(1)The Board shall prepare a land development scheme for the 1[State] providing for one or more of the following matters, namely:—
(i)preservation and improvement of soil;
(ii)prevention of soil erosion;
(iii)improvement of water supply by the utilization of water in rivers or rivulets, tube-wells, boring or construction of wells, conservation of rain water by constructing dams, or by use of power;
(iv)improvement in the methods of cultivation;
(v)introduction of dry farming methods;
(vi)supply of seed, improved implements of agriculture, manure and fertilizers;
(vii)development of horticulture and planting of fruit trees;
(viii)reclamation of land lying waste through water-logging, accumulation of sand, growth of jungle, soil erosion or any other cause.
(ix)cultivation of land lying uncultivated owing to the negligence or incapacity or absence of the owner;
(x)regulation or prohibition of grazing and browsing;
(xi)control and maintenance of tree-growth.
(xii)regulation or prohibition of firing of vegetation;
(xiii) planting or sowing of trees, shrubs and grasses for the purpose of afforesting uncultivable land or providing shelter-beds against wind or sand or for any other purpose;
(xiv)protection from locusts and other pests; and
(xv)any other matter which may be prescribed.
(2)Every scheme prepared under sub-section (1) shall contain the following particulars, namely:—
(i)the objects of the scheme;
(ii)details of the area to be covered by the scheme;
(iii)the work or kind of work to be carried out under the scheme;
(iv)the agency or agencies through which the work shall be carried out;
(v)the approximate estimated cost of the scheme and the method of financing it;
(vi)the duties and obligations, financial or other, of the Government as well as of the owners of the area concerned; and
(vii)any other particulars which may be prescribed.