Processing Fee for Conversion of Land into Waterbody
Government of West Bengal
Department of Land & Land Reforms and Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation
Land Policy Branch
NABANNA (6th floor)
325, Sarat Chatteriee Road, P.O. Shibpur, Howrah- 711102.
No: 3473-LP/1A-01 /22 Dated: 05.08.2022
CIRCULAR
In continuation to this Department’s Circular No. 4403-LR dated 28.12.2005, the processing fee for conversion of land from various use to ‘Water-body’ in rural areas, Municipal Area excluding KMDA area and land in KMDA areas are prescribed in the following tables.
Table-1: Conversion Fee of Land converted into Water-body in the Rural Areas (per decimal of land)
| Current land use | Conversion Fee per decimal of land |
| Bastu, Patit, danga and any other land not currently in agricultural or other productive use. | Rs. 10.00 |
| Agricultural land | Rs. 15.00 |
| Industrial and commercial land unused or underused. | Rs. 50.00 |
Table-2: Conversion Fee of Land converted into Water-body in the Municipal Areas excluding KMDA area (per decimal of land)
| Current land use | Conversion Fee per decimal of land |
| Bastu, Patit, danga and any other land not currently in agricultural or other productive use. | Rs. 15.00 |
| Agricultural land | Rs. 22.00 |
| Industrial and commercial land unused or underused. | Rs. 75.00 |
Table-3: Conversion Fee of Land converted into Water-body in the KMDA Areas (per decimal of land)
| Current land use | Conversion Fee per decimal of land |
| Bastu, Patit, danga and any other land not currently in agricultural or other productive use. | Rs. 20.00 |
| Agricultural land | Rs. 30.00 |
| Industrial and commercial land unused or underused. | Rs. 100.00 |
This will come into force with immediate effect.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- Smaraki Mahapatra
LRC and Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal