&i= 
¼2½ tc rd y?kq d`’kd u s igys ls gh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu dksbZ vkosnu&i= u 
fn;k gks] mlds ysunkjksaa esa ls dksbZ mlh jh fr ls ml izkf/kdkjh dks] ftldks  vkSj ftl jhfr 
ls] y?kq d`’kd us ml mi/kkjk ds v/khu iz”ukLin _.k ds vo/kkj.k ds fy;s vkosnu&i= 
fn;k gksrk] vkosnu&i= ns ldrk gSA  
 
¼3½ bl /kkjk ds v/k hu izR;sd vkosnu& i= ij gLrk{kj vkSj lR;kiu vkosnd }kjk 
okn&i=ksa ij gLrk{kj vkSj lR;kiu djus ds fy;s flfoy izf Ø;k lafgrk] 1908 }kjk fofgr 
jhfr ls fd;k tk;xk % 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 8 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 9 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
3- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 10 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
21 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À       ¿/kkjk 18&20À 
 
ijUrq mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu v kosnu&i= dh fLFkfr esa fo’k; oLrq dk lR;kiu djus 
ds fy;s ysunkj dsoy ogka rd ck/; gksxk] tgka rd og mlls voxr gksA  
 
¼4½ ;fn ,d gh _.k ds lEcU/k esa ,d ls vf/kd izkf/kdkjh dks vkosnu&i= fn;s 
tk;a] rks ,sls vkosnu&i=] ,sls fu;eksa ds v/khu jgrs gq, ] tks bl fufeRr cuk;s tk;a] ,d 
gh izkf/kdkjh dks vUrfjr dj fn;s tk;saxs vkSj mlh ds }kjk mu ij dk;Zokgh dh tk;xhA 
 
 
18&& /kkjk 17 ds v/khu y?kq d`’kd }kjk fn;s tkus okys izR;sd vkosnu&i= e sa 
fuEufyf[kr C;kSjk fn;k tk;xk( vFkkZr~&&  
vkosnu&i= esa fn;k tkus 
okyk C;kSjk 
¼d½ y?kq d`’kd dk uke vkSj og LFkku] tks og fuokl djrk gS ;k mldh 
Hkwfe gS( 
¼[k½ ysunkj dk uke vkSj irk( 
¼x½ y?kq d`’kd }kjk izR;sd ysunkj dks ns; lHkh _.kksa dk C;kSjk( 
¼?k½ y?kq d`’kd dh leLr lEifRr dk C;kSjk] lkFk gh lkFk ,slh lEifRr 
dk vuqekfur ewY; vkSj og ;k os LFkku tgka ij ,slh lEifRr gks( 
¿¼³½ y?kq d`’kd dh okf’kZd ikfjokfjd vk; dk C;kSjk( 
¼p½ /kkjk 20 esa fufnZ’V o’kZ ds fy, d`f’k mit dk LFwky ewY;AÀ1 
 
 
19&& ¼1½ /kkjk 17 ds v/khu vkosnu&i= izkIr gksus ij _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh] 
lEc} i{kksa dks mifLFkr gksus vkSj lqus tkus dk volj nsus ds i”pkr~ iz”ukLin _.k ds 
lEcU/k esa ewy /kujkf”k vkSj bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk gksus ds fnukad rd  ¿/kkjk 9 dh 
mi/kkjk ¼2½ esa fofufnZ’V nj lsÀ2 C;kt dk vo/kkj.k djsxkA  
_.k dk vo/kkj.k  
¼2½ _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh dk mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu _.k dh /kujkf”k vo/kkj.k 
djus okyk izR;sd fofu”p;] /kkjk 23 ds v/khu vihy ds i fj.kke ds v/khu jgrs gq,] vfUre 
gksxk vkSj fdlh flfoy U;k;ky; esa ml ij vkifRr ugha dh tk ldsxhA  
¼3½ bl v/;k; ds v/khu fdlh dk;Zokgh esa _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh }kjk vuqlj.k 
dh tkus okyh izfØ;k oSlh gksxh tSlh fofgr dh tk;A 
 
