CLU (Change of Land Use)
Approvals
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Permission to use agricultural land for a non-agricultural purpose.
Most land outside a planned area is recorded as agricultural. Building a house, a shop or a hotel on it requires the recorded use to be changed first — variously called CLU, NA conversion or diversion. Building before the change is regularised is a common and expensive mistake.
Related words
Jamabandi
The record of rights — who owns what, updated every few years.
Khasra number
The plot number in the village revenue map.