New Land Use Policy (NLUP)

Why it matters

Provides multi-year financial and material support to help farmers shift from slash-and-burn jhum cultivation to permanent, market-linked farming trades.

What you get

NLUP is Mizoram's flagship rural livelihood programme, first conceived in 1984 and relaunched at scale in 2011 with a Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs-approved outlay of Rs 2,873.13 crore (Centre: Rs 2,526.98 crore; beneficiary contribution mostly in labour, not cash). Each selected beneficiary family is supported for a primary trade plus subsidiary trades over a 3-year cycle, covering agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, sericulture and allied non-farm activities. The scheme directly targets jhumia (shifting cultivator) households to convert them into settled, income-generating farmers. Phase 1 and 2 together covered over 17,922 families across the state.

Eligibility criteria

• Resident of Mizoram engaged in or willing to take up jhum or settled cultivation
• Priority to families practising shifting (jhum) cultivation
• Willingness to take up an approved trade for a minimum 3-year period
• One beneficiary per family as identified by the village-level NLUP committee

How to apply

1. 1

   Apply through the village/locality NLUP Implementing Board

2. 2

   Selection and verification by the District NLUP Committee

3. 3

   Trade and budget approved by the NLUP Implementing Board

4. 4

   Phased disbursement of inputs/assistance linked to trade milestones

Documents required

• Voter ID or residence proof
• Land/jhum-land declaration or village council certificate
• Bank account details
• Trade proposal form