 
20&& rRle; izo`Rr fdlh vU; fof/k] ;k fdlh lafonk]  fMØh ;k vU; fy[kr esa 
fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] fdlh y?kq d`’kd ds _.k dks ¿ftlesa C;kt Hkh lfEefyr gS À3 
pqdkus dk nkf;ROk] ftl o’kZ esa /kkjk 17 ds v/khu vkosnu&i= fn;k tk; mlds iwoZorhZ o’kZ 
esa] d`f’k mit ds LFkwy ewY; ds chl izfr”kr ds lkr xqus ls vf/kd ugha gksxk vkSj ,slk 
nkf;Ro] /kkjk 19 ds v/khu mlds fu/kkZj.k ds fnukad ls laxf.kr lkr o’kZsak dh vof/k esa 
izlkfjr gksxkA  
y/kq d`’kd dk vf/kdre 
nkf;Ro 
 
 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 11 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 12 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
3- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 13 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
22 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À         ¿/kkjk 21&24À 
 
21&& ¿¼1½À1 izR;sd _.k] ftruk og /kkjk 19 ds v/khu vo/kkfjr y?kq d`’kd }kjk 
ns; /kujkf”k ls vf/kd gS] ,sls vo/kkj.k ds fnukad ls pqdrk gks tk;xk vkSj mldh olwyh 
ugha dh tk;xhA 
 
_.k dh vfrfjDr  
/kujkf”k dk pqdrk gksuk 
¿¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad dks fdlh y?kq d`’kd }kjk ns; izR;sd _.k] 
ftlds lEcU/k esa /kkjk 17 ds v/khu dksbZ vkosnu& i= u fn;k tk;] mDr /kkjk dh mi/kkjk 
¼1½ esa fufnZ’V vof/k dh lekfIr ij vkSj /kkjk 33 ds micU/kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq,] pqdrk gks 
tk;xk vkSj mldh olwyh ugha dh tk;xhAÀ1 
 
 
22&& rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] && 
 
dfri; oknksa ij jksd 
¼d½ dksbZ flfoy ;k jktLo U;k;ky; fdlh _.k ds lEcU/k esa] ftl ij 
bl v/;k; ds micU/k yk xw gksrs gSa] y?kq d`’kd ds fo:)  okn] vkosnu&i= ;k 
dk;Zokgh xzg.k ugha djsxk( 
¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ij fdlh ,sls U ;k;ky; ds le{k 
fopkjk/khu izR;sd ,slk okn] vkosnu&i= ;k dk;Zokgh mi”kfer gks tk;xh( 
¼x½ ml _.k ds lEcU/k esa] ftl ij bl v/;k; ds micU/k ykxw gksrs gSa] 
flfoy U;k;ky; dh dksbZ fMØh fu’ikfnr ugha gksxhA 
 
 
23&& ¼1½ /kkjk 19 ds v/khu _.k vo/kkj.k ds vkns”k ls O;fFkr dksbZ O;fDr] ,sls 
vo/kkj.k ds fnukad ls rhl fnu ds Hkhrj] fofgr jhfr ls] vihy vf/kdkjh dks vihy dj 
ldrk gSA   
vihy 
¼2½ ,slh vihy ds lEcU/k esa ns; Qhl vkSj vihy vf/kdkjh }kjk vuqlj.k dh tku  
okyh izfØ;k ,slh gksxh] tSlh fofgr dh tk;A 
¼3½ vihy vf/kdkjh] i{kksa dks lquokbZ dk volj nsus ds i”p kr~ ml vkns”k dh ] 
ftlds fo:)  vihy dh xbZ gS] iqf’V ;k mldk  mikUrj.k dj ldrk gS ;k _.k    
ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh dks ,slh dk;Zokgh djus dk funs”k ns ldrk gS] tSlh vihy vf/kdkjh 
mfpr le>sA  
¼4½ bl /kkjk ds v/khu vihy vf/kdkjh }kjk fn;k x;k izR;sd vkns”k vfUre g ksxk 
vkSj fdlh U;k;ky; esa ml ij dksbZ vkifRr ugha dh tk ldsxhA   
 
 
24&& /kkjk 23 ds v/khu vihy vf/kdkjh dk izR;sd vkns”k vkSj mlds v/khu jgrs 
gq,] y?kq d`’kd }kjk ns; _.k dk vo/kkj.k djus dk _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh dk izR;sd 
vkns”k] {ks=h; vf/kdkfjrk j[ku s okys eqaflQ }kjk bl izdkj fu ’ikfnr fd;k tk;xk ekuks 
og ml U;k;ky; }kjk iznRr dksbZ fMØh ;k vkns”k gksA  
vihy vf/kdkjh vkSj _.k 
ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh ds  
vkns”k dk fu’iknu  
 
 
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 13 }kjk iqulZa[;kafdr fd;k x;k rFkk c<+k;k x;kA  
23 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À           ¿/kkjk 25À 
 
 v/;k; & ikap 
viokn 
 
 
25&& bl vf/kfu;e  dh fdlh ckr dk izHkko _.kh  ¿;k y?kq d`’kd À1 ds 
fuEufyf[kr enksa esa ls fdlh ds v/khu vkus okys fdlh _.k ;k vU; nkf;Ro ¼ftlesa C;kt 
nsus dk dksbZ nkf;Ro lfEefyr gS½ ij ugha iMsxk( vFkkZr~ &&&  
vf/kfu;e ds micU/k 
dfri; _.k vkSj nkf;Ro 
ij ykxw u gksaxs 
¼d½ dsUnzh; ljdkj] fdlh jkT; ljdkj ;k LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh dks ns; 
dksbZ _.k ¼ftlesa dksbZ dj] midj ;k Qhl Hkh lfEefyr gS½; 
¼[k½ dEiuh vf/kfu; e] 1956 dh /kkjk 617 ds  vFkkZUrxZr fdlh ljdkjh 
dEiuh dks ns; dksbZ _.k; 
¼x½ thou chek fuxe vf/kfu;e] 1956  ds v/khu LFkkfir Hkkjrh; thou 
chek fuxe] ;k rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k ds }kjk ;k v/kh u LFkkfir fdl h vU; 
fuxe dks ns; dksbZ _.k;  
¼?k½  dksbZ _.k] tks fuEufyf[kr dks ns; gks&&&  
¼,d½ cSafdx jsxqys”ku ,sDV] 1949 ea s ;Fkk ifjHkkf’kr cSafdx 
dEiuh; 
¼nks½ LVsV cSad vkQ bf.M;k ,sDV] 1955 ds v/khu la?kfVr LVsV 
cSad vkQ bf.M;k; 
¼rhu½ LVsV cSad vkQ bf.M;k ¼lfClfM;jh cSaDl½ ,sDV] 1959 esa 
;FkkifjHkkf’kr lfClfM;jh cSad; 
¼pkj½ cSaddkjh dEiuh ¼mi Øeksa dk vtZu vkSj vUrj.k½ 
vf/kfu;e] 1970 ds v/khu la?kfVr dksbZ rRlEcU/kh u;k cSad; 
¼ikap½ cSaddkjh fofue; vf/kfu;e] 1949 dh /kkjk 51 ds v/khu 
dsUnzh; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwfpr cSaddkjh laLFkk; 
¼N%½ ,sxzhdYpjy fjQkbusUl ,s.M Mso ysiesUV dkjiksjs”ku ,sDV] 
1963 ds v/khu la?kfVr d`f’k iqufoZRr ,oa fodkl fuxe; 
¼lkr½ dEiuh vf/kfu;e] 1956 ds v/khu fuxfer mRRkj izns”k 
LVsV ,xzks baMfLV~;y dkjiksjs”ku fyfeVsM uked dEiuh; 
¼vkB½ dEiuh vf/kfu;e] 1956 d s v/khu fuxfer ,xzhdYpjy 
QkbusUl dkjiksjs”ku fyfeVsM uked dEiuh; 
¼ukS½ jhtuy :jy cSad ,sDV] 1976 ds v/khu LFkkfir jhtuy 
:jy cSad; vkSj 
¼nl½ bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstu ds fy, jkT; ljdkj }kjk cSad 
ds :Ik esa vf/klwfpr dksbZ vU; foÙkh; laLFkk;  
 
 
 
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 14 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
24 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À            ¿/kkjk 25À 
 
