Land laws of each state is different. In WB person of any outer state can hold agricultural land.

It would be better if you take help of a lawyer from Maharashtra having expertise in land laws.

section 3 of Mahrashtra agricultural land ceiling act 1961 lays down ceiling limit for holding agricultural land

under section 4 All land held by each member of a family unit, whether jointly or separately shall

for the purposes of determining the ceiling area of the family unit, be deemed to

be held by the family unit.

under section 5 Ceiling area.—

1) In each of the districts and talukas specified in column I of the First Schedule, for

each class of land described in columns 2, 3, 4,5 and 6 thereof, the ceiling

area shall be the area mentioned under each such class of land against such

district or taluka.

2) If a person, or a family unit, holds land of only one class, the ceiling area for his or its

holding shall be the ceiling area for that class of land.

3) Where a person or a family unit holds different classes of land, then for calculating

whether the holding is equal to or in excess of the ceiling area, the total area of the

holding shall be calculated in the following manner

The area of each class of land falling under sub-classes (a), (b) or (c) of clause (5) of

section 2 shall be converted into dry crop land falling under. sub- clause (d) or as the

case may be, sub-clause (e)of clause (5) of that section on the basis of the proportion

which the ceiling area for the class of land to be converted, bears to the ceiling area for

dry crop land, aforesaid. Where a person or family unit holds dry crop land falling under

sub-clauses (d) and (e) of clause (5), then the conversion shall be made into land falling

under sub-clause (e)

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AREA

Hectares Acres

Land with assured supply of water for irrigation and capable of yielding at least two crops in a year 7-28-43hectares 18 acres

Land, which has assured supply of water for only one crop. 10-92-65hectares 27acres

Land which has un-assured supply of water for only one crop. 14-56-86hectares 36 acres

Dry Land situated in Mumbai Sub Urban District and Districts of Thana, Raigad, Ratanagiri, Sindhdurg, Bhandara, Gadchiroli, Sironcha talukas of Chandrapur District which is under paddy cultivation for continuous period of three years. 14-56-86 36acres

Dry Crop Lands other than all above lands. 21-85-29 54 acres

The amended ceiling laws were to be given retrospective effect from a date not later than January 24, 1971.

As per the new guidelines, 17 states amended the ceiling legislations. The range of ceiling varied from State to State. For instance, in Maharashtra – 7.28 hectares,

Ceiling Limits on Land Holdings:

Irrigated with Irrigated with Dry land

one crop two crops

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To buy agricultural land not only in Maharashtra but anywhere in India except Jammu and Kashmir, you or your ancestors must be farmers or in the past had a agriculture land and paid agriculture tax even before Independence can do which is to be satisfactorily proved with documentary evidence. If you can have this only then venture to buy agriculture land or else you will not be able to transfer the land in your name.