Any Indian citizen can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre notifies new rules

Jammu: The Centre on Tuesday notified new land rules governing municipal areas in Jammu and Kashmir allowing any Indian citizen to purchase non-agricultural land in the Union territory.

As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, no domicile or permanent resident certificate is required for purchasing non-agricultural land in Jammu and Kashmir.

However, agricultural land can only be purchased by agriculturalists or people engaged in farm-related activities.