¼³½ mRrj izns”k lgdkjh lfefr vf/kfu;e] 1965 ds v/khu fucfU/kr ;k 
fucfU/kr le>h x;h fdlh lgdkjh lfefr dks ] ftlesa dksbZ Hkwfe fodkl cSad Hkh 
lfEefyr gS] ns; gksbZ _.k; 
¼p½ _.kh ;k y?kq d`’ kd dks fdjk;s ij nh x bZ fdlh lEifRr ds] ftlesa 
d`f’k Hkwfe Hkh lfEefyr gS] lEcU/k esa ns; dksbZ fdjk;k;  
¼N½ U;kl&Hkax ls mn~Hkwr dksbZ nkf;Ro ;k dksbZ vid`R; lEcU/kh nkf;Ro; 
¼t½ dh x;h lsokvksa ds fy;s osru d s :Ik esa ;k vU; izdkj ls ns; 
etnwjh ;k ikfjJfed ds lEcU/k esa dksbZ nkf;Ro; 
¼>½ Hkj.k&iks’k.k ds lEcU/k esa dksbZ nkf;Ro] pkgs og flfoy U;k;ky; dh 
fMØh ds v/khu gks ;k vU;Fkk; 
¼¥½ dksbZ _.k] tks fdlh _.kh ;k yz?kq d`’kd }kjk Ø; dh xbZ lEifRr 
ds pkgs taxe gks ;k LFkkoj] ewY; ;k HkkVd Ø; djkj ds v/khu ns; fdlh /kujkf”k 
ds ckjs esa gks; 
¼V½ fdlh O;fDr }kjk _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd dks ckn esa csps tkus okys 
fdlh eky ;k lEifRr ds ewY; ds :Ik esa fn;k x;k dksbZ vfxze; 
¼B½ fdlh O;fDr }kjk lsok&lafonk ds vuqlkj fdlh _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd 
dks mldh izsj.kk ij fofufnZ’V vof/k ds fy;s fn;k x;k etnwjh dk dksbZ vfxze] 
pkgs og udn gks ;k oLrq ds :Ik esa ;k va”kr% udn vkSj va”kr% oLrq ds :Ik esa gks%  
ijUrq r; dh xbZ etnwjh dh nj fof/k }kjk fu;r etnwjh dh U;wure nj 
ls de u gks;  
¼M½ lEifRr ds foHkktu ;k caVokjs d s dkj.k ns; dksbZ izfrdj ;k mRrj 
izns”k tksr pdcUnh vf/kfu;e] 1953 dh /kkjk 29&d esa fufnZ’V dskbZ izfrdj; 
¼<½ _.kh ¿;k y?kq d`’kd À1 dks mlds lsok;kstd }kjk fdlh fofufnZ’V 
iz;kstu ds fy;s ;Fkk mRlo] fpfdRlk] f”k{kk] fookg ;k vaR;sf ’V fØ;k lEcU/kh O;; 
dks iwjk djus ds fy, fn;k x;k dskbZ _.k ;k vfxze ; 
¼.k½ Hkw&jktLo dh cdk;k dh Hkkafr olwy fd;s tkus ;ksX; dksbZ jkf”k( 
¿¼r½ fdlh fpV Q.M ;kstuk ds v/khu lapkfyr fpV ds v/khu mixr ;k 
mRiUu izR;sd nkf;Ro; 
¼Fk½ fdlh fo/kok dks ns; izR;sd _.k; 
¼n½ izR;sd esgj dk _.k; 
¼/k½ lsok lafonk dk mYya?ku djus ls mRiUUk izR;sd _.kAÀ2 
 
 
 
 
  
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 15¼d½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 15 ¼[k½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 
25 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À         ¿/kkjk 26&27À 
 
 v/;k; N% 
izdh.kZ 
 
26&& ¼1½ izR;sd ,slk O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ds i”pkr~&& “kkfLr 
¼d½ bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/k ds mYya?ku esa fdlh _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd ls 
dksbZ _.k ;k mldk Hkkx] ftlesa C;kt Hkh lfEefyr gS] olwy djrk gS] ;k 
¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dk;Zokgh e sa fdlh vf/kdkjh ;k izkf/kdkjh ds 
le{k lk”k; dksbZ feF;k vf/kdFku djrk gS] ;k  
¼x½ fdlh vf/kdkjh ;k izkf/ kdkjh ds le{k lk”k; dksbZ feF;k nLrkost 
izLrqr djrk gS; ;k  
¼?k½ fdlh ,sls dk;Z dk nq’izsj.k djrk gS]  
fl)&nks’k gksus ij] dkjkokl ls] ftldh vof/k N% ekl rd gks ldrh gS 
;k tqekZuk ls] tks nks gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS] ;k nksuksa ls n.Muh; gksxkA  
¼2½ izR;sd ,slk O;fDr] tks /kkjk 6 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V fooj.k&i= izLrqr 
djus esa ;k mDr /kkjk ds v/khu fn;s x;s vkns”k ;k funs”k dk vuqikyu djus esa foQy 
jgrk gS ;k vU; izdkj ls mDr /kkjk ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku djrk gS] dkjkokl ls]  ftldh 
vof/k ,d o’kZ rd gks ldrk  gS] ;k tqekZuk ls] tks 5]000 :i;s rd gks ldrk gS] ;k nksuksa 
ls n.Muh; gksxkA  
¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ;k mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu n.Muh; izR;sd vijk/k laKs; gksxkA  
¼4½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu n.Muh; izR;sd vijk/k ij ljljh rkSj ij fopkj fd;k 
tk;xk vkSj n.M izf Ø;k lafgrk] 1973 dh /kkjk 262 ls 265 ¼ftlesa nksuksa lfEefyr gS½ ds 
micU/k ;Fkk”kD;] ,sls fopkj.k ij ykxw gksaxsA 
 
 
27&& ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ vi jk/k fdlh dEiuh }kjk fd;k x;k 
gks rks vijk/k fd;s tkus ds le; dEiuh ds dk;Z&lapkyu ds fy;s mldk izHkkjh vkSj 
dEiuh ds izfr mRrjnk;h izR;sd O;fDr vkSj dEiuh Hkh vijk/k dk vijk/kh ekuk tk;xk 
vkSj rnuqlkj dk;Zokgh fd;s tkus vkSj n.M fn;s tkus dk Hkkxh gksxk % 
dEifu;ksa }kjk vijk/k  
ijUrq bl mi/kkjk dh dksbZ ckr fdlh ,sls O;fDr dks fdlh n.M dk Hkkxh ugha 
cuk;sxh ;fn og ;g l kfcr dj ns fd vijk/k mldh tkudk jh ds fcuk fd;k x;k Fkk ;k 
mlus ml vijk/k ds fy;s tkus dks jksdus ds fy;s lHkh lE;d~ rRijrk cjrh FkhA  
¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] tc fd bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbzZ 
vijk/k fdlh dEiuh us fd;k gks vkSj ;g lkfcr gks tk; fd vijk/k ml dEiuh ds fdlh 
funs”kd] izcU/kd] lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh dh lEefr ;k ekSukuqefr ls fd;k x;k gS ;k ,slk 
vijk/k mldh vkSj  ls dksbZ mis{kk fd;s tkus ds dkj.k gqvk gS rks ,slk funs”kd] izcU/kd] 
lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh Hkh ml vijk/k dk nsk’kh ekuk tk;xk vkSj rn~uqlkj dk;Zokgh fd;s 
tkus vkSj n.M fn;s tkus dk Hkkxh gksxkA  
Li’Vhdj.k&&& bl /kkjk ds iz;kstuksa ds fy;s&&&  
¼d½ ^^dEiuh** dk rkRi;Z fdlh fuxfer fudk; ls gS vkSj blesa d ksbZ QeZ 
;k O;fDr;ksa dk vU; leqnk; Hkh lfEefyr gS( vkSj  
¼[k½ fdlh QeZ ds lEcU/k eas] ^^funs”k** dk rkRi;Z ml QeZ ds Hkkxhnkj ls 
gSA 
26 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À           ¿/kkjk 28&33À 
 
