Rules and Regulations for Lease of Government Reserved Forest Land & Government Land.

These Rules and Regulations are enacted in accordance with the Land Act 2007.
Section 1-14 provide for the general requirements on lease of GRF land. GRF land may be leased for sustainable use and management to a juristic person specified in section 11(a) of the Rules and Regulations. Applicant for lease of GRF land in general shall adhere to the technical guideline on management of GRF land prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in accordance with the regulations on management of GRF land. Section 18-21 provide for the institutional arrangement on lease of GRF land for Tsamdro/pasture development, sokshing, commercial agriculture farms and development activity. There shall be a local authority as Dzongkhag Land Lease Committee (DLLC) at the Dzongkhag, relevant Ministries at the centre to process applications for lease of GRF land and the National Land Commission as the apex body. The Rules and Regulations further make provisions for: specific requirements and on lease of tsamdro/pasture development, specific requirements on lease of sokshing, specific requirements and procedures on lease of GRF land for commercial agriculture farming and development activity, etc.