28&& fdlh okn ;k dk;Z okgh esa ;g lkfcr djus dk Hkkj fd _.kh ¿;k y?kq 
d`’kdÀ1 bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu laj{k.k dk gdnkj ugha gS] rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k esa 
fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] ysunkj ij gksxkA  
 
 
lcwr dk Hkkj 
29&& ¼1½ dksbZ rglhynkj ;k _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh ;k dksbZ vihy vf/kdkjh 
i{kksa vkSj lkf{k;ksa dks cqykus vkSj mudk ijh{k.k djus vkSj nLrkost izLrqr djus ¿vkSj 
ekeyksa ds lesdu À2 ls lEcfU/kr mu leLr ,slkh “kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx dj ldrk gS ] tks 
flfoy izfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 }kjk fdlh flfoy U;k;ky; dks iznRr gSA 
 
vf/kdkfj;ksa dh “kfDr 
¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V fdlh vf/kdkjh ds le{k izR;sd dk;Zokgh dks Hkkjrh; n.M 
lafgrk dh /kkjk 193 vkSj 228 ds iz;kstukFkZ U;kf;d dk;Zokgh le>k tk;xkA  
 
 
30&& ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh dk;Zokgh es a ;g iz”u mBs fd dksbZ _.k 
;k nkf;Ro _.k gS ;k ugha ;k fd dksbZ O;fDr _.kh ;k y?kq d`’kd gS] ;k ugha rks] 
;FkkfLFkfr] rglhynkj ;k _.k ifj”kks/ku vf/kdkjh dk fofu”p;] /kkjk 8 ;k /kkjk 23 ds 
v/khu vihy ds ifj.kke ds v/khu jgrs gq,] vfUre gksxk vkSj fdlh U;k;ky; esa ml ij 
dksbZ vkifRr ugha dh tk;xhA 
 
 
fofu”p; dk vfUre gksuk 
31&& rRle; izo`Rr fdlh fof/k esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] dksbZ flfoy 
U;k;ky;&&& 
 
flfoy U;k;ky dh  
vf/kdkfjrk 
¼d½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh izf Ø;k dh fof/kekU;rk ;k bl 
vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fn;s x;s fdlh vkns”k dh oS/kr k ij vkifRr djus okyk dksbZ 
okn] vkosnu&i= ;k dk;Zokgh] 
¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh dk;Zokgh dks izHkkfor djus okys 
O;kns”k ds fy;s dksbZ okn] ;k vkosnu&i=] 
¼x½ bl vf/kfu;e ds mic U/kksa ls fHkUUk izdkj ls dksbZ vihy ;k iqujh{k.k 
xzg.k ugha djsxkA 
 
 
32&& bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh dk;Zokgh dk dksbZ i{k fdlh fof/k O;olk;h 
}kjk izfrfuf/krRo fd;s tkus dk gdnkj u gksxkA  
 
Li’Vhdj.k&& bl /kkjk esa in ^^fof/k O;olk;h** dk ogh vFkZ gksxk ] tks vf/koDrk 
vf/kfu;e] 1961 dh /kkjk 2 esa mlds fy, fn;k x;k gSA 
 
 
¿fof/k O;olkf;;ksa ds   
mifLFkfr gksus ij izfr’ks/kÀ3 
33&& ifjlhek vf/kfu;e] 1963 dh /kkjk 4] 5  vkSj 12 ds micU/k bl vf/kfu;e ds 
v/khu dk;Zokfg;ksa ij ykxw gksaxsA  
ifjlhek vf/kfu;e dk 
ykxw gksuk 
 
 
 
 
  
1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2 o’kZ 1979 dh /kkjk 16 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA  
2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 17 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 
3- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 18 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 
 
 
27 
 
¿mRrj izns”k _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e 1977À       ¿/kkjk 34&36À 
 
34&& ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa dks izHkkoh cukus esa dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu 
gks rks jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwfpr vkns”k }kjk] ,sls micU/k cuk ldrh gS ;k ,sls funs”k ns 
ldrh gS] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ls vlaxr u gksa vkSj ftUgsa og dfBukbZ nwj djus 
ds fy;s vko”;d ;k lehphu le>sA 
 
dfBukbZ nwj djus dh 
“kfDr 
¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu dksbZ vkns”k bl vf/kfu;e ds izk jEHk ds fnukad ls nks o’kZ 
ds i”pkr~ ugha tkjh fd;k tk;xkA 
 
 
35&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa dks dk; kZfUor 
djus ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldrh gSA 
 
 
fu;e cukus dh “kfDr 
36&& ¼1½ mRrj izns”k Hkwfe&ghu d`f’k Jfed _.k vuqrks’k vf/kfu;e] 197 5] mRrj 
izns”k xzkeh.k fucZy oxZ ¼_.k dh olwyh dk vf/kLFkxu½ vf/kfu;e] 1975 vkSj mRrj izns”k 
_.k vuqrks’k ¼f}rh;½ v/;kns”k] 1977 ,rn~}kjk fujLr fd;s tkrs gSaA  
 
fujlu rFkk viokn 
m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la0 12] 
1975 
¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh] mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v /khu fujflr fdlh vf/kfu;fefr 
ds v/khu d`r dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu d`r dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh le>h 
tk;xhA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28 
 
THE UTTAR PRADESH DEBT RELIEF ACT, 19771 
[U. P. ACT No. 4 OF 1977] 
 
[Authoritative English Text of the Uttar Pradesh Rin Anutosh 
Adhiniyam, 1977.] 
 
 [Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on July 13, 1977 and by the 
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on July 15, 1977. 
Received the as sent of the President on July 23 , 1977 under Article 201, of ‘the 
Constitution of India’, and was published in Part I  clause (a) or the Legislative Supplement of the 
Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, dated July 23, 1977] 
AN 
ACT 
 
Provide relief indebtedness to landless agricultural labourers, rural artisans, 
marginal farmers, small farmers and urban workers. 
 
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Twenty -eighth Year of the Republic of India as 
follows:  
CHAPTER I 
Preliminary 
Short title,  
extent and  
commencement 
1. (1)  This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Debt Relief Act, 1977.  
(2)  It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.  
(3)  It shall be deemed to have come into force on February 21, 1977.  
 
Definitions  2. In this Act-  
(1) "annual household income", in relation to a debtor or a small farmer, 
means the aggregate of the annual income from all sources of all the members of 
his family, for the year 1976 ;  
(2) "appellate officer" means an officer appointed by th e State Government 
for the purposes of hearing appeals under this Act ;  
(3) "Civil Court" includes-  
(a) any court exercising jurisdiction under the Provincial Insolvency 
Act, 1920 ;  
(b) a Nyaya Panchayat established und er the U. P. Panchayat Raj Act,  
1947 ;  
(c) a court exercising powers under the Provincial Small Cause Courts 
Act, 1887;  
(4) "creditor" means a person from or in respect of whom a debtor or a small 
farmer has borrowed or incurred a debt, and includes the heirs of such person, [heir 
or assignee]2 of such person ;  
 
 
 
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, please see Uttar Pradesh Gazette, 
Extraordinary; dated July 11, 1977. 
2. Insertion by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 2 (a) of 1979. 
29 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Debt Relief Act, 1977]             [Section 2] 
 (5) "debt" includes all liabilities owing to a creditor in cash or kind, secured or 
unsecured, payable by a debtor or a small farmer under a decree or order of a civil 
court or otherwise, and subsisting on the date of commencement of this Act, 
whether due or not ;  
(6) "debtor" means a landless agricultural labourer, a marginal farmer, a rural 
artisan or an urban worker who owes a debt, but does not include a small farmer;  
(7) "family", in relation to a debtor, means the debtor, the wife or husband, as  
the case may be, of such debtor and the unmarried minor children of either or both 
of them ;  
(8) "landless agricultural labourer" means a person, [residing in a village] 1 
who on the date of commencement of this Act, does not hold any land and whose 
principal means of livelihood is manual labour on agricultural land, and includes a 
person who follows anyone or more of the following occupations in the capacity of 
a labourer on wages, whether paid in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in 
kind, namely-  
(a) farming, including cultivation and tillage of soil ;  
(b) dairy farming ;  
(c) production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any horticultural 
commodity ;  
(d) raising of livestocks, bees or poultry ; and  
(e) any practice performed on a farm  as incidental to or in conjunction 
with farm operations (including any forestry or timbering operations) and 
preparation for market and delivery to a cold storage or other warehouse or to 
market or to carriage for transportation of farm products;  
(9) "marginal farmer" means a person residing in a village who on the date of 
commencement of this Act, holds agricultural land not exceeding one hectare of 
unirrigated land and whose principal means of livelihood is income from 
agricultural land or by manual lab our on such land, and includes a person 
cultivating land as an asami or as a share-cropper ;  
(10) "rural artisan" means a person residing in a village who on the date of 
commencement of this Act, does not hold any agricultural land, and whose 
principal source of livelihood is manual labour connected with --  
(a) the production or re air of traditional tools, implements and other 
articles or things used for agriculture or purposes ancillary thereto; or  
(b) the practice of any other craft either by own labo ur or by labour of 
the members of his family; 
 
1.   Insertion by section 2 (b) of U.P. Act No. 2 of 1979. 
30 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Debt Relief Act, 1977]          [Section 2-3] 
 (11) "small farmer" means a person residing in a village who, on the date of 
commencement of this Act, holds unirrigated land exceeding one hectare but not 
exceeding two hectares, and whose principal source of livelihood is income from 
agricultural and or by manual labour on, such land and Includes a person 
cultivating land as an asami or as a share-cropper ;  
(12) "urban worker" means a person,--  
(a) who does not reside in a villager and  
(b) whose family on the date of commencement of this Act, does not 
hold any immovable property ; and  
(c) whose principal source of livelihood is man ual labour (including the 
practice of any craft) either by himself or by the members of his family; and 
includes a rickshaw puller or scavenger, but does not include a person who--  
(i) has in both the financial years ending on March 31, 1975 and 
March 31, 1976 been assessed to income tax under the Income Tax Act, 
1961; or -  
(ii) has in both financial years ending on March 31, 1975 and 
March 31, 1976 been assessed to sales tax under the U. P. Sales Tax 
Act, 1948 or under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 ;  
(13) "village" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (25) of section 3 
of the Uttar Pradesh, Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950.  
Explanation I--  for the purposes of clause (7) 'minor' means a person who has 
not completed his or her age of eighteen years.  
Explanation II -- for the purposes of clauses (9) and (11), one hectare of 
irrigated land shall be equated to two hectares of unirrigated land.  
Explanation III--  The expressions "irrigated land" and "unirrigated land" shall 
have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of 
Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960.  
[Explanation IV -- Where a person has transferred any property before the 
commencement of this Act and any proceeding for the annulment of such t ransfer 
under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 is pending on the date of such 
commencement, then the question whether the transferor is a marginal farmer or a 
small farmer shall be determined only after considering the final orders made in 
such proceedings.]1 
 
Declarations 3. It is hereby declared that the provisions of this Act are for giving effect to the 
policy of the State towards securing the principles specified in clauses (b) and 
(c) of Article 39 of the Constitution. 
 
1.   Added by section 2 (c) of U.P. Act No. 2 of 1979. 
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[The Uttar Pradesh Debt Relief Act, 1977]          [Section 4-5] 
 
 CHAPTER II 
Relief to debtors 
 
Discharge of  
debts 
4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or 
in any contract, decree or o ther instrument having force by virtue of any such 
law and save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act---  
(a) every debt, together with any interest, payable on the date of 
commencement of this Act, by a debtor whose annual household income does 
not exceed two thousand and four hundred rupees shall with effect from the 
date of such commencement be deemed to be wholly discharged;  
[(b) every debt payable on the date of such commencement by a debtor 
whose annual household income exceeds two thousand and  four hundred 
rupees shall be wholly discharged, if the debtor-- 
(i) has paid, in the discharge of his debt, a sub exceeding or 
equivalent to double the amount of principal in respect of the debt, at 
any time before such commencement, and such discharge sh all be 
effective from the date of such commencement;  
(ii) pays after the date of such commencement, a such which, 
together with any sum already paid in the discharge of such debt, is 
equivalent to or exceeds double the amount of principal in respect of the 
debt, or the amount actually due whichever is less, and such discharge 
shall be effect

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